diff --git a/core/server/data/migrations/utils.js b/core/server/data/migrations/utils.js
index 3bbbd1cce0..63e2afd42f 100644
--- a/core/server/data/migrations/utils.js
+++ b/core/server/data/migrations/utils.js
@@ -375,7 +375,8 @@ function createAddColumnMigration(table, column, columnDefinition) {
             column,
             dbIsInCorrectState: hasColumn => hasColumn === false,
             operation: commands.dropColumn,
-            operationVerb: 'Removing'
+            operationVerb: 'Removing',
+            columnDefinition
         })
     );
 }
diff --git a/core/server/data/schema/commands.js b/core/server/data/schema/commands.js
index bdd1a28462..82b676b318 100644
--- a/core/server/data/schema/commands.js
+++ b/core/server/data/schema/commands.js
@@ -65,7 +65,12 @@ function addColumn(tableName, column, transaction = db.knex, columnSpec) {
     });
 }
 
-function dropColumn(tableName, column, transaction = db.knex) {
+async function dropColumn(tableName, column, transaction = db.knex, columnSpec = {}) {
+    if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(columnSpec, 'references')) {
+        const [toTable, toColumn] = columnSpec.references.split('.');
+        await dropForeign({fromTable: tableName, fromColumn: column, toTable, toColumn, transaction});
+    }
+
     return transaction.schema.table(tableName, function (table) {
         table.dropColumn(column);
     });