diff --git a/packages/db/docs/migration-case-fresh-baseline.md b/packages/db/docs/migration-case-fresh-baseline.md
index 6748d62..6439422 100644
--- a/packages/db/docs/migration-case-fresh-baseline.md
+++ b/packages/db/docs/migration-case-fresh-baseline.md
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ tar -xzf /path/to/backup.tar.gz -C /tmp/dental_dump_dir
 
 # create DB (if not exists) and restore (data-only or custom format)
 PGPASSWORD='mypassword' createdb -U postgres -h localhost -O postgres dentalapp
-PGPASSWORD='mypassword' pg_restore -U postgres -h localhost -d dentalapp -j 4 /tmp/dental_dump_dir
 # (or use /usr/lib/postgresql/<ver>/bin/pg_restore if version mismatch)
 ```
 # 1.2 — (If needed) fix postgres user password / auth
@@ -36,12 +35,6 @@ sudo -u postgres psql -c "ALTER ROLE postgres WITH PASSWORD 'mypassword';"
 ```
 ---
 
-# 2 — Confirm DB has tables
-
-```bash
-PGPASSWORD='mypassword' psql -U postgres -h localhost -d dentalapp -c "\dt"
-```
-
 ---
 
 ## 3 — Let Prisma create the schema (RUN ONCE)