diff --git a/db/migration/20230404104309_empty_sql_migration.sql b/db/migration/20230404104309_empty_sql_migration.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7a2c92116b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migration/20230404104309_empty_sql_migration.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+--  This file has intentionally no SQL logic. It is here to avoid an error in the linter:
+--  db/db.go:23:4: invalid go:embed: build system did not supply embed configuration (typecheck)
+--
+
+-- +goose Up
+-- +goose StatementBegin
+SELECT 'up SQL query';
+-- +goose StatementEnd
+
+-- +goose Down
+-- +goose StatementBegin
+SELECT 'down SQL query';
+-- +goose StatementEnd
diff --git a/db/migration/placeholder.sql b/db/migration/placeholder.sql
deleted file mode 100644
index ca957faf8dd..00000000000
--- a/db/migration/placeholder.sql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
--- This can be removed once we have at least one SQL migration.
--- It is here to avoid an error in the linter:
--- db/db.go:23:4: invalid go:embed: build system did not supply embed configuration (typecheck)
\ No newline at end of file