diff --git a/src/balena-init.sql b/src/balena-init.sql
index 059d682e0f..c58a60df1e 100644
--- a/src/balena-init.sql
+++ b/src/balena-init.sql
@@ -63,10 +63,6 @@ CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS "device_device_type_idx"
 ON "device" ("is of-device type");
 CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS "device_is_running_release_idx"
 ON "device" ("is running-release");
--- Also optimizes should be running successful release rule
--- TODO: remove device_should_be_running_release_application_idx as soon as the is_pinned_on_release migration is ended
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS "device_should_be_running_release_application_idx"
-ON "device" ("should be running-release", "belongs to-application");
 -- Also optimizes is pinned on successful release rule 
 CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS "device_is_pinned_on_release_application_idx"
 ON "device" ("is pinned on-release", "belongs to-application");
diff --git a/src/balena-model.ts b/src/balena-model.ts
index fc4745e73d..8cdb6f3093 100644
--- a/src/balena-model.ts
+++ b/src/balena-model.ts
@@ -730,11 +730,6 @@ export interface Device {
 			| [ServiceInstance['Read']]
 			| []
 			| null;
-		should_be_running__release:
-			| { __id: Release['Read']['id'] }
-			| [Release['Read']]
-			| []
-			| null;
 		is_pinned_on__release:
 			| { __id: Release['Read']['id'] }
 			| [Release['Read']]
@@ -811,7 +806,6 @@ export interface Device {
 		api_port: Types['Integer']['Write'] | null;
 		api_secret: Types['Short Text']['Write'] | null;
 		is_managed_by__service_instance: ServiceInstance['Write']['id'] | null;
-		should_be_running__release: Release['Write']['id'] | null;
 		is_pinned_on__release: Release['Write']['id'] | null;
 		should_be_operated_by__release: Release['Write']['id'] | null;
 		should_be_managed_by__release: Release['Write']['id'] | null;
@@ -1019,7 +1013,6 @@ export interface Release {
 		release_image?: Array<ImageIsPartOfRelease['Read']>;
 		contains__image?: Array<ImageIsPartOfRelease['Read']>;
 		should_be_running_on__application?: Array<Application['Read']>;
-		should_be_running_on__device?: Array<Device['Read']>;
 		is_running_on__device?: Array<Device['Read']>;
 		is_pinned_to__device?: Array<Device['Read']>;
 		should_operate__device?: Array<Device['Read']>;
diff --git a/src/balena.sbvr b/src/balena.sbvr
index f4b4b1a6cf..0c09eb5a22 100644
--- a/src/balena.sbvr
+++ b/src/balena.sbvr
@@ -578,9 +578,6 @@ Fact type: device has api secret
 Fact type: device is managed by service instance
 	Synonymous Form: service instance manages device
 	Necessity: each device is managed by at most one service instance
-Fact type: device should be running release
-	Synonymous Form: release should be running on device
-	Necessity: each device should be running at most one release
 Fact type: device is pinned on release
 	Synonymous Form: release is pinned to device
 	Necessity: each device is pinned on at most one release
diff --git a/src/features/devices/hooks/defaults-validation.ts b/src/features/devices/hooks/defaults-validation.ts
index 879df10ada..5fa7c6eb81 100644
--- a/src/features/devices/hooks/defaults-validation.ts
+++ b/src/features/devices/hooks/defaults-validation.ts
@@ -29,16 +29,6 @@ hooks.addPureHook('POST', 'resin', 'device', {
 				'Device UUID must be a 32 or 62 character long lower case hex string.',
 			);
 		}
-
-		// TODO[device management next step]: Drop this after re-migrating all data on step 2:
-		if (request.values.is_pinned_on__release !== undefined) {
-			// Add an async boundary so that value updates,
-			// and doesn't remove the properties that we add.
-			// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/await-thenable
-			await null;
-			request.values.should_be_running__release =
-				request.values.is_pinned_on__release;
-		}
 	},
 });
 
@@ -83,15 +73,5 @@ hooks.addPureHook('PATCH', 'resin', 'device', {
 		if (request.values.is_online != null) {
 			request.values.last_connectivity_event = new Date();
 		}
-
-		// TODO[device management next step]: Drop this after re-migrating all data on step 2:
-		if (request.values.is_pinned_on__release !== undefined) {
-			// Add an async boundary so that value updates,
-			// and doesn't remove the properties that we add.
-			// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/await-thenable
-			await null;
-			request.values.should_be_running__release =
-				request.values.is_pinned_on__release;
-		}
 	},
 });