diff --git a/crates/buzz-db/src/runtime/replica_fence.rs b/crates/buzz-db/src/runtime/replica_fence.rs
index f1fb75bf75..8117a2690c 100644
--- a/crates/buzz-db/src/runtime/replica_fence.rs
+++ b/crates/buzz-db/src/runtime/replica_fence.rs
@@ -52,9 +52,9 @@
 //! mismatch, or an observed token below every retained entry all route the
 //! request back to the writer — degraded capacity, never holes.
 //!
-//! Raw SQL without the armed GUC and `session_replication_role = replica`
-//! restores bypass the supported app writers. These operational bypasses are
-//! outside the proof and require holding the fence closed; see `migrations/0021`.
+//! Raw SQL and `session_replication_role = replica` restores bypass the
+//! application floor check. These operational bypasses are outside the proof
+//! and require holding the fence closed.
 
 use std::collections::VecDeque;
 use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
diff --git a/crates/buzz-db/src/runtime/tests/floor_retirement.rs b/crates/buzz-db/src/runtime/tests/floor_retirement.rs
index 6fe582a23e..fbf3e20c5e 100644
--- a/crates/buzz-db/src/runtime/tests/floor_retirement.rs
+++ b/crates/buzz-db/src/runtime/tests/floor_retirement.rs
@@ -96,28 +96,20 @@ async fn migration_schema_floor_retirement_cleans_child_copies_idempotently() {
 
 #[tokio::test]
 #[ignore = "requires Postgres"]
-async fn floor_retirement_desired_and_migrated_catalogs_match() {
+async fn floor_retirement_desired_state_has_no_floor_objects() {
     // The nextest wrapper bootstraps this database through real pgschema apply
-    // and reconciliation. Check the retired floor catalog against the real
-    // migration boot path; unrelated trigger/FK preservation is checked above.
+    // and reconciliation; desired-state/migration parity is checked by
+    // `admin_schema_parity_between_desired_state_and_migrations`.
     let pool = PgPool::connect(&crate::test_support::database_url())
         .await
         .expect("connect desired-state database");
     assert_eq!(floor_objects(&pool).await, (0, 0));
-    sqlx::raw_sql("DROP SCHEMA public CASCADE; CREATE SCHEMA public;")
-        .execute(&pool)
-        .await
-        .expect("reset isolated database for migration boot");
-    crate::migration::run_migrations(&pool)
-        .await
-        .expect("boot migration schema");
-    assert_eq!(floor_objects(&pool).await, (0, 0));
     pool.close().await;
 }
 
 #[tokio::test]
 #[ignore = "requires Postgres"]
-async fn floor_retirement_writer_and_probe_accept_legacy_and_retired_schema() {
+async fn floor_retirement_writer_and_probe_run_on_retired_schema() {
     let url = crate::test_support::database_url();
     let db = Db::new(&DbConfig {
         database_url: url.clone(),
@@ -140,18 +132,6 @@ async fn floor_retirement_writer_and_probe_accept_legacy_and_retired_schema() {
         .await
         .expect("retired schema still supports the ordered heartbeat");
 
-    // This binary can also run before migration, without changing legacy SQL.
-    sqlx::raw_sql(include_str!(
-        "../../../../../migrations/0021_created_at_fence_floor.sql"
-    ))
-    .execute(&db.pool)
-    .await
-    .expect("restore actual legacy guard");
-    assert!(floor_objects(&db.pool).await.0 > 1);
-    assert!(db.spawn_fence_probe());
-    crate::replica_fence::probe_once(&db.pool, db.fence())
-        .await
-        .expect("legacy schema still supports ordered heartbeat");
     db.pool.close().await;
     db.read_pool
         .as_ref()
diff --git a/crates/buzz-db/tests/observability_source.rs b/crates/buzz-db/tests/observability_source.rs
index 1aab895598..3e176621aa 100644
--- a/crates/buzz-db/tests/observability_source.rs
+++ b/crates/buzz-db/tests/observability_source.rs
@@ -2169,7 +2169,7 @@ fn event_floor_guard_uses_the_database_statement_clock_and_shared_floor() {
     );
     assert!(
         guard.contains(".bind(CREATED_AT_FLOOR_SECS as f64)"),
-        "app check, GUC and fence wall must share the same floor constant"
+        "app check and fence wall must share the same floor constant"
     );
 }
 
diff --git a/migrations/0062_retire_created_at_floor.sql b/migrations/0062_retire_created_at_floor.sql
index fac3f74364..057171e975 100644
--- a/migrations/0062_retire_created_at_floor.sql
+++ b/migrations/0062_retire_created_at_floor.sql
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ SET LOCAL lock_timeout = '5s';
 -- and hold the replica breaker closed through this drop until replay catches
 -- up. Old pods that already started do not recheck the guard on each probe.
 -- Keep the 960-second application floor and the ordered heartbeat handshake.
+-- DROP TRIGGER takes ACCESS EXCLUSIVE on events and every partition, so it
+-- can stall events reads/writes for up to lock_timeout. Run off-peak; a lock
+-- timeout aborts the whole migration and is safe to retry.
 -- No other trigger, function, FK, or tenant fence is retired here.
 DROP TRIGGER IF EXISTS events_created_at_floor ON events;