diff --git a/roomserver/storage/postgres/deltas/20230516154000_drop_reference_sha.go b/roomserver/storage/postgres/deltas/20230516154000_drop_reference_sha.go
index 695cd5849..c19577713 100644
--- a/roomserver/storage/postgres/deltas/20230516154000_drop_reference_sha.go
+++ b/roomserver/storage/postgres/deltas/20230516154000_drop_reference_sha.go
@@ -38,12 +38,15 @@ func UpDropEventReferenceSHAEvents(ctx context.Context, tx *sql.Tx) error {
 }
 
 func UpDropEventReferenceSHAPrevEvents(ctx context.Context, tx *sql.Tx) error {
-	_, err := tx.ExecContext(ctx, `ALTER TABLE roomserver_previous_events DROP COLUMN IF EXISTS previous_reference_sha256;`)
+	_, err := tx.ExecContext(ctx, "ALTER TABLE roomserver_previous_events DROP CONSTRAINT roomserver_previous_event_id_unique;")
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to execute upgrade: %w", err)
 	}
-	// re-add constraint, as it seems to be dropped as well
-	_, err = tx.ExecContext(ctx, `CREATE UNIQUE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS roomserver_previous_event_id_unique ON roomserver_previous_events (previous_event_id);`)
+	_, err = tx.ExecContext(ctx, `ALTER TABLE roomserver_previous_events DROP COLUMN IF EXISTS previous_reference_sha256;`)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to execute upgrade: %w", err)
+	}
+	_, err = tx.ExecContext(ctx, `ALTER TABLE roomserver_previous_events ADD CONSTRAINT roomserver_previous_event_id_unique UNIQUE (previous_event_id);`)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to execute upgrade: %w", err)
 	}