diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat/Store/Postgres/Migrations/M20260603_simplex_name.hs b/src/Simplex/Chat/Store/Postgres/Migrations/M20260603_simplex_name.hs
index 98f4cb274d..d48964a747 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat/Store/Postgres/Migrations/M20260603_simplex_name.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat/Store/Postgres/Migrations/M20260603_simplex_name.hs
@@ -6,22 +6,6 @@ module Simplex.Chat.Store.Postgres.Migrations.M20260603_simplex_name where
 import Data.Text (Text)
 import Text.RawString.QQ (r)
 
--- The entity name is stored on the profile as the canonical strEncode form (TEXT):
--- contact_profiles.simplex_name for contacts and group_profiles.simplex_name for
--- channels (copied from group_profiles.group_domain, added in M20260515, which is
--- then dropped).
---
--- contact_profiles.simplex_name_verification and groups.simplex_name_verification
--- are the local 3-state verification status (NULL = not attempted, 0 = failed,
--- 1 = verified), reset to NULL when the claimed name changes.
---
--- contact_profiles.simplex_name_proof / group_profiles.simplex_name_proof hold the
--- peer's name NameClaimProof (JSON).
--- user_contact_links.link_priv_sig_key is the contact-address owner signing key
--- (captured at short-link creation) used to sign the user's own name proofs.
---
--- server_operators.smp_role_names enables name resolution for an operator's SMP
--- servers (set for the simplex operator).
 m20260603_simplex_name :: Text
 m20260603_simplex_name =
   [r|
@@ -30,7 +14,6 @@ ALTER TABLE contact_profiles ADD COLUMN simplex_name_verification SMALLINT;
 ALTER TABLE contact_profiles ADD COLUMN simplex_name_proof TEXT;
 ALTER TABLE groups ADD COLUMN simplex_name_verification SMALLINT;
 ALTER TABLE group_profiles ADD COLUMN simplex_name TEXT;
-UPDATE group_profiles SET simplex_name = group_domain;
 ALTER TABLE group_profiles DROP COLUMN group_domain;
 ALTER TABLE group_profiles ADD COLUMN simplex_name_proof TEXT;
 ALTER TABLE user_contact_links ADD COLUMN link_priv_sig_key BYTEA;
@@ -47,7 +30,6 @@ ALTER TABLE server_operators DROP COLUMN smp_role_names;
 ALTER TABLE user_contact_links DROP COLUMN link_priv_sig_key;
 ALTER TABLE group_profiles DROP COLUMN simplex_name_proof;
 ALTER TABLE group_profiles ADD COLUMN group_domain TEXT;
-UPDATE group_profiles SET group_domain = simplex_name;
 ALTER TABLE group_profiles DROP COLUMN simplex_name;
 ALTER TABLE groups DROP COLUMN simplex_name_verification;
 ALTER TABLE contact_profiles DROP COLUMN simplex_name_proof;
diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat/Store/SQLite/Migrations/M20260603_simplex_name.hs b/src/Simplex/Chat/Store/SQLite/Migrations/M20260603_simplex_name.hs
index 2f24c7f1c6..ef40d5f3d5 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat/Store/SQLite/Migrations/M20260603_simplex_name.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat/Store/SQLite/Migrations/M20260603_simplex_name.hs
@@ -5,22 +5,6 @@ module Simplex.Chat.Store.SQLite.Migrations.M20260603_simplex_name where
 import Database.SQLite.Simple (Query)
 import Database.SQLite.Simple.QQ (sql)
 
--- The entity name is stored on the profile as the canonical strEncode form (TEXT):
--- contact_profiles.simplex_name for contacts and group_profiles.simplex_name for
--- channels (copied from group_profiles.group_domain, added in M20260515, which is
--- then dropped).
---
--- contact_profiles.simplex_name_verification and groups.simplex_name_verification
--- are the local 3-state verification status (NULL = not attempted, 0 = failed,
--- 1 = verified), reset to NULL when the claimed name changes.
---
--- contact_profiles.simplex_name_proof / group_profiles.simplex_name_proof hold the
--- peer's name NameClaimProof (JSON).
--- user_contact_links.link_priv_sig_key is the contact-address owner signing key
--- (captured at short-link creation) used to sign the user's own name proofs.
---
--- server_operators.smp_role_names enables name resolution for an operator's SMP
--- servers (set for the simplex operator).
 m20260603_simplex_name :: Query
 m20260603_simplex_name =
   [sql|
@@ -29,7 +13,6 @@ ALTER TABLE contact_profiles ADD COLUMN simplex_name_verification INTEGER;
 ALTER TABLE contact_profiles ADD COLUMN simplex_name_proof TEXT;
 ALTER TABLE groups ADD COLUMN simplex_name_verification INTEGER;
 ALTER TABLE group_profiles ADD COLUMN simplex_name TEXT;
-UPDATE group_profiles SET simplex_name = group_domain;
 ALTER TABLE group_profiles DROP COLUMN group_domain;
 ALTER TABLE group_profiles ADD COLUMN simplex_name_proof TEXT;
 ALTER TABLE user_contact_links ADD COLUMN link_priv_sig_key BLOB;
@@ -46,7 +29,6 @@ ALTER TABLE server_operators DROP COLUMN smp_role_names;
 ALTER TABLE user_contact_links DROP COLUMN link_priv_sig_key;
 ALTER TABLE group_profiles DROP COLUMN simplex_name_proof;
 ALTER TABLE group_profiles ADD COLUMN group_domain TEXT;
-UPDATE group_profiles SET group_domain = simplex_name;
 ALTER TABLE group_profiles DROP COLUMN simplex_name;
 ALTER TABLE groups DROP COLUMN simplex_name_verification;
 ALTER TABLE contact_profiles DROP COLUMN simplex_name_proof;