diff --git a/app/models.py b/app/models.py
index b9c7799bd..c2c92bb4f 100644
--- a/app/models.py
+++ b/app/models.py
@@ -1574,8 +1574,7 @@ class NotificationHistory(db.Model, HistoryModel):
     phone_prefix = db.Column(db.String, nullable=True)
     rate_multiplier = db.Column(db.Float(asdecimal=False), nullable=True)
 
-    created_by = db.relationship('User')
-    created_by_id = db.Column(UUID(as_uuid=True), db.ForeignKey('users.id'), nullable=True)
+    created_by_id = db.Column(UUID(as_uuid=True), nullable=True)
 
     postage = db.Column(db.String, nullable=True)
     CheckConstraint("""
diff --git a/migrations/versions/0278_remove_fk_to_users.py b/migrations/versions/0278_remove_fk_to_users.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..355ff54d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/versions/0278_remove_fk_to_users.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+"""
+
+Revision ID: 0278_remove_fk_to_users
+Revises: 0277_consent_to_research_null
+Create Date: 2019-03-06 16:49:28.674498
+
+"""
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+
+
+revision = '0278_remove_fk_to_users'
+down_revision = '0277_consent_to_research_null'
+
+
+def upgrade():
+    op.drop_constraint('notification_history_created_by_id_fkey', 'notification_history', type_='foreignkey')
+
+
+def downgrade():
+    op.create_foreign_key('notification_history_created_by_id_fkey', 'notification_history', 'users', ['created_by_id'], ['id'])