diff --git a/backend/controller/dal/notify.go b/backend/controller/dal/notify.go
index 74716a3e2..1582a1a59 100644
--- a/backend/controller/dal/notify.go
+++ b/backend/controller/dal/notify.go
@@ -5,16 +5,12 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"crypto/sha256"
 	"encoding"
-	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
-	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/alecthomas/types/optional"
-	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v5"
 	"github.com/jpillora/backoff"
 
-	"github.com/TBD54566975/ftl/backend/libdal"
 	"github.com/TBD54566975/ftl/internal/log"
 	"github.com/TBD54566975/ftl/internal/model"
 )
@@ -43,16 +39,6 @@ func (n Notification[T, Key, KeyP]) String() string {
 // DeploymentNotification is a notification from the database when a deployment changes.
 type DeploymentNotification = Notification[Deployment, model.DeploymentKey, *model.DeploymentKey]
 
-// See JSON structure in SQL schema
-type event struct {
-	Table  string `json:"table"`
-	Action string `json:"action"`
-	New    string `json:"new,omitempty"`
-	Old    string `json:"old,omitempty"`
-	// Optional field for conveying deletion metadata.
-	Deleted json.RawMessage `json:"deleted,omitempty"`
-}
-
 type deploymentState struct {
 	Key         model.DeploymentKey
 	schemaHash  []byte
@@ -138,138 +124,3 @@ func (d *DAL) PollDeployments(ctx context.Context) {
 		}
 	}
 }
-
-func (d *DAL) runListener(ctx context.Context, conn *pgx.Conn) {
-	defer conn.Close(ctx)
-	logger := log.FromContext(ctx)
-
-	logger.Debugf("Starting DB listener")
-
-	// Wait for the notification channel to be ready.
-	retry := backoff.Backoff{}
-	channels := []string{"deployments_events", "topics_events", "topic_events_events"}
-	for _, channel := range channels {
-		for {
-			_, err := conn.Exec(ctx, "LISTEN "+channel)
-			if err == nil {
-				logger.Debugf("Listening to channel: %s", channel)
-				retry.Reset()
-				break
-			}
-			logger.Errorf(err, "Failed to LISTEN to %s", channel)
-			time.Sleep(retry.Duration())
-		}
-	}
-
-	// Main loop for listening to notifications.
-	for {
-		delay := time.Millisecond * 100
-		logger.Tracef("Waiting for notification")
-		notification, err := waitForNotification(ctx, conn)
-		if err == nil {
-			logger.Tracef("Publishing notification: %s", notification)
-			err = d.publishNotification(ctx, notification, logger)
-		}
-		if err != nil {
-			logger.Errorf(err, "Failed to receive notification")
-			delay = retry.Duration()
-		} else {
-			retry.Reset()
-		}
-		select {
-		case <-ctx.Done():
-			return
-
-		case <-time.After(delay):
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-func (d *DAL) publishNotification(ctx context.Context, notification event, logger *log.Logger) error {
-	switch notification.Table {
-	case "deployments":
-		deployment, err := decodeNotification(notification, func(key model.DeploymentKey) (Deployment, optional.Option[model.DeploymentKey], error) {
-			row, err := d.db.GetDeployment(ctx, key)
-			if err != nil {
-				return Deployment{}, optional.None[model.DeploymentKey](), libdal.TranslatePGError(err)
-			}
-			return Deployment{
-				CreatedAt:   row.Deployment.CreatedAt,
-				Key:         row.Deployment.Key,
-				Module:      row.ModuleName,
-				Schema:      row.Deployment.Schema,
-				MinReplicas: int(row.Deployment.MinReplicas),
-				Language:    row.Language,
-			}, optional.None[model.DeploymentKey](), nil
-		})
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		logger.Tracef("Deployment notification: %s", deployment)
-		d.DeploymentChanges.Publish(deployment)
-
-	case "topics":
-		// TODO: handle topics notifications
-	case "topic_events":
-		// TODO: handle topic events notifications
-	default:
-		panic(fmt.Sprintf("unknown table %q in DB notification", notification.Table))
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-// This function takes a notification from the database and translates it into
-// a concrete Notification value.
-//
-// The translate function is called to translate the key into a concrete value
-// OR a delete notification.
-func decodeNotification[K any, T NotificationPayload, KP interface {
-	*K
-	encoding.TextUnmarshaler
-}](notification event, translate func(key K) (T, optional.Option[K], error)) (Notification[T, K, KP], error) {
-	var (
-		deleted optional.Option[K]
-		message optional.Option[T]
-	)
-	if notification.Action == "DELETE" {
-		var deletedKey K
-		var deletedKeyP KP = &deletedKey
-		if err := deletedKeyP.UnmarshalText([]byte(notification.Old)); err != nil {
-			return Notification[T, K, KP]{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to unmarshal notification key: %w", err)
-		}
-		deleted = optional.Some(deletedKey)
-	} else {
-		var newKey K
-		var newKeyP KP = &newKey
-		if err := newKeyP.UnmarshalText([]byte(notification.New)); err != nil {
-			return Notification[T, K, KP]{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to unmarshal notification key: %w", err)
-		}
-		var msg T
-		var err error
-		msg, deleted, err = translate(newKey)
-		if err != nil {
-			return Notification[T, K, KP]{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to translate database notification: %w", err)
-		}
-
-		if !deleted.Ok() {
-			message = optional.Some(msg)
-		}
-	}
-
-	return Notification[T, K, KP]{Deleted: deleted, Message: message}, nil
-}
-
-func waitForNotification(ctx context.Context, conn *pgx.Conn) (event, error) {
-	notification, err := conn.WaitForNotification(ctx)
-	if err != nil {
-		return event{}, err
-	}
-	ev := event{}
-	dec := json.NewDecoder(strings.NewReader(notification.Payload))
-	dec.DisallowUnknownFields()
-	err = dec.Decode(&ev)
-	if err != nil {
-		return event{}, err
-	}
-	return ev, nil
-}
diff --git a/backend/controller/sql/schema/20240902030242_remove_notify.sql b/backend/controller/sql/schema/20240902030242_remove_notify.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0f0346aa6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/controller/sql/schema/20240902030242_remove_notify.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+-- migrate:up
+
+DROP TRIGGER IF EXISTS deployments_notify_event ON deployments;
+DROP TRIGGER IF EXISTS topics_notify_event ON topics;
+DROP TRIGGER IF EXISTS topic_events_notify_event ON topic_events;
+DROP FUNCTION IF EXISTS notify_event();
+
+-- migrate:down
+