diff --git a/cmd/mirror/auth.go b/cmd/mirror/auth.go
index 3d7ae45bce..0eba10d05f 100644
--- a/cmd/mirror/auth.go
+++ b/cmd/mirror/auth.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	_ "embed"
 	"io"
-	"strconv"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v5/stdlib"
@@ -42,16 +41,12 @@ func copyAuth(ctx context.Context, config *Migration) {
 	logging.OnError(err).Fatal("unable to connect to destination database")
 	defer destClient.Close()
 
-	copyAuthRequests(ctx, sourceClient, destClient, config.MaxAuthRequestAge)
+	copyAuthRequests(ctx, sourceClient, destClient)
 }
 
-func copyAuthRequests(ctx context.Context, source, dest *database.DB, maxAuthRequestAge time.Duration) {
+func copyAuthRequests(ctx context.Context, source, dest *database.DB) {
 	start := time.Now()
 
-	logging.Info("creating index on auth.auth_requests.change_date to speed up copy in source database")
-	_, err := source.ExecContext(ctx, "CREATE INDEX CONCURRENTLY IF NOT EXISTS auth_requests_change_date ON auth.auth_requests (change_date)")
-	logging.OnError(err).Fatal("unable to create index on auth.auth_requests.change_date")
-
 	sourceConn, err := source.Conn(ctx)
 	logging.OnError(err).Fatal("unable to acquire connection")
 	defer sourceConn.Close()
@@ -60,9 +55,9 @@ func copyAuthRequests(ctx context.Context, source, dest *database.DB, maxAuthReq
 	errs := make(chan error, 1)
 
 	go func() {
-		err = sourceConn.Raw(func(driverConn any) error {
+		err = sourceConn.Raw(func(driverConn interface{}) error {
 			conn := driverConn.(*stdlib.Conn).Conn()
-			_, err := conn.PgConn().CopyTo(ctx, w, "COPY (SELECT id, regexp_replace(request::TEXT, '\\\\u0000', '', 'g')::JSON request, code, request_type, creation_date, change_date, instance_id FROM auth.auth_requests "+instanceClause()+" AND change_date > NOW() - INTERVAL '"+strconv.FormatFloat(maxAuthRequestAge.Seconds(), 'f', -1, 64)+" seconds') TO STDOUT")
+			_, err := conn.PgConn().CopyTo(ctx, w, "COPY (SELECT id, regexp_replace(request::TEXT, '\\\\u0000', '', 'g')::JSON request, code, request_type, creation_date, change_date, instance_id FROM auth.auth_requests "+instanceClause()+") TO STDOUT")
 			w.Close()
 			return err
 		})
@@ -74,7 +69,7 @@ func copyAuthRequests(ctx context.Context, source, dest *database.DB, maxAuthReq
 	defer destConn.Close()
 
 	var affected int64
-	err = destConn.Raw(func(driverConn any) error {
+	err = destConn.Raw(func(driverConn interface{}) error {
 		conn := driverConn.(*stdlib.Conn).Conn()
 
 		if shouldReplace {
diff --git a/cmd/mirror/config.go b/cmd/mirror/config.go
index 80abfc2022..4bc994605a 100644
--- a/cmd/mirror/config.go
+++ b/cmd/mirror/config.go
@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@ type Migration struct {
 	Source      database.Config
 	Destination database.Config
 
-	EventBulkSize     uint32
-	MaxAuthRequestAge time.Duration
+	EventBulkSize uint32
 
 	Log     *logging.Config
 	Machine *id.Config
diff --git a/cmd/mirror/defaults.yaml b/cmd/mirror/defaults.yaml
index 6cfa807bf1..7db91ecc0b 100644
--- a/cmd/mirror/defaults.yaml
+++ b/cmd/mirror/defaults.yaml
@@ -1,88 +1,84 @@
 Source:
   cockroach:
-    Host: localhost # ZITADEL_SOURCE_COCKROACH_HOST
-    Port: 26257 # ZITADEL_SOURCE_COCKROACH_PORT
-    Database: zitadel # ZITADEL_SOURCE_COCKROACH_DATABASE
-    MaxOpenConns: 6 # ZITADEL_SOURCE_COCKROACH_MAXOPENCONNS
-    MaxIdleConns: 6 # ZITADEL_SOURCE_COCKROACH_MAXIDLECONNS
-    EventPushConnRatio: 0.33 # ZITADEL_SOURCE_COCKROACH_EVENTPUSHCONNRATIO
-    ProjectionSpoolerConnRatio: 0.33 # ZITADEL_SOURCE_COCKROACH_PROJECTIONSPOOLERCONNRATIO
-    MaxConnLifetime: 30m # ZITADEL_SOURCE_COCKROACH_MAXCONNLIFETIME
-    MaxConnIdleTime: 5m # ZITADEL_SOURCE_COCKROACH_MAXCONNIDLETIME
-    Options: "" # ZITADEL_SOURCE_COCKROACH_OPTIONS
+    Host: localhost # ZITADEL_DATABASE_COCKROACH_HOST
+    Port: 26257 # ZITADEL_DATABASE_COCKROACH_PORT
+    Database: zitadel # ZITADEL_DATABASE_COCKROACH_DATABASE
+    MaxOpenConns: 6 # ZITADEL_DATABASE_COCKROACH_MAXOPENCONNS
+    MaxIdleConns: 6 # ZITADEL_DATABASE_COCKROACH_MAXIDLECONNS
+    EventPushConnRatio: 0.33 # ZITADEL_DATABASE_COCKROACH_EVENTPUSHCONNRATIO
+    ProjectionSpoolerConnRatio: 0.33 # ZITADEL_DATABASE_COCKROACH_PROJECTIONSPOOLERCONNRATIO
+    MaxConnLifetime: 30m # ZITADEL_DATABASE_COCKROACH_MAXCONNLIFETIME
+    MaxConnIdleTime: 5m # ZITADEL_DATABASE_COCKROACH_MAXCONNIDLETIME
+    Options: "" # ZITADEL_DATABASE_COCKROACH_OPTIONS
     User:
-      Username: zitadel # ZITADEL_SOURCE_COCKROACH_USER_USERNAME
-      Password: "" # ZITADEL_SOURCE_COCKROACH_USER_PASSWORD
+      Username: zitadel # ZITADEL_DATABASE_COCKROACH_USER_USERNAME
+      Password: "" # ZITADEL_DATABASE_COCKROACH_USER_PASSWORD
       SSL:
-        Mode: disable # ZITADEL_SOURCE_COCKROACH_USER_SSL_MODE
-        RootCert: "" # ZITADEL_SOURCE_COCKROACH_USER_SSL_ROOTCERT
-        Cert: "" # ZITADEL_SOURCE_COCKROACH_USER_SSL_CERT
-        Key: "" # ZITADEL_SOURCE_COCKROACH_USER_SSL_KEY
+        Mode: disable # ZITADEL_DATABASE_COCKROACH_USER_SSL_MODE
+        RootCert: "" # ZITADEL_DATABASE_COCKROACH_USER_SSL_ROOTCERT
+        Cert: "" # ZITADEL_DATABASE_COCKROACH_USER_SSL_CERT
+        Key: "" # ZITADEL_DATABASE_COCKROACH_USER_SSL_KEY
   # Postgres is used as soon as a value is set
   # The values describe the possible fields to set values
   postgres:
-    Host: # ZITADEL_SOURCE_POSTGRES_HOST
-    Port: # ZITADEL_SOURCE_POSTGRES_PORT
-    Database: # ZITADEL_SOURCE_POSTGRES_DATABASE
-    MaxOpenConns: # ZITADEL_SOURCE_POSTGRES_MAXOPENCONNS
-    MaxIdleConns: # ZITADEL_SOURCE_POSTGRES_MAXIDLECONNS
-    MaxConnLifetime: # ZITADEL_SOURCE_POSTGRES_MAXCONNLIFETIME
-    MaxConnIdleTime: # ZITADEL_SOURCE_POSTGRES_MAXCONNIDLETIME
-    Options: # ZITADEL_SOURCE_POSTGRES_OPTIONS
+    Host: # ZITADEL_DATABASE_POSTGRES_HOST
+    Port: # ZITADEL_DATABASE_POSTGRES_PORT
+    Database: # ZITADEL_DATABASE_POSTGRES_DATABASE
+    MaxOpenConns: # ZITADEL_DATABASE_POSTGRES_MAXOPENCONNS
+    MaxIdleConns: # ZITADEL_DATABASE_POSTGRES_MAXIDLECONNS
+    MaxConnLifetime: # ZITADEL_DATABASE_POSTGRES_MAXCONNLIFETIME
+    MaxConnIdleTime: # ZITADEL_DATABASE_POSTGRES_MAXCONNIDLETIME
+    Options: # ZITADEL_DATABASE_POSTGRES_OPTIONS
     User:
-      Username: # ZITADEL_SOURCE_POSTGRES_USER_USERNAME
-      Password: # ZITADEL_SOURCE_POSTGRES_USER_PASSWORD
+      Username: # ZITADEL_DATABASE_POSTGRES_USER_USERNAME
+      Password: # ZITADEL_DATABASE_POSTGRES_USER_PASSWORD
       SSL:
-        Mode: # ZITADEL_SOURCE_POSTGRES_USER_SSL_MODE
-        RootCert: # ZITADEL_SOURCE_POSTGRES_USER_SSL_ROOTCERT
-        Cert: # ZITADEL_SOURCE_POSTGRES_USER_SSL_CERT
-        Key: # ZITADEL_SOURCE_POSTGRES_USER_SSL_KEY
+        Mode: # ZITADEL_DATABASE_POSTGRES_USER_SSL_MODE
+        RootCert: # ZITADEL_DATABASE_POSTGRES_USER_SSL_ROOTCERT
+        Cert: # ZITADEL_DATABASE_POSTGRES_USER_SSL_CERT
+        Key: # ZITADEL_DATABASE_POSTGRES_USER_SSL_KEY
 
 Destination:
   cockroach:
-    Host: localhost # ZITADEL_DESTINATION_COCKROACH_HOST
-    Port: 26257 # ZITADEL_DESTINATION_COCKROACH_PORT
-    Database: zitadel # ZITADEL_DESTINATION_COCKROACH_DATABASE
-    MaxOpenConns: 0 # ZITADEL_DESTINATION_COCKROACH_MAXOPENCONNS
-    MaxIdleConns: 0 # ZITADEL_DESTINATION_COCKROACH_MAXIDLECONNS
-    MaxConnLifetime: 30m # ZITADEL_DESTINATION_COCKROACH_MAXCONNLIFETIME
-    MaxConnIdleTime: 5m # ZITADEL_DESTINATION_COCKROACH_MAXCONNIDLETIME
-    EventPushConnRatio: 0.01 # ZITADEL_DESTINATION_COCKROACH_EVENTPUSHCONNRATIO
-    ProjectionSpoolerConnRatio: 0.5 # ZITADEL_DESTINATION_COCKROACH_PROJECTIONSPOOLERCONNRATIO
-    Options: "" # ZITADEL_DESTINATION_COCKROACH_OPTIONS
+    Host: localhost # ZITADEL_DATABASE_COCKROACH_HOST
+    Port: 26257 # ZITADEL_DATABASE_COCKROACH_PORT
+    Database: zitadel # ZITADEL_DATABASE_COCKROACH_DATABASE
+    MaxOpenConns: 0 # ZITADEL_DATABASE_COCKROACH_MAXOPENCONNS
+    MaxIdleConns: 0 # ZITADEL_DATABASE_COCKROACH_MAXIDLECONNS
+    MaxConnLifetime: 30m # ZITADEL_DATABASE_COCKROACH_MAXCONNLIFETIME
+    MaxConnIdleTime: 5m # ZITADEL_DATABASE_COCKROACH_MAXCONNIDLETIME
+    EventPushConnRatio: 0.01 # ZITADEL_DATABASE_COCKROACH_EVENTPUSHCONNRATIO
+    ProjectionSpoolerConnRatio: 0.5 # ZITADEL_DATABASE_COCKROACH_PROJECTIONSPOOLERCONNRATIO
+    Options: "" # ZITADEL_DATABASE_COCKROACH_OPTIONS
     User:
-      Username: zitadel # ZITADEL_DESTINATION_COCKROACH_USER_USERNAME
-      Password: "" # ZITADEL_DESTINATION_COCKROACH_USER_PASSWORD
+      Username: zitadel # ZITADEL_DATABASE_COCKROACH_USER_USERNAME
+      Password: "" # ZITADEL_DATABASE_COCKROACH_USER_PASSWORD
       SSL:
-        Mode: disable # ZITADEL_DESTINATION_COCKROACH_USER_SSL_MODE
-        RootCert: "" # ZITADEL_DESTINATION_COCKROACH_USER_SSL_ROOTCERT
-        Cert: "" # ZITADEL_DESTINATION_COCKROACH_USER_SSL_CERT
-        Key: "" # ZITADEL_DESTINATION_COCKROACH_USER_SSL_KEY
+        Mode: disable # ZITADEL_DATABASE_COCKROACH_USER_SSL_MODE
+        RootCert: "" # ZITADEL_DATABASE_COCKROACH_USER_SSL_ROOTCERT
+        Cert: "" # ZITADEL_DATABASE_COCKROACH_USER_SSL_CERT
+        Key: "" # ZITADEL_DATABASE_COCKROACH_USER_SSL_KEY
   # Postgres is used as soon as a value is set
   # The values describe the possible fields to set values
   postgres:
-    Host: # ZITADEL_DESTINATION_POSTGRES_HOST
-    Port: # ZITADEL_DESTINATION_POSTGRES_PORT
-    Database: # ZITADEL_DESTINATION_POSTGRES_DATABASE
-    MaxOpenConns: # ZITADEL_DESTINATION_POSTGRES_MAXOPENCONNS
-    MaxIdleConns: # ZITADEL_DESTINATION_POSTGRES_MAXIDLECONNS
-    MaxConnLifetime: # ZITADEL_DESTINATION_POSTGRES_MAXCONNLIFETIME
-    MaxConnIdleTime: # ZITADEL_DESTINATION_POSTGRES_MAXCONNIDLETIME
-    Options: # ZITADEL_DESTINATION_POSTGRES_OPTIONS
+    Host: # ZITADEL_DATABASE_POSTGRES_HOST
+    Port: # ZITADEL_DATABASE_POSTGRES_PORT
+    Database: # ZITADEL_DATABASE_POSTGRES_DATABASE
+    MaxOpenConns: # ZITADEL_DATABASE_POSTGRES_MAXOPENCONNS
+    MaxIdleConns: # ZITADEL_DATABASE_POSTGRES_MAXIDLECONNS
+    MaxConnLifetime: # ZITADEL_DATABASE_POSTGRES_MAXCONNLIFETIME
+    MaxConnIdleTime: # ZITADEL_DATABASE_POSTGRES_MAXCONNIDLETIME
+    Options: # ZITADEL_DATABASE_POSTGRES_OPTIONS
     User:
-      Username: # ZITADEL_DESTINATION_POSTGRES_USER_USERNAME
-      Password: # ZITADEL_DESTINATION_POSTGRES_USER_PASSWORD
+      Username: # ZITADEL_DATABASE_POSTGRES_USER_USERNAME
+      Password: # ZITADEL_DATABASE_POSTGRES_USER_PASSWORD
       SSL:
-        Mode: # ZITADEL_DESTINATION_POSTGRES_USER_SSL_MODE
-        RootCert: # ZITADEL_DESTINATION_POSTGRES_USER_SSL_ROOTCERT
-        Cert: # ZITADEL_DESTINATION_POSTGRES_USER_SSL_CERT
-        Key: # ZITADEL_DESTINATION_POSTGRES_USER_SSL_KEY
+        Mode: # ZITADEL_DATABASE_POSTGRES_USER_SSL_MODE
+        RootCert: # ZITADEL_DATABASE_POSTGRES_USER_SSL_ROOTCERT
+        Cert: # ZITADEL_DATABASE_POSTGRES_USER_SSL_CERT
+        Key: # ZITADEL_DATABASE_POSTGRES_USER_SSL_KEY
 
-
-EventBulkSize: 10000 # ZITADEL_EVENTBULKSIZE
-# The maximum duration an auth request was last updated before it gets ignored.
-# Default is 30 days
-MaxAuthRequestAge: 720h # ZITADEL_MAXAUTHREQUESTAGE
+EventBulkSize: 10000
 
 Projections:
   # The maximum duration a transaction remains open 
@@ -91,14 +87,14 @@ Projections:
   TransactionDuration: 0s # ZITADEL_PROJECTIONS_TRANSACTIONDURATION
   # turn off scheduler during operation
   RequeueEvery: 0s
-  ConcurrentInstances: 7 # ZITADEL_PROJECTIONS_CONCURRENTINSTANCES
-  EventBulkLimit: 1000 # ZITADEL_PROJECTIONS_EVENTBULKLIMIT
-  Customizations: 
+  ConcurrentInstances: 7
+  EventBulkLimit: 1000
+  Customizations:
     notifications:
       MaxFailureCount: 1
 
 Eventstore:
-  MaxRetries: 3 # ZITADEL_EVENTSTORE_MAXRETRIES
+  MaxRetries: 3
 
 Auth:
   Spooler:
diff --git a/cmd/mirror/event_store.go b/cmd/mirror/event_store.go
index a845196b26..3825462126 100644
--- a/cmd/mirror/event_store.go
+++ b/cmd/mirror/event_store.go
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ func positionQuery(db *db.DB) string {
 }
 
 func copyEvents(ctx context.Context, source, dest *db.DB, bulkSize uint32) {
-	logging.Info("starting to copy events")
 	start := time.Now()
 	reader, writer := io.Pipe()
 
@@ -127,10 +126,7 @@ func copyEvents(ctx context.Context, source, dest *db.DB, bulkSize uint32) {
 				if err != nil {
 					return zerrors.ThrowUnknownf(err, "MIGRA-KTuSq", "unable to copy events from source during iteration %d", i)
 				}
-				logging.WithFields("batch_count", i).Info("batch of events copied")
-
 				if tag.RowsAffected() < int64(bulkSize) {
-					logging.WithFields("batch_count", i).Info("last batch of events copied")
 					return nil
 				}
 
@@ -202,7 +198,6 @@ func writeCopyEventsDone(ctx context.Context, es *eventstore.EventStore, id, sou
 }
 
 func copyUniqueConstraints(ctx context.Context, source, dest *db.DB) {
-	logging.Info("starting to copy unique constraints")
 	start := time.Now()
 	reader, writer := io.Pipe()
 	errs := make(chan error, 1)
diff --git a/cmd/mirror/projections.go b/cmd/mirror/projections.go
index 87016622e0..a4987a48f6 100644
--- a/cmd/mirror/projections.go
+++ b/cmd/mirror/projections.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package mirror
 import (
 	"context"
 	"database/sql"
-	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
@@ -104,7 +103,6 @@ func projections(
 	config *ProjectionsConfig,
 	masterKey string,
 ) {
-	logging.Info("starting to fill projections")
 	start := time.Now()
 
 	client, err := database.Connect(config.Destination, false)
@@ -253,10 +251,8 @@ func projections(
 		go execProjections(ctx, instances, failedInstances, &wg)
 	}
 
-	existingInstances := queryInstanceIDs(ctx, client)
-	for i, instance := range existingInstances {
+	for _, instance := range queryInstanceIDs(ctx, client) {
 		instances <- instance
-		logging.WithFields("id", instance, "index", fmt.Sprintf("%d/%d", i, len(existingInstances))).Info("instance queued for projection")
 	}
 	close(instances)
 	wg.Wait()
@@ -268,7 +264,7 @@ func projections(
 
 func execProjections(ctx context.Context, instances <-chan string, failedInstances chan<- string, wg *sync.WaitGroup) {
 	for instance := range instances {
-		logging.WithFields("instance", instance).Info("starting projections")
+		logging.WithFields("instance", instance).Info("start projections")
 		ctx = internal_authz.WithInstanceID(ctx, instance)
 
 		err := projection.ProjectInstance(ctx)
@@ -303,7 +299,7 @@ func execProjections(ctx context.Context, instances <-chan string, failedInstanc
 	wg.Done()
 }
 
-// queryInstanceIDs returns the instance configured by flag
+// returns the instance configured by flag
 // or all instances which are not removed
 func queryInstanceIDs(ctx context.Context, source *database.DB) []string {
 	if len(instanceIDs) > 0 {
diff --git a/cmd/mirror/system.go b/cmd/mirror/system.go
index 57eb205436..00b48eb491 100644
--- a/cmd/mirror/system.go
+++ b/cmd/mirror/system.go
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ func copySystem(ctx context.Context, config *Migration) {
 }
 
 func copyAssets(ctx context.Context, source, dest *database.DB) {
-	logging.Info("starting to copy assets")
 	start := time.Now()
 
 	sourceConn, err := source.Conn(ctx)
@@ -71,7 +70,7 @@ func copyAssets(ctx context.Context, source, dest *database.DB) {
 	logging.OnError(err).Fatal("unable to acquire dest connection")
 	defer destConn.Close()
 
-	var assetCount int64
+	var eventCount int64
 	err = destConn.Raw(func(driverConn interface{}) error {
 		conn := driverConn.(*stdlib.Conn).Conn()
 
@@ -83,17 +82,16 @@ func copyAssets(ctx context.Context, source, dest *database.DB) {
 		}
 
 		tag, err := conn.PgConn().CopyFrom(ctx, r, "COPY system.assets (instance_id, asset_type, resource_owner, name, content_type, data, updated_at) FROM stdin")
-		assetCount = tag.RowsAffected()
+		eventCount = tag.RowsAffected()
 
 		return err
 	})
 	logging.OnError(err).Fatal("unable to copy assets to destination")
 	logging.OnError(<-errs).Fatal("unable to copy assets from source")
-	logging.WithFields("took", time.Since(start), "count", assetCount).Info("assets migrated")
+	logging.WithFields("took", time.Since(start), "count", eventCount).Info("assets migrated")
 }
 
 func copyEncryptionKeys(ctx context.Context, source, dest *database.DB) {
-	logging.Info("starting to copy encryption keys")
 	start := time.Now()
 
 	sourceConn, err := source.Conn(ctx)
@@ -118,7 +116,7 @@ func copyEncryptionKeys(ctx context.Context, source, dest *database.DB) {
 	logging.OnError(err).Fatal("unable to acquire dest connection")
 	defer destConn.Close()
 
-	var keyCount int64
+	var eventCount int64
 	err = destConn.Raw(func(driverConn interface{}) error {
 		conn := driverConn.(*stdlib.Conn).Conn()
 
@@ -130,11 +128,11 @@ func copyEncryptionKeys(ctx context.Context, source, dest *database.DB) {
 		}
 
 		tag, err := conn.PgConn().CopyFrom(ctx, r, "COPY system.encryption_keys FROM stdin")
-		keyCount = tag.RowsAffected()
+		eventCount = tag.RowsAffected()
 
 		return err
 	})
 	logging.OnError(err).Fatal("unable to copy encryption keys to destination")
 	logging.OnError(<-errs).Fatal("unable to copy encryption keys from source")
-	logging.WithFields("took", time.Since(start), "count", keyCount).Info("encryption keys migrated")
+	logging.WithFields("took", time.Since(start), "count", eventCount).Info("encryption keys migrated")
 }
diff --git a/docs/docs/self-hosting/manage/cli/mirror.mdx b/docs/docs/self-hosting/manage/cli/mirror.mdx
index e30739415d..1c32dc8741 100644
--- a/docs/docs/self-hosting/manage/cli/mirror.mdx
+++ b/docs/docs/self-hosting/manage/cli/mirror.mdx
@@ -163,9 +163,6 @@ Destination:
 
 # As cockroachdb first copies the data into memory this parameter is used to iterate through the events table and fetch only the given amount of events per iteration
 EventBulkSize: 10000 # ZITADEL_EVENTBULKSIZE
-# The maximum duration an auth request was last updated before it gets ignored.
-# Default is 30 days
-MaxAuthRequestAge: 720h # ZITADEL_MAXAUTHREQUESTAGE
 
 Projections:
   # Defines how many projections are allowed to run in parallel
diff --git a/internal/admin/repository/eventsourcing/handler/handler.go b/internal/admin/repository/eventsourcing/handler/handler.go
index 76584b55b0..ec268c25a1 100644
--- a/internal/admin/repository/eventsourcing/handler/handler.go
+++ b/internal/admin/repository/eventsourcing/handler/handler.go
@@ -2,13 +2,9 @@ package handler
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/zitadel/logging"
-
 	"github.com/zitadel/zitadel/internal/admin/repository/eventsourcing/view"
-	"github.com/zitadel/zitadel/internal/api/authz"
 	"github.com/zitadel/zitadel/internal/database"
 	"github.com/zitadel/zitadel/internal/eventstore"
 	"github.com/zitadel/zitadel/internal/eventstore/handler/v2"
@@ -61,13 +57,11 @@ func Start(ctx context.Context) {
 }
 
 func ProjectInstance(ctx context.Context) error {
-	for i, projection := range projections {
-		logging.WithFields("name", projection.ProjectionName(), "instance", authz.GetInstance(ctx).InstanceID(), "index", fmt.Sprintf("%d/%d", i, len(projections))).Info("starting admin projection")
+	for _, projection := range projections {
 		_, err := projection.Trigger(ctx)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		logging.WithFields("name", projection.ProjectionName(), "instance", authz.GetInstance(ctx).InstanceID(), "index", fmt.Sprintf("%d/%d", i, len(projections))).Info("admin projection done")
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/internal/auth/repository/eventsourcing/handler/handler.go b/internal/auth/repository/eventsourcing/handler/handler.go
index 74a27a8312..0d87ab06bb 100644
--- a/internal/auth/repository/eventsourcing/handler/handler.go
+++ b/internal/auth/repository/eventsourcing/handler/handler.go
@@ -2,12 +2,8 @@ package handler
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/zitadel/logging"
-
-	"github.com/zitadel/zitadel/internal/api/authz"
 	"github.com/zitadel/zitadel/internal/auth/repository/eventsourcing/view"
 	"github.com/zitadel/zitadel/internal/database"
 	"github.com/zitadel/zitadel/internal/eventstore"
@@ -76,13 +72,11 @@ func Projections() []*handler2.Handler {
 }
 
 func ProjectInstance(ctx context.Context) error {
-	for i, projection := range projections {
-		logging.WithFields("name", projection.ProjectionName(), "instance", authz.GetInstance(ctx).InstanceID(), "index", fmt.Sprintf("%d/%d", i, len(projections))).Info("starting auth projection")
+	for _, projection := range projections {
 		_, err := projection.Trigger(ctx)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		logging.WithFields("name", projection.ProjectionName(), "instance", authz.GetInstance(ctx).InstanceID(), "index", fmt.Sprintf("%d/%d", i, len(projections))).Info("auth projection done")
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/internal/notification/projections.go b/internal/notification/projections.go
index f5c66b8171..38e1f1c347 100644
--- a/internal/notification/projections.go
+++ b/internal/notification/projections.go
@@ -2,12 +2,8 @@ package notification
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/zitadel/logging"
-
-	"github.com/zitadel/zitadel/internal/api/authz"
 	"github.com/zitadel/zitadel/internal/command"
 	"github.com/zitadel/zitadel/internal/crypto"
 	"github.com/zitadel/zitadel/internal/database"
@@ -68,13 +64,11 @@ func Start(ctx context.Context) {
 }
 
 func ProjectInstance(ctx context.Context) error {
-	for i, projection := range projections {
-		logging.WithFields("name", projection.ProjectionName(), "instance", authz.GetInstance(ctx).InstanceID(), "index", fmt.Sprintf("%d/%d", i, len(projections))).Info("starting notification projection")
+	for _, projection := range projections {
 		_, err := projection.Trigger(ctx)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		logging.WithFields("name", projection.ProjectionName(), "instance", authz.GetInstance(ctx).InstanceID(), "index", fmt.Sprintf("%d/%d", i, len(projections))).Info("notification projection done")
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/internal/query/projection/projection.go b/internal/query/projection/projection.go
index 25267b4d85..d6647d0961 100644
--- a/internal/query/projection/projection.go
+++ b/internal/query/projection/projection.go
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@ package projection
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"fmt"
-
-	"github.com/zitadel/logging"
 
 	internal_authz "github.com/zitadel/zitadel/internal/api/authz"
 	"github.com/zitadel/zitadel/internal/crypto"
@@ -92,7 +89,6 @@ var (
 )
 
 type projection interface {
-	ProjectionName() string
 	Start(ctx context.Context)
 	Init(ctx context.Context) error
 	Trigger(ctx context.Context, opts ...handler.TriggerOpt) (_ context.Context, err error)
@@ -205,8 +201,7 @@ func Start(ctx context.Context) {
 }
 
 func ProjectInstance(ctx context.Context) error {
-	for i, projection := range projections {
-		logging.WithFields("name", projection.ProjectionName(), "instance", internal_authz.GetInstance(ctx).InstanceID(), "index", fmt.Sprintf("%d/%d", i, len(projections))).Info("starting projection")
+	for _, projection := range projections {
 		_, err := projection.Trigger(ctx)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err