diff --git a/dandiapi/api/fixtures/playwright.json.xz b/dandiapi/api/fixtures/playwright.json.xz
index 3fae1cf6b..116333c2e 100644
Binary files a/dandiapi/api/fixtures/playwright.json.xz and b/dandiapi/api/fixtures/playwright.json.xz differ
diff --git a/dandiapi/api/migrations/0011_remove_asset_previous.py b/dandiapi/api/migrations/0011_remove_asset_previous.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a74820e46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dandiapi/api/migrations/0011_remove_asset_previous.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# Generated by Django 4.1.13 on 2024-08-20 15:14
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from django.db import migrations
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+    dependencies = [
+        ('api', '0010_auditrecord'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.RemoveField(
+            model_name='asset',
+            name='previous',
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/dandiapi/api/models/asset.py b/dandiapi/api/models/asset.py
index 7fc106ae4..5e3706647 100644
--- a/dandiapi/api/models/asset.py
+++ b/dandiapi/api/models/asset.py
@@ -121,13 +121,6 @@ class Status(models.TextChoices):
         choices=Status.choices,
     )
     validation_errors = models.JSONField(default=list, blank=True, null=True)
-    previous = models.ForeignKey(
-        'Asset',
-        blank=True,
-        null=True,
-        default=None,
-        on_delete=models.SET_NULL,
-    )
     published = models.BooleanField(default=False)
 
     class Meta:
diff --git a/dandiapi/api/services/asset/__init__.py b/dandiapi/api/services/asset/__init__.py
index 5ea352e8f..e1ef3f4d1 100644
--- a/dandiapi/api/services/asset/__init__.py
+++ b/dandiapi/api/services/asset/__init__.py
@@ -127,10 +127,6 @@ def change_asset(  # noqa: PLR0913
             metadata=new_metadata,
         )
 
-        # Set previous asset and save
-        new_asset.previous = asset
-        new_asset.save()
-
         audit.update_asset(dandiset=version.dandiset, user=user, asset=new_asset)
 
     return new_asset, True
diff --git a/dandiapi/api/tests/test_asset.py b/dandiapi/api/tests/test_asset.py
index c2f8889a4..aaf6900de 100644
--- a/dandiapi/api/tests/test_asset.py
+++ b/dandiapi/api/tests/test_asset.py
@@ -1108,9 +1108,6 @@ def test_asset_rest_update(api_client, user, draft_version, asset, asset_blob):
     new_asset = Asset.objects.get(asset_id=resp['asset_id'])
     assert new_asset in draft_version.assets.all()
 
-    # The new asset should have a reference to the old asset
-    assert new_asset.previous == asset
-
     # Ensure new path is ingested
     assert not AssetPath.objects.filter(path=old_path, version=draft_version).exists()
     assert AssetPath.objects.filter(path=new_path, version=draft_version).exists()
@@ -1168,9 +1165,6 @@ def test_asset_rest_update_embargo(api_client, user, draft_version, asset, embar
     new_asset = Asset.objects.get(asset_id=resp['asset_id'])
     assert new_asset in draft_version.assets.all()
 
-    # The new asset should have a reference to the old asset
-    assert new_asset.previous == asset
-
     # The version modified date should be updated
     start_time = draft_version.modified
     draft_version.refresh_from_db()
@@ -1266,9 +1260,6 @@ def test_asset_rest_update_zarr(
     new_asset = Asset.objects.get(asset_id=resp['asset_id'])
     assert new_asset in draft_version.assets.all()
 
-    # The new asset should have a reference to the old asset
-    assert new_asset.previous == asset
-
     # The version modified date should be updated
     start_time = draft_version.modified
     draft_version.refresh_from_db()