diff --git a/core/chains/evm/logpoller/log_poller_test.go b/core/chains/evm/logpoller/log_poller_test.go
index 81d1b74e42d..4bfc403e341 100644
--- a/core/chains/evm/logpoller/log_poller_test.go
+++ b/core/chains/evm/logpoller/log_poller_test.go
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/leanovate/gopter"
 	"github.com/leanovate/gopter/gen"
 	"github.com/leanovate/gopter/prop"
-	"github.com/lib/pq"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/mock"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
@@ -39,7 +38,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/v2/core/internal/testutils"
 	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/v2/core/internal/testutils/evmtest"
 	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/v2/core/internal/testutils/pgtest"
-	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/v2/core/services/chainlink"
 	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/v2/core/services/pg"
 )
 
@@ -1325,61 +1323,6 @@ func TestLogPoller_DBErrorHandling(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Contains(t, logMsgs, "Backup log poller ran before filters loaded, skipping")
 }
 
-func TestNotifyAfterInsert(t *testing.T) {
-	t.Parallel()
-
-	// Use a non-transactional db for this test because notify events
-	// are not delivered until the transaction is committed.
-	var dbURL string
-	_, sqlxDB := heavyweight.FullTestDBV2(t, func(c *chainlink.Config, s *chainlink.Secrets) {
-		dbURL = s.Database.URL.URL().String()
-	})
-
-	lggr, _ := logger.TestObserved(t, zapcore.WarnLevel)
-	chainID := big.NewInt(1337)
-	o := logpoller.NewORM(chainID, sqlxDB, lggr, pgtest.NewQConfig(true))
-
-	listener := pq.NewListener(dbURL, time.Second, time.Second, nil)
-	err := listener.Listen(pg.ChannelInsertOnEVMLogs)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	log := logpoller.Log{
-		EvmChainId:     ubig.New(chainID),
-		LogIndex:       10,
-		BlockHash:      testutils.Random32Byte(),
-		BlockNumber:    100,
-		BlockTimestamp: time.Now(),
-		Topics: pq.ByteaArray{
-			testutils.NewAddress().Bytes(),
-			testutils.NewAddress().Bytes(),
-		},
-		EventSig:  testutils.Random32Byte(),
-		Address:   testutils.NewAddress(),
-		TxHash:    testutils.Random32Byte(),
-		Data:      []byte("test_data"),
-		CreatedAt: time.Now(),
-	}
-
-	err = o.InsertLogs([]logpoller.Log{log})
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	testutils.AssertEventually(t, func() bool {
-		select {
-		case event := <-listener.Notify:
-			expectedPayload := fmt.Sprintf(
-				"%s:%s,%s",
-				hexutil.Encode(log.Address.Bytes())[2:], // strip the leading 0x
-				hexutil.Encode(log.Topics[0])[2:],
-				hexutil.Encode(log.Topics[1])[2:],
-			)
-			require.Equal(t, event.Extra, expectedPayload)
-			return true
-		default:
-			return false
-		}
-	})
-}
-
 type getLogErrData struct {
 	From  string
 	To    string
diff --git a/core/services/pg/channels.go b/core/services/pg/channels.go
deleted file mode 100644
index aed132a7f2c..00000000000
--- a/core/services/pg/channels.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-package pg
-
-// Postgres channel to listen for new evm.txes
-const ChannelInsertOnEVMLogs = "evm.insert_on_logs"
diff --git a/core/store/migrate/migrate_test.go b/core/store/migrate/migrate_test.go
index 10c698e96fd..56d1fe41eb5 100644
--- a/core/store/migrate/migrate_test.go
+++ b/core/store/migrate/migrate_test.go
@@ -516,6 +516,31 @@ func TestDatabaseBackFillWithMigration202(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestNoTriggers(t *testing.T) {
+	_, db := heavyweight.FullTestDBEmptyV2(t, nil)
+
+	assert_num_triggers := func(expected int) {
+
+		row := db.DB.QueryRow("select count(*) from information_schema.triggers")
+		var count int
+		err := row.Scan(&count)
+
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, expected, count)
+	}
+
+	// if you find yourself here and are tempted to add a trigger, something has gone wrong
+	// and you should talk to the foundations team before proceeding
+	assert_num_triggers(0)
+
+	// version prior to removal of all triggers
+	v := 217
+	err := goose.UpTo(db.DB, migrationDir, int64(v))
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert_num_triggers(1)
+
+}
+
 func BenchmarkBackfillingRecordsWithMigration202(b *testing.B) {
 	previousMigration := int64(201)
 	backfillMigration := int64(202)
diff --git a/core/store/migrate/migrations/0218_drop_log_topic_trigger.sql b/core/store/migrate/migrations/0218_drop_log_topic_trigger.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ea80cccd2b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/store/migrate/migrations/0218_drop_log_topic_trigger.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+-- +goose Up
+-- +goose StatementBegin
+DROP TRIGGER IF EXISTS notify_insert_on_logs_topics ON EVM.logs;
+DROP FUNCTION IF EXISTS evm.notifysavedlogtopics();
+
+-- +goose StatementEnd
+
+
+-- +goose Down
+-- +goose StatementBegin
+
+CREATE FUNCTION evm.notifysavedlogtopics() RETURNS trigger
+    LANGUAGE plpgsql
+AS $$
+BEGIN
+    PERFORM pg_notify(
+        'evm.insert_on_logs'::text,
+        -- hex encoded address plus comma separated list of hex encoded topic values
+        -- e.g. "<address>:<topicVal1>,<topicVal2>"
+        encode(NEW.address, 'hex') || ':' || array_to_string(array(SELECT encode(unnest(NEW.topics), 'hex')), ',')
+    );
+    RETURN NULL;
+END
+$$;
+
+CREATE TRIGGER notify_insert_on_logs_topics AFTER INSERT ON evm.logs FOR EACH ROW EXECUTE PROCEDURE evm.notifysavedlogtopics();
+-- +goose StatementEnd