diff --git a/database/migrations/entries/2024_03_07_100000_create_entries_table.php b/database/migrations/entries/2024_03_07_100000_create_entries_table.php
index 49c9b2d5..a0155252 100644
--- a/database/migrations/entries/2024_03_07_100000_create_entries_table.php
+++ b/database/migrations/entries/2024_03_07_100000_create_entries_table.php
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ public function up()
             $table->string('site')->index();
             $table->unsignedBigInteger('origin_id')->nullable()->index();
             $table->boolean('published')->default(true);
-            $table->string('status');
             $table->string('slug')->nullable();
             $table->string('uri')->nullable()->index();
             $table->string('date')->nullable();
diff --git a/database/migrations/entries/2024_03_07_100000_create_entries_table_with_string_ids.php b/database/migrations/entries/2024_03_07_100000_create_entries_table_with_string_ids.php
index 94a3760c..318dce18 100644
--- a/database/migrations/entries/2024_03_07_100000_create_entries_table_with_string_ids.php
+++ b/database/migrations/entries/2024_03_07_100000_create_entries_table_with_string_ids.php
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ public function up()
             $table->string('site')->index();
             $table->uuid('origin_id')->nullable()->index();
             $table->boolean('published')->default(true);
-            $table->string('status');
             $table->string('slug')->nullable();
             $table->string('uri')->nullable()->index();
             $table->string('date')->nullable();
diff --git a/database/migrations/updates/drop_status_on_entries.php.stub b/database/migrations/updates/drop_status_on_entries.php.stub
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2681363d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/migrations/updates/drop_status_on_entries.php.stub
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+use Statamic\Eloquent\Database\BaseMigration as Migration;
+
+return new class extends Migration {
+    public function up()
+    {
+        Schema::table($this->prefix('entries'), function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->dropColumn('status');
+        });
+    }
+
+    public function down()
+    {
+        Schema::table($this->prefix('entries'), function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->string('status')->nullable();
+        });
+    }
+};
diff --git a/src/Entries/Entry.php b/src/Entries/Entry.php
index cdfc85f7..215da514 100644
--- a/src/Entries/Entry.php
+++ b/src/Entries/Entry.php
@@ -94,18 +94,17 @@ public static function makeModelFromContract(EntryContract $source)
         }
 
         $attributes = [
-            'origin_id'  => $origin?->id(),
-            'site'       => $source->locale(),
-            'slug'       => $source->slug(),
-            'uri'        => $source->uri(),
-            'date'       => $date,
+            'origin_id' => $origin?->id(),
+            'site' => $source->locale(),
+            'slug' => $source->slug(),
+            'uri' => $source->uri(),
+            'date' => $date,
             'collection' => $source->collectionHandle(),
-            'blueprint'  => $source->blueprint ?? $source->blueprint()->handle(),
-            'data'       => $data->except(EntryQueryBuilder::COLUMNS),
-            'published'  => $source->published(),
-            'status'     => $source->status(),
+            'blueprint' => $source->blueprint ?? $source->blueprint()->handle(),
+            'data' => $data->except(EntryQueryBuilder::COLUMNS),
+            'published' => $source->published(),
             'updated_at' => $source->lastModified(),
-            'order'      => $source->order(),
+            'order' => $source->order(),
         ];
 
         if ($id = $source->id()) {
diff --git a/src/Entries/EntryQueryBuilder.php b/src/Entries/EntryQueryBuilder.php
index 4c32fb32..d2edf759 100644
--- a/src/Entries/EntryQueryBuilder.php
+++ b/src/Entries/EntryQueryBuilder.php
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class EntryQueryBuilder extends EloquentQueryBuilder implements QueryBuilder
     private $selectedQueryColumns;
 
     const COLUMNS = [
-        'id', 'site', 'origin_id', 'published', 'status', 'slug', 'uri',
+        'id', 'site', 'origin_id', 'published', 'slug', 'uri',
         'date', 'collection', 'created_at', 'updated_at', 'order', 'blueprint',
     ];
 
diff --git a/src/ServiceProvider.php b/src/ServiceProvider.php
index abae0056..6b7e0d7d 100644
--- a/src/ServiceProvider.php
+++ b/src/ServiceProvider.php
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ class ServiceProvider extends AddonServiceProvider
         \Statamic\Eloquent\Updates\SplitGlobalsFromVariables::class,
         \Statamic\Eloquent\Updates\AddIdToAttributesInRevisionsTable::class,
         \Statamic\Eloquent\Updates\RelateFormSubmissionsByHandle::class,
+        \Statamic\Eloquent\Updates\DropStatusOnEntries::class,
     ];
 
     protected $listen = [
diff --git a/src/Updates/DropStatusOnEntries.php b/src/Updates/DropStatusOnEntries.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a3c178a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Updates/DropStatusOnEntries.php
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Statamic\Eloquent\Updates;
+
+use Statamic\UpdateScripts\UpdateScript;
+
+class DropStatusOnEntries extends UpdateScript
+{
+    public function shouldUpdate($newVersion, $oldVersion)
+    {
+        return $this->isUpdatingTo('4.0.0');
+    }
+
+    public function update()
+    {
+        $source = __DIR__.'/../../database/migrations/updates/drop_status_on_entries.php.stub';
+        $dest = database_path('migrations/'.date('Y_m_d_His').'_drop_status_on_entries.php');
+
+        $this->files->copy($source, $dest);
+
+        $this->console()->info('Migrations created');
+        $this->console()->comment('Remember to run `php artisan migrate` to apply it to your database.');
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Entries/EntryTest.php b/tests/Entries/EntryTest.php
index cdf3c91c..b70bbd3f 100644
--- a/tests/Entries/EntryTest.php
+++ b/tests/Entries/EntryTest.php
@@ -44,15 +44,14 @@ public function it_saves_to_entry_model()
             'data' => [
                 'foo' => 'bar',
             ],
-            'site'       => 'en',
-            'uri'        => '/blog/the-slug',
-            'date'       => null,
+            'site' => 'en',
+            'uri' => '/blog/the-slug',
+            'date' => null,
             'collection' => 'blog',
-            'blueprint'  => 'blog',
-            'published'  => false,
-            'status'     => 'draft',
-            'origin_id'  => null,
-            'order'      => null,
+            'blueprint' => 'blog',
+            'published' => false,
+            'origin_id' => null,
+            'order' => null,
         ]);
 
         $collection = Collection::make('blog')->title('blog')->routes([