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+"""empty message
+
+Revision ID: 0054_perform_drop_status_column
+Revises: 0053_cancelled_job_status
+Create Date: 2016-08-25 15:56:31.779399
+
+"""
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision = '0054_perform_drop_status_column'
+down_revision = '0053_cancelled_job_status'
+
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+from sqlalchemy.dialects import postgresql
+
+
+def upgrade():
+    op.drop_column('jobs', 'status')
+
+
+def downgrade():
+    op.add_column('jobs', sa.Column('status', postgresql.ENUM('pending', 'in progress', 'finished', 'sending limits exceeded', name='job_status_types'), autoincrement=False, nullable=True))