diff --git a/database/events.py b/database/events.py
index 0de2effd5..492caa2cc 100644
--- a/database/events.py
+++ b/database/events.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 from google.cloud import pubsub_v1
 from shared.config import get_config
-from sqlalchemy import event, inspect
+from sqlalchemy import event
 
 from database.models.core import Repository
 
@@ -51,10 +51,5 @@ def after_insert_repo(mapper, connection, target):
 
 @event.listens_for(Repository, "after_update")
 def after_update_repo(mapper, connection, target):
-    state = inspect(target)
-
-    for attr in state.attrs:
-        if attr.key in ["name", "upload_token"] and attr.history.has_changes():
-            log.info("After update signal")
-            _sync_repo(target)
-            break
+    log.info("After update signal")
+    _sync_repo(target)
diff --git a/database/models/core.py b/database/models/core.py
index 3b6d56e7b..367ad108d 100644
--- a/database/models/core.py
+++ b/database/models/core.py
@@ -140,7 +140,6 @@ class Repository(CodecovBaseModel):
             random.choice(string.ascii_uppercase + string.digits) for _ in range(10)
         ),
     )
-    upload_token = Column(postgresql.UUID)
     language = Column(types.Text)
     languages = Column(postgresql.ARRAY(types.String), nullable=True, default=[])
     languages_last_updated = Column(types.DateTime, server_default=FetchedValue())
diff --git a/database/tests/unit/test_events.py b/database/tests/unit/test_events.py
index fb5263b7f..c1c8b46f5 100644
--- a/database/tests/unit/test_events.py
+++ b/database/tests/unit/test_events.py
@@ -37,11 +37,6 @@ def test_shelter_repo_sync(dbsession, mock_configuration, mocker):
     repo.name = "testing"
     dbsession.commit()
 
-    # this wouldn't trigger the publish via SQLAlchemy events (after_update) since it's an unimportant attribute
-    repo.activated = True
-    dbsession.commit()
-
-    # this is from the first trigger
     publish.assert_called_once_with(
         "projects/test-project-id/topics/test-topic-id",
         b'{"type": "repo", "sync": "one", "id": 91728376}',