diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Migrations/Upgrade/UmbracoPlan.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Migrations/Upgrade/UmbracoPlan.cs
index 4bb738a6b3..eeaf7533a9 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Migrations/Upgrade/UmbracoPlan.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Migrations/Upgrade/UmbracoPlan.cs
@@ -136,6 +136,8 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Migrations.Upgrade
                 .Chain<FallbackLanguage>("{290C18EE-B3DE-4769-84F1-1F467F3F76DA}");
             // resume at {290C18EE-B3DE-4769-84F1-1F467F3F76DA}...
 
+            Chain<DropTaskTables>("{6A2C7C1B-A9DB-4EA9-B6AB-78E7D5B722A7}");
+
             //FINAL
 
 
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Migrations/Upgrade/V_8_0_0/DropTaskTables.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Migrations/Upgrade/V_8_0_0/DropTaskTables.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f706671022
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Migrations/Upgrade/V_8_0_0/DropTaskTables.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+namespace Umbraco.Core.Migrations.Upgrade.V_8_0_0
+{
+    public class DropTaskTables : MigrationBase
+    {
+        public DropTaskTables(IMigrationContext context)
+            : base(context)
+        { }
+
+        public override void Migrate()
+        {
+            Delete.Table("cmsTaskType");
+            Delete.Table("cmsTask");
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Umbraco.Core.csproj b/src/Umbraco.Core/Umbraco.Core.csproj
index f45c5e1ed4..aef18e59db 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Umbraco.Core.csproj
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Umbraco.Core.csproj
@@ -356,6 +356,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Migrations\Upgrade\V_8_0_0\AddVariationTables1A.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Migrations\Upgrade\V_8_0_0\AddVariationTables2.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Migrations\Upgrade\V_8_0_0\DataTypeMigration.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Migrations\Upgrade\V_8_0_0\DropTaskTables.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Migrations\Upgrade\V_8_0_0\LanguageColumns.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Migrations\Upgrade\V_8_0_0\PropertyEditorsMigration.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Migrations\Upgrade\V_8_0_0\RefactorMacroColumns.cs" />