diff --git a/db/post_migrate/20180119121225_remove_redundant_pipeline_stages.rb b/db/post_migrate/20180119121225_remove_redundant_pipeline_stages.rb
index 1962c16d84a..61ea85eb2a7 100644
--- a/db/post_migrate/20180119121225_remove_redundant_pipeline_stages.rb
+++ b/db/post_migrate/20180119121225_remove_redundant_pipeline_stages.rb
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ class RemoveRedundantPipelineStages < ActiveRecord::Migration
   end
 
   def remove_redundant_pipeline_stages!
+    disable_statement_timeout
+
     redundant_stages_ids = <<~SQL
       SELECT id FROM ci_stages WHERE (pipeline_id, name) IN (
         SELECT pipeline_id, name FROM ci_stages