diff --git a/db/migrate/20181207011115_downcase_custom_emoji_domains.rb b/db/migrate/20181207011115_downcase_custom_emoji_domains.rb
index 3f3da937a5..0497f7be10 100644
--- a/db/migrate/20181207011115_downcase_custom_emoji_domains.rb
+++ b/db/migrate/20181207011115_downcase_custom_emoji_domains.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 class DowncaseCustomEmojiDomains < ActiveRecord::Migration[5.2]
   disable_ddl_transaction!
 
+  class EmojiReaction < ApplicationRecord
+    # Dummy class, to make migration possible across version changes
+  end
+
   def up
     duplicates = CustomEmoji.connection.select_all('SELECT string_agg(id::text, \',\') AS ids FROM custom_emojis GROUP BY shortcode, lower(domain) HAVING count(*) > 1').to_ary