diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Infrastructure/Migrations/Upgrade/V_8_15_0/AddCmsContentNuByteColumn.cs b/src/Umbraco.Infrastructure/Migrations/Upgrade/V_8_15_0/AddCmsContentNuByteColumn.cs
index df453cad43..a63cb7c1e5 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Infrastructure/Migrations/Upgrade/V_8_15_0/AddCmsContentNuByteColumn.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Infrastructure/Migrations/Upgrade/V_8_15_0/AddCmsContentNuByteColumn.cs
@@ -36,9 +36,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.Cms.Infrastructure.Migrations.Upgrade.V_8_15_0
 
             var columns = SqlSyntax.GetColumnsInSchema(Context.Database).ToList();
             AddColumnIfNotExists<ContentNuDto>(columns, "dataRaw");
-
-            // allow null
-            AlterColumn<ContentNuDto>(Constants.DatabaseSchema.Tables.NodeData, "data");
         }
 
         private const string TempTableName = Constants.DatabaseSchema.TableNamePrefix + "cms" + "ContentNuTEMP";