diff --git a/src/migration/pull-sharding-table-migration.js b/src/migration/pull-sharding-table-migration.js
index 968cc8b9d9..6455a88dc2 100644
--- a/src/migration/pull-sharding-table-migration.js
+++ b/src/migration/pull-sharding-table-migration.js
@@ -67,11 +67,6 @@ class PullBlockchainShardingTableMigration extends BaseMigration {
 
                             const sha256 = await this.hashingService.callHashFunction(1, nodeId);
 
-                            const cleanHexString = sha256.startsWith('0x')
-                                ? sha256.slice(2)
-                                : sha256;
-                            const sha256Blob = Buffer.from(cleanHexString, 'hex');
-
                             return {
                                 peerId: nodeId,
                                 blockchainId,
@@ -86,7 +81,6 @@ class PullBlockchainShardingTableMigration extends BaseMigration {
                                     'ether',
                                 ),
                                 sha256,
-                                sha256Blob,
                             };
                         }),
                     ),
diff --git a/src/modules/repository/implementation/sequelize/migrations/20240201100000-remove-sha256Blob.js b/src/modules/repository/implementation/sequelize/migrations/20240201100000-remove-sha256Blob.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..25618e1d51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modules/repository/implementation/sequelize/migrations/20240201100000-remove-sha256Blob.js
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+export async function up({ context: { queryInterface } }) {
+    const tableInfo = await queryInterface.describeTable('shard');
+
+    if (tableInfo.sha256_blob) {
+        await queryInterface.removeColumn('shard', 'sha256_blob');
+    }
+}
+
+export async function down({ context: { queryInterface, Sequelize } }) {
+    const tableInfo = await queryInterface.describeTable('shard');
+
+    if (!tableInfo.sha256_blob) {
+        await queryInterface.addColumn('shard', 'sha256_blob', {
+            type: Sequelize.BLOB,
+        });
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/modules/repository/implementation/sequelize/models/shard.js b/src/modules/repository/implementation/sequelize/models/shard.js
index 7e5b884e29..cd14aa539f 100644
--- a/src/modules/repository/implementation/sequelize/models/shard.js
+++ b/src/modules/repository/implementation/sequelize/models/shard.js
@@ -26,9 +26,6 @@ export default (sequelize, DataTypes) => {
                 type: DataTypes.STRING,
                 allowNull: false,
             },
-            sha256Blob: {
-                type: DataTypes.BLOB,
-            },
         },
         { underscored: true },
     );
diff --git a/src/modules/repository/implementation/sequelize/repositories/shard-repository.js b/src/modules/repository/implementation/sequelize/repositories/shard-repository.js
index 25a2051633..86fb01460b 100644
--- a/src/modules/repository/implementation/sequelize/repositories/shard-repository.js
+++ b/src/modules/repository/implementation/sequelize/repositories/shard-repository.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class ShardRepository {
         });
     }
 
-    async createPeerRecord(peerId, blockchainId, ask, stake, lastSeen, sha256, sha256Blob) {
+    async createPeerRecord(peerId, blockchainId, ask, stake, lastSeen, sha256) {
         return this.model.create(
             {
                 peerId,
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ class ShardRepository {
                 stake,
                 lastSeen,
                 sha256,
-                sha256Blob,
             },
             {
                 ignoreDuplicates: true,
@@ -42,7 +41,6 @@ class ShardRepository {
                 blockchainId,
             },
             attributes: ['peerId', 'blockchainId', 'ask', 'stake', 'lastSeen', 'sha256'],
-            order: [['sha256Blob', 'ASC']],
         };
 
         if (filterLastSeen) {
diff --git a/src/service/blockchain-event-listener-service.js b/src/service/blockchain-event-listener-service.js
index aca8db13f2..087854f6cd 100644
--- a/src/service/blockchain-event-listener-service.js
+++ b/src/service/blockchain-event-listener-service.js
@@ -349,9 +349,6 @@ class BlockchainEventListenerService {
                     nodeId,
                 );
 
-                const cleanHexString = sha256.startsWith('0x') ? sha256.slice(2) : sha256;
-                const sha256Blob = Buffer.from(cleanHexString, 'hex');
-
                 this.logger.trace(`Adding peer id: ${nodeId} to sharding table.`);
                 return {
                     peerId: nodeId,
@@ -366,7 +363,6 @@ class BlockchainEventListenerService {
                     ),
                     lastSeen: new Date(0),
                     sha256,
-                    sha256Blob,
                 };
             }),
         );
diff --git a/src/service/sharding-table-service.js b/src/service/sharding-table-service.js
index d6fd6e5718..4a5a3ff8cf 100644
--- a/src/service/sharding-table-service.js
+++ b/src/service/sharding-table-service.js
@@ -93,8 +93,6 @@ class ShardingTableService {
                     );
                     const sha256 = await this.hashingService.callHashFunction(1, nodeId);
 
-                    const cleanHexString = sha256.startsWith('0x') ? sha256.slice(2) : sha256;
-                    const sha256Blob = Buffer.from(cleanHexString, 'hex');
                     return {
                         peerId: nodeId,
                         blockchainId,
@@ -109,7 +107,6 @@ class ShardingTableService {
                             'ether',
                         ),
                         sha256,
-                        sha256Blob,
                     };
                 }),
             ),