diff --git a/roles/pvc/tasks/pvc/bootstrap.yml b/roles/pvc/tasks/pvc/bootstrap.yml
index 12c6a08..2908c51 100644
--- a/roles/pvc/tasks/pvc/bootstrap.yml
+++ b/roles/pvc/tasks/pvc/bootstrap.yml
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
   command: ip address add {{ pvc_upstream_floatingip }}/{{ pvc_upstream_netmask }} dev {{ pvc_upstream_device }}
   ignore_errors: yes
 
-- name: prepare database migrations
-  command: /usr/share/pvc/pvc-api-db-init
+- name: apply database migrations
+  command: /usr/share/pvc/pvc-api-db-upgrade
 
 - name: start the API daemon
   service:
@@ -39,9 +39,3 @@
 - name: remove floating IP address to upstream interface
   command: ip address delete {{ pvc_upstream_floatingip }}/{{ pvc_upstream_netmask }} dev {{ pvc_upstream_device }}
   ignore_errors: yes
-
-- name: collect bootstrapped database migration files into the role
-  fetch:
-    src: /usr/share/pvc/migrations
-    dest: roles/pvc/files/pvc/{{ hostvars[inventory_hostname].group_names[0] }}/
-    flat: no
diff --git a/roles/pvc/tasks/pvc/main.yml b/roles/pvc/tasks/pvc/main.yml
index 82ba541..e806db9 100644
--- a/roles/pvc/tasks/pvc/main.yml
+++ b/roles/pvc/tasks/pvc/main.yml
@@ -50,11 +50,6 @@
   run_once: yes
   when: bootstrap is defined and bootstrap and is_coordinator
 
-- name: install bootstrap database migrations across all hosts
-  copy:
-    src: pvc/{{ hostvars[inventory_hostname].group_names[0] }}/migrations
-    dest: /usr/share/pvc/
-
 - name: enable daemon services but don't start them
   service:
     name: "{{ item }}"