diff --git a/server/backend/migration/migration.go b/server/backend/migration/migration.go
index b5511a82..f4fb59e0 100644
--- a/server/backend/migration/migration.go
+++ b/server/backend/migration/migration.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func (m TumDBMigrator) Migrate() error {
 		m.migrate20220713000000(),
 		m.migrate20221119131300(),
 		m.migrate20221210000000(),
-		m.migrate20230904000000(),
+		// m.migrate20230904000000(), // TODO: uncomment once v1 backend is shut down to remove events/tickets
 	})
 	err := mig.Migrate()
 	return err