diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/scripts/migrate.ts b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/scripts/migrate.ts
index 25bd8aa07..266d015cd 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/scripts/migrate.ts
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/scripts/migrate.ts
@@ -158,7 +158,9 @@ export async function runAllMigrations(): Promise<void> {
       (migration) => migration.name ?? migration.constructor.name,
     );
     await adoptLegacyHistory(iam, iamMigrationNames);
-    await runMigrations("iam", iam);
+    // IAM migrations are owned by @tria-plc/iamapi-common's own CLI, not the
+    // freight deploy — do not apply them here.
+    // await runMigrations("iam", iam);
   } finally {
     await iam.destroy();
   }