diff --git a/db/migrations/6.0.30_remove_obsolete_release_notes_config.php b/db/migrations/6.0.30_remove_obsolete_release_notes_config.php
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+<?php
+
+final class RemoveObsoleteReleaseNotesConfig extends Migration
+{
+    public function description()
+    {
+        return 'removes the obsolete global config entry SHOW_RELEASE_NOTES';
+    }
+
+    public function up()
+    {
+        DBManager::get()->exec("DELETE `config`, `config_values`
+                  FROM `config`
+                  LEFT JOIN `config_values` USING (`field`)
+                  WHERE `field`  = 'SHOW_RELEASE_NOTES'");
+    }
+
+}