diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/migrations/env.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/migrations/env.py
index 630e381a..68feded2 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/migrations/env.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/migrations/env.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from __future__ import with_statement
+
 import logging
 from logging.config import fileConfig
 
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/migrations/versions/3ad01a365c17_.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/migrations/versions/25f64177f8ec_.py
similarity index 98%
rename from spiffworkflow-backend/migrations/versions/3ad01a365c17_.py
rename to spiffworkflow-backend/migrations/versions/25f64177f8ec_.py
index 1378ae02..eb7b9295 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/migrations/versions/3ad01a365c17_.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/migrations/versions/25f64177f8ec_.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 """empty message
 
-Revision ID: 3ad01a365c17
+Revision ID: 25f64177f8ec
 Revises: 
-Create Date: 2023-03-03 11:36:56.060834
+Create Date: 2023-03-03 12:03:28.155345
 
 """
 from alembic import op
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import sqlalchemy as sa
 
 
 # revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
-revision = '3ad01a365c17'
+revision = '25f64177f8ec'
 down_revision = None
 branch_labels = None
 depends_on = None
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ def upgrade():
     sa.Column('parent_process_id', sa.Integer(), nullable=True),
     sa.Column('properties_json', sa.JSON(), nullable=False),
     sa.Column('json_data_hash', sa.String(length=255), nullable=False),
-    sa.Column('process_type', sa.String(length=30), nullable=False),
     sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(['parent_process_id'], ['bpmn_process.id'], ),
     sa.PrimaryKeyConstraint('id')
     )
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@ def upgrade():
     op.create_table('bpmn_process_definition',
     sa.Column('id', sa.Integer(), nullable=False),
     sa.Column('hash', sa.String(length=255), nullable=False),
-    sa.Column('bpmn_identifier', sa.String(length=255, collation='utf8mb4_0900_as_cs'), nullable=False),
+    sa.Column('bpmn_identifier', sa.String(length=255), nullable=False),
     sa.Column('properties_json', sa.JSON(), nullable=False),
     sa.Column('type', sa.String(length=32), nullable=True),
     sa.Column('bpmn_version_control_type', sa.String(length=50), nullable=True),
@@ -219,7 +218,7 @@ def upgrade():
     op.create_table('task_definition',
     sa.Column('id', sa.Integer(), nullable=False),
     sa.Column('bpmn_process_definition_id', sa.Integer(), nullable=False),
-    sa.Column('bpmn_identifier', sa.String(length=255, collation='utf8mb4_0900_as_cs'), nullable=False),
+    sa.Column('bpmn_identifier', sa.String(length=255), nullable=False),
     sa.Column('properties_json', sa.JSON(), nullable=False),
     sa.Column('typename', sa.String(length=255), nullable=False),
     sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(['bpmn_process_definition_id'], ['bpmn_process_definition.id'], ),
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/bpmn_process.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/bpmn_process.py
index 948cdffd..0d7e556d 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/bpmn_process.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/bpmn_process.py
@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@ class BpmnProcessModel(SpiffworkflowBaseDBModel):
     json_data_hash: str = db.Column(db.String(255), nullable=False, index=True)
 
     # subprocess or top_level_process
-    process_type: str = db.Column(db.String(30), nullable=False)
+    # process_type: str = db.Column(db.String(30), nullable=False)
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/bpmn_process_definition.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/bpmn_process_definition.py
index 916cf7d7..eec715c3 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/bpmn_process_definition.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/bpmn_process_definition.py
@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@ class BpmnProcessDefinitionModel(SpiffworkflowBaseDBModel):
 
     # this is a sha256 hash of spec and serializer_version
     hash: str = db.Column(db.String(255), nullable=False, index=True, unique=True)
+
     bpmn_identifier: str = db.Column(
-        db.String(255, collation="utf8mb4_0900_as_cs"), nullable=False, index=True
+        db.String(255), nullable=False, index=True
     )
 
     properties_json: str = db.Column(db.JSON, nullable=False)
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/task_definition.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/task_definition.py
index 8c70bbd0..f4f5c997 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/task_definition.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/task_definition.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class TaskDefinitionModel(SpiffworkflowBaseDBModel):
     bpmn_process_definition = relationship(BpmnProcessDefinitionModel)
 
     bpmn_identifier: str = db.Column(
-        db.String(255, collation="utf8mb4_0900_as_cs"), nullable=False, index=True
+        db.String(255), nullable=False, index=True
     )
     properties_json: dict = db.Column(db.JSON, nullable=False)
     typename: str = db.Column(db.String(255), nullable=False)