diff --git a/server/books/migrate_document_model.py b/server/books/migrate_document_model.py
index fa465184..fff67887 100644
--- a/server/books/migrate_document_model.py
+++ b/server/books/migrate_document_model.py
@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
-from wagtail.documents.models import Document
 
 from .models.custom_document import CustomDocument
 
 
 def migrate_documents_to_custom_document_model(dryrun=False):
-    all_documents = Document.objects.all()
+    try:
+        from wagtail.documents.models import Document
+        all_documents = Document.objects.all()
+    except Exception as e:
+        # new databases do not have the table for the standart wagtail documents there fore the migration is not
+        # necessary. Mainly
+        return
     print(f"Found {all_documents.count()} Documents")
 
     for document in all_documents:
diff --git a/server/books/migrations/0036_migrate_to_customdocumentmodel.py b/server/books/migrations/0036_migrate_to_customdocumentmodel.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 50e05dfd..00000000
--- a/server/books/migrations/0036_migrate_to_customdocumentmodel.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-
-from django.db import migrations
-
-from books.migrate_document_model import migrate_documents_to_custom_document_model
-
-
-def forwards_func(apps, schema_editor):
-    migrate_documents_to_custom_document_model()
-
-
-def reverse_func(apps, schema_editor):
-    pass
-
-
-class Migration(migrations.Migration):
-    dependencies = [
-        ('books', '0035_auto_20220728_0848'),
-    ]
-
-    operations = [
-        migrations.RunPython(forwards_func, reverse_func),
-    ]