diff --git a/bookwyrm/migrations/0046_reviewrating.py b/bookwyrm/migrations/0046_reviewrating.py
index b29cdbd2..e410ba91 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/migrations/0046_reviewrating.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/migrations/0046_reviewrating.py
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@ from django.db import migrations, models
 from django.db import connection
 from django.db.models import Q
 import django.db.models.deletion
+from psycopg2.extras import execute_values
 
 def convert_review_rating(app_registry, schema_editor):
-    ''' take rating type Reviews and conver them to ReviewRatings '''
+    ''' take rating type Reviews and convert them to ReviewRatings '''
     db_alias = schema_editor.connection.alias
 
     reviews = app_registry.get_model(
@@ -16,27 +17,16 @@ def convert_review_rating(app_registry, schema_editor):
     )
 
     with connection.cursor() as cursor:
-        for review in reviews:
-            cursor.execute('''
+        values = [(r.id,) for r in reviews]
+        execute_values(cursor, '''
 INSERT INTO bookwyrm_reviewrating(review_ptr_id)
-SELECT status_ptr_id FROM bookwyrm_review
-WHERE status_ptr_id={:d}'''.format(review.id))
+VALUES %s''', values)
 
 def unconvert_review_rating(app_registry, schema_editor):
     ''' undo the conversion from ratings back to reviews'''
-    # TODO: this does not work
-    db_alias = schema_editor.connection.alias
-
-    ratings = app_registry.get_model(
-        'bookwyrm', 'ReviewRating'
-    ).objects.using(db_alias).all()
-
-    with connection.cursor() as cursor:
-        for rating in ratings:
-            cursor.execute('''
-INSERT INTO bookwyrm_review(status_ptr_id)
-SELECT review_ptr_id FROM bookwyrm_reviewrating
-WHERE review_ptr_id={:d}'''.format(rating.id))
+    # All we need to do to revert this is drop the table, which Django will do
+    # on its own, as long as we have a valid reverse function. So, this is a
+    # no-op function so Django will do its thing
 
 class Migration(migrations.Migration):