diff --git a/mifosng-provider/src/main/resources/sql/migrations/core_db/V231__update_staff_display_name_length.sql b/mifosng-provider/src/main/resources/sql/migrations/core_db/V231__update_staff_display_name_length.sql
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index f4d351bc3..000000000
--- a/mifosng-provider/src/main/resources/sql/migrations/core_db/V231__update_staff_display_name_length.sql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-ALTER TABLE `m_staff` CHANGE COLUMN `display_name` `display_name` VARCHAR(102) CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci NOT NULL;
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diff --git a/mifosng-provider/src/main/resources/sql/migrations/core_db/V238__update_staff_display_name_length.sql b/mifosng-provider/src/main/resources/sql/migrations/core_db/V238__update_staff_display_name_length.sql
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index 000000000..66e4502f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mifosng-provider/src/main/resources/sql/migrations/core_db/V238__update_staff_display_name_length.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+ALTER TABLE `m_staff`
+	ALTER `display_name` DROP DEFAULT;
+ALTER TABLE `m_staff`
+	CHANGE COLUMN `display_name` `display_name` VARCHAR(102) NOT NULL AFTER `lastname`;