diff --git a/db/migrate/20191213173125_remove_on_hold_duration_from_tasks.rb b/db/migrate/20191213173125_remove_on_hold_duration_from_tasks.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..59030c5908c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20191213173125_remove_on_hold_duration_from_tasks.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+class RemoveOnHoldDurationFromTasks < ActiveRecord::Migration[5.1]
+  def change
+    safety_assured { remove_column :tasks, :on_hold_duration, :int }
+  end
+end
diff --git a/db/schema.rb b/db/schema.rb
index e06b966bde0..d8ea50d4872 100644
--- a/db/schema.rb
+++ b/db/schema.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #
 # It's strongly recommended that you check this file into your version control system.
 
-ActiveRecord::Schema.define(version: 20191206024319) do
+ActiveRecord::Schema.define(version: 20191213173125) do
 
   # These are extensions that must be enabled in order to support this database
   enable_extension "plpgsql"
@@ -1185,7 +1185,6 @@
     t.datetime "closed_at"
     t.datetime "created_at", null: false
     t.text "instructions", default: [], array: true
-    t.integer "on_hold_duration"
     t.integer "parent_id"
     t.datetime "placed_on_hold_at"
     t.datetime "started_at"