diff --git a/migrations/versions/d0b4cb352ca1_drop_package_md5sum_column.py b/migrations/versions/d0b4cb352ca1_drop_package_md5sum_column.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..edbf74d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/versions/d0b4cb352ca1_drop_package_md5sum_column.py
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+"""drop package.md5sum column
+
+Revision ID: d0b4cb352ca1
+Revises: 2a69a8406f71
+Create Date: 2024-03-25 10:09:20.603755
+
+"""
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+from alembic import op
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision = 'd0b4cb352ca1'
+down_revision = '2a69a8406f71'
+branch_labels = None
+depends_on = None
+
+
+def upgrade():
+    # ### commands auto generated by Alembic - please adjust! ###
+    with op.batch_alter_table('package', schema=None) as batch_op:
+        batch_op.drop_column('md5sum')
+
+    # ### end Alembic commands ###
+
+
+def downgrade():
+    # ### commands auto generated by Alembic - please adjust! ###
+    with op.batch_alter_table('package', schema=None) as batch_op:
+        batch_op.add_column(sa.Column('md5sum', sa.VARCHAR(length=32), nullable=False))
+
+    # ### end Alembic commands ###
diff --git a/test/conftest.py b/test/conftest.py
index 8ab12b8..3419d85 100644
--- a/test/conftest.py
+++ b/test/conftest.py
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ def wrapper(db, *args, **kwargs):
 
 def create_package(func=None, id=None, name=None, base=None, version='1.0-1', arch='any',
                    database='core', description='', url=None, filename='somefile-1.0-1-any.tar.xz',
-                   md5sum='md5', sha256sum='sha256', builddate=0):
+                   sha256sum='sha256', builddate=0):
     def decorator(func):
         @wraps(func)
         def wrapper(db, *args, **kwargs):
@@ -209,7 +209,6 @@ def wrapper(db, *args, **kwargs):
             package.description = description
             package.url = url
             package.filename = filename
-            package.md5sum = md5sum
             package.sha256sum = sha256sum
             package.builddate = builddate
 
diff --git a/tracker/maintenance.py b/tracker/maintenance.py
index 8fe849c..12e11a1 100644
--- a/tracker/maintenance.py
+++ b/tracker/maintenance.py
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ def update_package_cache():
             'arch': package.arch,
             'database': package.db.name,
             'filename': package.filename,
-            'md5sum': package.md5sum,
             'sha256sum': package.sha256sum,
             'builddate': package.builddate
         })
diff --git a/tracker/model/package.py b/tracker/model/package.py
index cf57d24..53b3f1f 100644
--- a/tracker/model/package.py
+++ b/tracker/model/package.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ class Package(db.Model):
     description = db.Column(db.String(256), nullable=False)
     url = db.Column(db.String(192))
     filename = db.Column(db.String(128), nullable=False)
-    md5sum = db.Column(db.String(32), nullable=False)
     sha256sum = db.Column(db.String(64), nullable=False)
     builddate = db.Column(db.Integer(), nullable=False)