diff --git a/db/migrate/20230831153649_delete_unused_site_settings.rb b/db/migrate/20230831153649_delete_unused_site_settings.rb
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+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+class DeleteUnusedSiteSettings < ActiveRecord::Migration[7.0]
+  def up
+    execute <<~SQL
+      DELETE
+      FROM
+        "site_settings"
+      WHERE
+        "name" IN (
+          'rate_limit_new_user_create_topic',
+          'enable_system_avatars',
+          'check_for_new_features',
+          'allow_user_api_keys'
+        )
+    SQL
+  end
+
+  def down
+    raise ActiveRecord::IrreversibleMigration
+  end
+end