diff --git a/backend/internal/database/db.go b/backend/internal/database/db.go
index 68dcf13..6e86641 100644
--- a/backend/internal/database/db.go
+++ b/backend/internal/database/db.go
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import (
 type Database interface {
 	AddUser(username string, password string) error
 	RemoveUser(username string) error
-	PromoteToAdmin(username string) error
 	GetUserId(username string) (int, error)
 	AddProject(name string, description string, username string) error
 	Migrate(dirname string) error
@@ -31,7 +30,6 @@ var scripts embed.FS
 
 const userInsert = "INSERT INTO users (username, password) VALUES (?, ?)"
 const projectInsert = "INSERT INTO projects (name, description, user_id) SELECT ?, ?, id FROM users WHERE username = ?"
-const promoteToAdmin = "INSERT INTO site_admin (admin_id) SELECT id FROM users WHERE username = ?"
 
 // DbConnect connects to the database
 func DbConnect(dbpath string) Database {
@@ -62,11 +60,6 @@ func (d *Db) RemoveUser(username string) error {
 	return err
 }
 
-func (d *Db) PromoteToAdmin(username string) error {
-	_, err := d.Exec(promoteToAdmin, username)
-	return err
-}
-
 func (d *Db) GetUserId(username string) (int, error) {
 	var id int
 	err := d.Get(&id, "SELECT id FROM users WHERE username = ?", username)
diff --git a/backend/internal/database/db_test.go b/backend/internal/database/db_test.go
index 7c7c003..6830668 100644
--- a/backend/internal/database/db_test.go
+++ b/backend/internal/database/db_test.go
@@ -74,20 +74,3 @@ func TestDbRemoveUser(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Error("RemoveUser failed:", err)
 	}
 }
-
-func TestPromoteToAdmin(t *testing.T) {
-	db, err := setupState()
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Error("setupState failed:", err)
-	}
-
-	err = db.AddUser("test", "password")
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Error("AddUser failed:", err)
-	}
-
-	err = db.PromoteToAdmin("test")
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Error("PromoteToAdmin failed:", err)
-	}
-}
diff --git a/backend/internal/database/migrations/0060_site_admin.sql b/backend/internal/database/migrations/0060_site_admin.sql
deleted file mode 100644
index 14de60d..0000000
--- a/backend/internal/database/migrations/0060_site_admin.sql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS site_admin (
-    admin_id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
-    FOREIGN KEY (admin_id) REFERENCES users (id) ON DELETE CASCADE
-)
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