diff --git a/recoco/apps/projects/migrations/0106_alter_userprojectstatus_managers.py b/recoco/apps/projects/migrations/0106_alter_userprojectstatus_managers.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..24d13dc9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recoco/apps/projects/migrations/0106_alter_userprojectstatus_managers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# Generated by Django 4.2.17 on 2025-02-10 09:20
+
+from django.db import migrations
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ("projects", "0105_project_is_diagnostic_done"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterModelManagers(
+            name="userprojectstatus",
+            managers=[],
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/recoco/apps/projects/models.py b/recoco/apps/projects/models.py
index c916406a8..ab10aef85 100644
--- a/recoco/apps/projects/models.py
+++ b/recoco/apps/projects/models.py
@@ -586,18 +586,15 @@ class Meta:
     is_owner = models.BooleanField(default=False)
 
 
-class UserProjectStatusManager(models.Manager):
-    pass
-
-
-class UserProjectStatusOnSiteManager(UserProjectStatusManager, CurrentSiteManager):
+class UserProjectStatusOnSiteManager(CurrentSiteManager):
     use_for_related_fields = True
+    use_in_migrations = False
 
 
 class UserProjectStatus(models.Model):
     """Project status for a given user"""
 
-    objects = UserProjectStatusManager()
+    objects = models.Manager()
     on_site = UserProjectStatusOnSiteManager()
 
     USERPROJECT_STATES = (