migration(grouphistory): Mark column for safe removal (#102788)

This is part of the process of removing a column from Sentry:
https://develop.sentry.dev/backend/application-domains/database-migrations/#deleting-columns

This is a follow-up to #102672.

Author: armenzg

migrations_lockfile.txt

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ releases: 0002_delete_dual_written_commit_tables
 
 replays: 0006_add_bulk_delete_job
 
-sentry: 1002_group_history_prev_history_remove_db_constraint
+sentry: 1003_group_history_prev_history_safe_removal
 
 social_auth: 0003_social_auth_json_field
 

src/sentry/migrations/1003_group_history_prev_history_safe_removal.py

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# Generated by Django 5.2.1 on 2025-11-04 15:18
+
+from sentry.new_migrations.migrations import CheckedMigration
+from sentry.new_migrations.monkey.fields import SafeRemoveField
+from sentry.new_migrations.monkey.state import DeletionAction
+
+
+class Migration(CheckedMigration):
+    # This flag is used to mark that a migration shouldn't be automatically run in production.
+    # This should only be used for operations where it's safe to run the migration after your
+    # code has deployed. So this should not be used for most operations that alter the schema
+    # of a table.
+    # Here are some things that make sense to mark as post deployment:
+    # - Large data migrations. Typically we want these to be run manually so that they can be
+    #   monitored and not block the deploy for a long period of time while they run.
+    # - Adding indexes to large tables. Since this can take a long time, we'd generally prefer to
+    #   run this outside deployments so that we don't block them. Note that while adding an index
+    #   is a schema change, it's completely safe to run the operation after the code has deployed.
+    # Once deployed, run these manually via: https://develop.sentry.dev/database-migrations/#migration-deployment
+
+    is_post_deployment = False
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ("sentry", "1002_group_history_prev_history_remove_db_constraint"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        SafeRemoveField(
+            model_name="grouphistory",
+            name="prev_history",
+            deletion_action=DeletionAction.MOVE_TO_PENDING,
+        ),
+    ]

src/sentry/models/grouphistory.py

@@ -212,19 +212,6 @@ class GroupHistory(Model):
             (GroupHistoryStatus.ESCALATING, _("Escalating")),
         ),
     )
-    prev_history = FlexibleForeignKey(
-        "sentry.GroupHistory",
-        null=True,
-        on_delete=models.SET_NULL,
-        # By default, Django creates a database-level foreign key constraint when you define a ForeignKey field.
-        # This constraint enforces referential integrity at the database level, preventing you from:
-        # * Deleting a referenced record without handling the reference
-        # * Creating a reference to a non-existent record
-        # When you set db_constraint=False, Django skips creating this database constraint.
-        # The field still works as a ForeignKey in Python/Django (you can traverse relationships,
-        # use .select_related(), etc.), but the database won't enforce the relationship.
-        db_constraint=False,
-    )
     prev_history_date = models.DateTimeField(
         null=True
     )  # This field is used to simplify query calculations.