diff --git a/backend/v3/storage/database/dialect/postgres/migration/001_instance_table/up.sql b/backend/v3/storage/database/dialect/postgres/migration/001_instance_table/up.sql
index fb71ec8e86..93f443877a 100644
--- a/backend/v3/storage/database/dialect/postgres/migration/001_instance_table/up.sql
+++ b/backend/v3/storage/database/dialect/postgres/migration/001_instance_table/up.sql
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
--- the projection for instances happens before md/setup/54.go is run,
--- hence why the zitadel schema is added below
-CREATE SCHEMA IF NOT EXISTS zitadel;
-
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS zitadel.instances(
   id TEXT NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
   name TEXT NOT NULL,