diff --git a/migrations/2024-02-19-113226_delete-badges-table/down.sql b/migrations/2024-02-19-113226_delete-badges-table/down.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..294367ee631
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/2024-02-19-113226_delete-badges-table/down.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+create table if not exists badges
+(
+    crate_id   integer not null
+        constraint fk_badges_crate_id
+            references crates
+            on delete cascade,
+    badge_type varchar not null,
+    attributes jsonb   not null,
+    primary key (crate_id, badge_type)
+);
diff --git a/migrations/2024-02-19-113226_delete-badges-table/up.sql b/migrations/2024-02-19-113226_delete-badges-table/up.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..80a4c936194
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/2024-02-19-113226_delete-badges-table/up.sql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+drop table badges;
diff --git a/src/schema.patch b/src/schema.patch
index 9fd01243a02..41d845bd20a 100644
--- a/src/schema.patch
+++ b/src/schema.patch
@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
-diff --git a/src/schema.rs b/src/schema.rs
-index bb2658942..1bc6801ea 100644
---- a/src/schema.rs
-+++ b/src/schema.rs
-@@ -14,9 +14,7 @@ pub mod sql_types {
+@@ -21,9 +21,7 @@
      /// The `pg_catalog.tsvector` SQL type
      ///
      /// (Automatically generated by Diesel.)
@@ -13,7 +9,7 @@ index bb2658942..1bc6801ea 100644
  }
 
  diesel::table! {
-@@ -67,9 +65,9 @@ diesel::table! {
+@@ -74,9 +72,9 @@
          /// (Automatically generated by Diesel.)
          revoked -> Bool,
          /// NULL or an array of crate scope patterns (see RFC #2947)
@@ -25,7 +21,7 @@ index bb2658942..1bc6801ea 100644
          /// The `expired_at` column of the `api_tokens` table.
          ///
          /// Its SQL type is `Nullable<Timestamp>`.
-@@ -193,12 +191,6 @@ diesel::table! {
+@@ -180,12 +178,6 @@
          ///
          /// (Automatically generated by Diesel.)
          created_at -> Timestamp,
@@ -38,7 +34,7 @@ index bb2658942..1bc6801ea 100644
      }
  }
 
-@@ -471,7 +463,7 @@ diesel::table! {
+@@ -456,7 +448,7 @@
          /// Its SQL type is `Array<Nullable<Text>>`.
          ///
          /// (Automatically generated by Diesel.)
@@ -47,11 +43,10 @@ index bb2658942..1bc6801ea 100644
          /// The `target` column of the `dependencies` table.
          ///
          /// Its SQL type is `Nullable<Varchar>`.
-@@ -675,6 +667,24 @@ diesel::table! {
-     }
+@@ -683,6 +675,24 @@
  }
 
-+diesel::table! {
+ diesel::table! {
 +    /// Representation of the `recent_crate_downloads` view.
 +    ///
 +    /// This data represents the downloads in the last 90 days.
@@ -69,11 +64,12 @@ index bb2658942..1bc6801ea 100644
 +    }
 +}
 +
- diesel::table! {
++diesel::table! {
      /// Representation of the `reserved_crate_names` table.
      ///
-@@ -988,7 +998,8 @@ diesel::joinable!(api_tokens -> users (user_id));
- diesel::joinable!(badges -> crates (crate_id));
+     /// (Automatically generated by Diesel.)
+@@ -997,7 +1007,8 @@
+ diesel::joinable!(api_tokens -> users (user_id));
  diesel::joinable!(crate_owner_invitations -> crates (crate_id));
  diesel::joinable!(crate_owners -> crates (crate_id));
 -diesel::joinable!(crate_owners -> users (created_by));
@@ -82,7 +78,7 @@ index bb2658942..1bc6801ea 100644
  diesel::joinable!(crates_categories -> categories (category_id));
  diesel::joinable!(crates_categories -> crates (crate_id));
  diesel::joinable!(crates_keywords -> crates (crate_id));
-@@ -1001,6 +1012,7 @@ diesel::joinable!(follows -> users (user_id));
+@@ -1010,6 +1021,7 @@
  diesel::joinable!(publish_limit_buckets -> users (user_id));
  diesel::joinable!(publish_rate_overrides -> users (user_id));
  diesel::joinable!(readme_renderings -> versions (version_id));
@@ -90,7 +86,7 @@ index bb2658942..1bc6801ea 100644
  diesel::joinable!(version_downloads -> versions (version_id));
  diesel::joinable!(version_owner_actions -> api_tokens (api_token_id));
  diesel::joinable!(version_owner_actions -> users (user_id));
-@@ -1027,6 +1039,7 @@ diesel::allow_tables_to_appear_in_same_query!(
+@@ -1036,6 +1048,7 @@
      publish_limit_buckets,
      publish_rate_overrides,
      readme_renderings,
diff --git a/src/schema.rs b/src/schema.rs
index fb4d28206dc..ef12c684f2e 100644
--- a/src/schema.rs
+++ b/src/schema.rs
@@ -134,32 +134,6 @@ diesel::table! {
     }
 }
 
-diesel::table! {
-    /// Representation of the `badges` table.
-    ///
-    /// (Automatically generated by Diesel.)
-    badges (crate_id, badge_type) {
-        /// The `crate_id` column of the `badges` table.
-        ///
-        /// Its SQL type is `Int4`.
-        ///
-        /// (Automatically generated by Diesel.)
-        crate_id -> Int4,
-        /// The `badge_type` column of the `badges` table.
-        ///
-        /// Its SQL type is `Varchar`.
-        ///
-        /// (Automatically generated by Diesel.)
-        badge_type -> Varchar,
-        /// The `attributes` column of the `badges` table.
-        ///
-        /// Its SQL type is `Jsonb`.
-        ///
-        /// (Automatically generated by Diesel.)
-        attributes -> Jsonb,
-    }
-}
-
 diesel::table! {
     use diesel::sql_types::*;
     use super::sql_types::Ltree;
@@ -1031,7 +1005,6 @@ diesel::table! {
 }
 
 diesel::joinable!(api_tokens -> users (user_id));
-diesel::joinable!(badges -> crates (crate_id));
 diesel::joinable!(crate_owner_invitations -> crates (crate_id));
 diesel::joinable!(crate_owners -> crates (crate_id));
 diesel::joinable!(crate_owners -> teams (owner_id));
@@ -1060,7 +1033,6 @@ diesel::joinable!(versions_published_by -> versions (version_id));
 diesel::allow_tables_to_appear_in_same_query!(
     api_tokens,
     background_jobs,
-    badges,
     categories,
     crate_owner_invitations,
     crate_owners,
diff --git a/src/worker/jobs/dump_db/dump-db.toml b/src/worker/jobs/dump_db/dump-db.toml
index 88b3fc770d4..f8b29e08265 100644
--- a/src/worker/jobs/dump_db/dump-db.toml
+++ b/src/worker/jobs/dump_db/dump-db.toml
@@ -39,13 +39,6 @@ last_retry = "private"
 created_at = "private"
 priority = "private"
 
-[badges]
-dependencies = ["crates"]
-[badges.columns]
-crate_id = "public"
-badge_type = "public"
-attributes = "public"
-
 [categories.columns]
 id = "public"
 category = "public"