diff --git a/backend/src/db/migrations/20241005170802_kms-keys-temp-slug-col.ts b/backend/src/db/migrations/20241005170802_kms-keys-temp-slug-col.ts
index 1ddf843c0..45af3e4b8 100644
--- a/backend/src/db/migrations/20241005170802_kms-keys-temp-slug-col.ts
+++ b/backend/src/db/migrations/20241005170802_kms-keys-temp-slug-col.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 import { Knex } from "knex";
 
-import {
-  createKmsKeyNameSyncTrigger,
-  dropKmsKeyNameSyncTrigger
-} from "@app/db/migrations/utils/kmsKeySlugNameTransition";
 import { TableName } from "@app/db/schemas";
 
 export async function up(knex: Knex): Promise<void> {
@@ -17,8 +13,6 @@ export async function up(knex: Knex): Promise<void> {
           table.string("slug", 32);
         })
         .then(() => knex(TableName.KmsKey).update("slug", knex.ref("name")));
-
-      await createKmsKeyNameSyncTrigger(knex);
     }
   }
 }
@@ -28,8 +22,6 @@ export async function down(knex: Knex): Promise<void> {
     const hasSlug = await knex.schema.hasColumn(TableName.KmsKey, "slug");
 
     if (hasSlug) {
-      await dropKmsKeyNameSyncTrigger(knex);
-
       await knex.schema.alterTable(TableName.KmsKey, (table) => {
         table.dropColumn("slug");
       });
diff --git a/backend/src/db/migrations/utils/kmsKeySlugNameTransition.ts b/backend/src/db/migrations/utils/kmsKeySlugNameTransition.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 76cc9ea5f..000000000
--- a/backend/src/db/migrations/utils/kmsKeySlugNameTransition.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,55 +0,0 @@
-import { Knex } from "knex";
-
-import { TableName } from "@app/db/schemas";
-
-// These utils are meant to mitigate any delays between postgres update and application deployement for the KMS feature
-// where slug col was migrated to name col
-
-// this is a postgres function to keep name in-sync with slug during transition period
-export const createKmsKeyNameSyncTrigger = async (knex: Knex) => {
-  // function to update name if slug is updated
-  await knex.raw(`
-        CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION on_update_kms_key_slug() RETURNS TRIGGER AS $$ BEGIN NEW."name" = NEW."slug";
-        RETURN NEW;
-        END;
-        $$ LANGUAGE plpgsql;
-    `);
-
-  // function to set name if kms key created with slug
-  await knex.raw(`
-        CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION on_insert_kms_key() RETURNS TRIGGER AS $$ BEGIN NEW."name" = coalesce(NEW."name", NEW."slug");
-        RETURN NEW;
-        END;
-        $$ LANGUAGE plpgsql;
-    `);
-
-  // create trigger to update name if slug is updated
-  await knex.raw(`
-        CREATE TRIGGER "${TableName.KmsKey}_update_name"
-        BEFORE UPDATE OF "slug" ON ${TableName.KmsKey}
-        FOR EACH ROW
-        EXECUTE PROCEDURE on_update_kms_key_slug();
-    `);
-
-  // create trigger to set name if key created with slug
-  await knex.raw(`
-        CREATE TRIGGER "${TableName.KmsKey}_set_name"
-        BEFORE INSERT ON ${TableName.KmsKey}
-        FOR EACH ROW
-        EXECUTE PROCEDURE on_insert_kms_key();
-    `);
-};
-
-export const dropKmsKeyNameSyncTrigger = async (knex: Knex) => {
-  // drop triggers
-  await knex.raw(`DROP TRIGGER IF EXISTS "${TableName.KmsKey}_update_name" ON ${TableName.KmsKey}`);
-  await knex.raw(`DROP TRIGGER IF EXISTS "${TableName.KmsKey}_set_name" ON ${TableName.KmsKey}`);
-
-  // drop functions
-  await knex.raw(`
-        DROP FUNCTION IF EXISTS on_update_kms_key_slug() CASCADE;
-    `);
-  await knex.raw(`
-        DROP FUNCTION IF EXISTS on_insert_kms_key() CASCADE;
-    `);
-};