diff --git a/packages/backend/src/migration/1697730891701-remove-unfollowed-users-from-lists.ts b/packages/backend/src/migration/1697730891701-remove-unfollowed-users-from-lists.ts
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+// This migration is currently inactive.
+// It will be activated in the next stable release after the first one that includes this file,
+// to make sure users have enough time to migrate their unfollowed list members to follows.
+
+/*
+import { MigrationInterface, QueryRunner } from "typeorm"
+
+export class RemoveUnfollowedUsersFromLists1697730891701 implements MigrationInterface {
+    name = "RemoveUnfollowedUsersFromLists1697730891701";
+    public async up(queryRunner: QueryRunner): Promise<void> {
+        await queryRunner.query(`DELETE FROM "user_list_joining" USING "user_list_joining" AS "member" INNER JOIN "user_list" "list" ON "member"."userListId" = "list"."id" WHERE "user_list_joining"."id" = "member"."id" AND "member"."userId" <> "list"."userId" AND "member"."userId" NOT IN (SELECT "followeeId" FROM "following" WHERE "following"."followerId" = "list"."userId")`);
+    }
+
+    public async down(_queryRunner: QueryRunner): Promise<void> {}
+}
+ */
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