diff --git a/db/laconica_pg.sql b/db/laconica_pg.sql
index f0a0aef4ac..de4fab03e2 100644
--- a/db/laconica_pg.sql
+++ b/db/laconica_pg.sql
@@ -480,8 +480,7 @@ create table file_oembed (
 
 create sequence file_redirection_seq;
 create table file_redirection (
-    id bigint default nextval('file_redirection_seq') primary key /* comment 'unique identifier' */,
-    url varchar(255) unique, 
+    url varchar(255) primary key, 
     file_id bigint, 
     redirections integer, 
     httpcode integer