diff --git a/cmd/mirror/projections.go b/cmd/mirror/projections.go
index 163bf55325..87016622e0 100644
--- a/cmd/mirror/projections.go
+++ b/cmd/mirror/projections.go
@@ -285,13 +285,6 @@ func execProjections(ctx context.Context, instances <-chan string, failedInstanc
 			continue
 		}
 
-		err = projection.ProjectInstanceFields(ctx)
-		if err != nil {
-			logging.WithFields("instance", instance).WithError(err).Info("trigger fields failed")
-			failedInstances <- instance
-			continue
-		}
-
 		err = auth_handler.ProjectInstance(ctx)
 		if err != nil {
 			logging.WithFields("instance", instance).OnError(err).Info("trigger auth handler failed")
diff --git a/internal/query/projection/projection.go b/internal/query/projection/projection.go
index cf4fc37ddd..25267b4d85 100644
--- a/internal/query/projection/projection.go
+++ b/internal/query/projection/projection.go
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ type projection interface {
 
 var (
 	projections []projection
-	fields      []*handler.FieldHandler
 )
 
 func Create(ctx context.Context, sqlClient *database.DB, es handler.EventStore, config Config, keyEncryptionAlgorithm crypto.EncryptionAlgorithm, certEncryptionAlgorithm crypto.EncryptionAlgorithm, systemUsers map[string]*internal_authz.SystemAPIUser) error {
@@ -183,7 +182,6 @@ func Create(ctx context.Context, sqlClient *database.DB, es handler.EventStore,
 	MembershipFields = newFillMembershipFields(applyCustomConfig(projectionConfig, config.Customizations[fieldsMemberships]))
 
 	newProjectionsList()
-	newFieldsList()
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -217,18 +215,6 @@ func ProjectInstance(ctx context.Context) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func ProjectInstanceFields(ctx context.Context) error {
-	for i, fieldProjection := range fields {
-		logging.WithFields("name", fieldProjection.ProjectionName(), "instance", internal_authz.GetInstance(ctx).InstanceID(), "index", fmt.Sprintf("%d/%d", i, len(fields))).Info("starting fields projection")
-		err := fieldProjection.Trigger(ctx)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		logging.WithFields("name", fieldProjection.ProjectionName(), "instance", internal_authz.GetInstance(ctx).InstanceID()).Info("fields projection done")
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
 func ApplyCustomConfig(customConfig CustomConfig) handler.Config {
 	return applyCustomConfig(projectionConfig, customConfig)
 }
@@ -253,17 +239,6 @@ func applyCustomConfig(config handler.Config, customConfig CustomConfig) handler
 	return config
 }
 
-// we know this is ugly, but we need to have a singleton slice of all projections
-// and are only able to initialize it after all projections are created
-// as setup and start currently create them individually, we make sure we get the right one
-// will be refactored when changing to new id based projections
-func newFieldsList() {
-	fields = []*handler.FieldHandler{
-		ProjectGrantFields,
-		OrgDomainVerifiedFields,
-	}
-}
-
 // we know this is ugly, but we need to have a singleton slice of all projections
 // and are only able to initialize it after all projections are created
 // as setup and start currently create them individually, we make sure we get the right one