diff --git a/server/initializers/constants.ts b/server/initializers/constants.ts
index 25b2dff84..3a5a557d4 100644
--- a/server/initializers/constants.ts
+++ b/server/initializers/constants.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { isTestInstance, root, sanitizeHost, sanitizeUrl } from '../helpers/core
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-const LAST_MIGRATION_VERSION = 140
+const LAST_MIGRATION_VERSION = 145
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/server/initializers/migrations/0145-delete-author.ts b/server/initializers/migrations/0145-delete-author.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cb23d1cc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/initializers/migrations/0145-delete-author.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import * as Sequelize from 'sequelize'
+
+async function up (utils: {
+  transaction: Sequelize.Transaction,
+  queryInterface: Sequelize.QueryInterface,
+  sequelize: Sequelize.Sequelize
+}): Promise<void> {
+  await utils.queryInterface.dropTable('Authors')
+}
+
+function down (options) {
+  throw new Error('Not implemented.')
+}
+
+export {
+  up,
+  down
+}