diff --git a/web/apps/photos/src/utils/storage/mlIDbStorage.ts b/web/apps/photos/src/utils/storage/mlIDbStorage.ts
index 40e6dad66..766c3ac9a 100644
--- a/web/apps/photos/src/utils/storage/mlIDbStorage.ts
+++ b/web/apps/photos/src/utils/storage/mlIDbStorage.ts
@@ -144,7 +144,13 @@ class MLIDbStorage {
                         .objectStore("configs")
                         .add(DEFAULT_ML_SEARCH_CONFIG, ML_SEARCH_CONFIG_NAME);
                 }
+                /*
+                This'll go in version 5. Note that version 4 was never released,
+                but it was in main for a while, so we'll just skip it to avoid
+                breaking the upgrade path for people who ran the mainline.
+                */
                 if (oldVersion < 4) {
+                    /*
                     try {
                         await tx
                             .objectStore("configs")
@@ -163,8 +169,8 @@ class MLIDbStorage {
                         // the shipped implementation should have a more
                         // deterministic migration.
                     }
+                    */
                 }
-
                 log.info(
                     `ML DB upgraded from version ${oldVersion} to version ${newVersion}`,
                 );