diff --git a/implementations/rust/ockam/ockam_node/src/storage/database/migrations/node_migrations/sql/postgres/20240703100000_add_subscriptions.sql b/implementations/rust/ockam/ockam_node/src/storage/database/migrations/node_migrations/sql/postgres/20240703100000_add_subscriptions.sql
deleted file mode 100644
index 28ecd731a0a..00000000000
--- a/implementations/rust/ockam/ockam_node/src/storage/database/migrations/node_migrations/sql/postgres/20240703100000_add_subscriptions.sql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
--- This migration adds the subscriptions table based on the following rust struct
-CREATE TABLE subscription (
-    space_id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
-    name TEXT NOT NULL,
-    is_free_trial BOOLEAN NOT NULL,
-    marketplace TEXT,
-    start_date INTEGER,
-    end_date INTEGER
-);
diff --git a/implementations/rust/ockam/ockam_node/src/storage/database/migrations/node_migrations/sql/postgres/20241112100000_add_privileged_portals.sql b/implementations/rust/ockam/ockam_node/src/storage/database/migrations/node_migrations/sql/postgres/20241112100000_add_privileged_portals.sql
deleted file mode 100644
index 57400cb0b2c..00000000000
--- a/implementations/rust/ockam/ockam_node/src/storage/database/migrations/node_migrations/sql/postgres/20241112100000_add_privileged_portals.sql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
--- Add privileged column to the tcp_outlet_status table
-ALTER TABLE tcp_outlet_status
-        ADD privileged BOOLEAN DEFAULT FALSE; -- boolean indicating if the outlet is operating in privileged mode
-
--- Add privileged column to the tcp_inlet table
-ALTER TABLE tcp_inlet
-        ADD privileged BOOLEAN DEFAULT FALSE; -- boolean indicating if the inlet is operating in privileged mode
diff --git a/implementations/rust/ockam/ockam_node/src/storage/database/sqlx_database.rs b/implementations/rust/ockam/ockam_node/src/storage/database/sqlx_database.rs
index 2fa7f525ff1..45e54b81ed6 100644
--- a/implementations/rust/ockam/ockam_node/src/storage/database/sqlx_database.rs
+++ b/implementations/rust/ockam/ockam_node/src/storage/database/sqlx_database.rs
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ where
     let db = SqlxDatabase::create_sqlite(db_file.path()).await?;
     rethrow("SQLite on disk", f(db)).await?;
 
-    // only run the postgres tests if the OCKAM_POSTGRES_* environment variables are set
+    // only run the postgres tests if the OCKAM_DATABASE_CONNECTION_URL environment variables is set
     if let Ok(db) = SqlxDatabase::create_new_postgres().await {
         rethrow("Postgres local", f(db.clone())).await?;
         db.drop_all_postgres_tables().await?;
@@ -441,6 +441,19 @@ where
     Ok(())
 }
 
+/// This function can be used to avoid running a test if the postgres database is used.
+pub async fn without_postgres<F, Fut, R>(f: F) -> std::result::Result<(), R>
+where
+    F: Fn() -> Fut + Send + Sync + 'static,
+    Fut: Future<Output = std::result::Result<(), R>> + Send + 'static,
+{
+    // only run the postgres tests if the OCKAM_DATABASE_CONNECTION_URL environment variables is not set
+    if let Err(_) = SqlxDatabase::create_new_postgres().await {
+        f().await?
+    };
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 /// This function can be used to run some test code with the 3 different databases implementations
 /// of the application database
 pub async fn with_application_dbs<F, Fut>(f: F) -> Result<()>