diff --git a/config/description.exs b/config/description.exs
index 2809e9130..15faecb38 100644
--- a/config/description.exs
+++ b/config/description.exs
@@ -2013,23 +2013,6 @@ config :pleroma, :config_description, [
       }
     ]
   },
-  %{
-    group: :pleroma,
-    key: :workers,
-    type: :group,
-    description: "Includes custom worker options not interpretable directly by `Oban`",
-    children: [
-      %{
-        key: :retries,
-        type: {:keyword, :integer},
-        description: "Max retry attempts for failed jobs, per `Oban` queue",
-        suggestions: [
-          federator_incoming: 5,
-          federator_outgoing: 5
-        ]
-      }
-    ]
-  },
   %{
     group: :pleroma,
     key: Pleroma.Web.Metadata,
diff --git a/priv/repo/migrations/20240628160536_deprecate_config_db_workers.exs b/priv/repo/migrations/20240628160536_deprecate_config_db_workers.exs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..549dd22e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/priv/repo/migrations/20240628160536_deprecate_config_db_workers.exs
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+defmodule Pleroma.Repo.Migrations.DeprecateConfigDBWorkers do
+  use Ecto.Migration
+
+  def change do
+    execute("DELETE FROM config WHERE config.group = ':workers'")
+  end
+end