diff --git a/app/api/discussion_comment_api.rb b/app/api/discussion_comment_api.rb
index e5ca2c172..4e1f7f854 100644
--- a/app/api/discussion_comment_api.rb
+++ b/app/api/discussion_comment_api.rb
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ class DiscussionCommentApi < Grape::API
       error!(error: 'Attachment exceeds the maximum attachment size of 30MB.') unless File.size?(attached_file["tempfile"].path) < 30_000_000
     end
 
-    logger.info("#{current_user.username} - added a reply to the discussion comment #{params[:discussion_comment_id]} for task #{task.id} (#{task_definition.abbreviation})")
+    logger.info("#{current_user.username} - added a reply to the discussion comment #{params[:task_comment_id]} for task #{task.id} (#{task_definition.abbreviation})")
 
     if attached_file.nil? || attached_file.empty?
       error!({ error: 'Discussion reply is empty, unable to add new reply to discussion comment' }, 403)
diff --git a/db/migrate/20210910074614_switch_to_bigint.rb b/db/migrate/20210910074614_switch_to_bigint.rb
index ef5e4fe89..7ab535664 100644
--- a/db/migrate/20210910074614_switch_to_bigint.rb
+++ b/db/migrate/20210910074614_switch_to_bigint.rb
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ def change
     change_column :task_comments, :task_id, :bigint
     change_column :task_comments, :user_id, :bigint
     change_column :task_comments, :recipient_id, :bigint
-    change_column :task_comments, :discussion_comment_id, :bigint
     change_column :task_comments, :assessor_id, :bigint
     change_column :task_comments, :task_status_id, :bigint
     change_column :task_comments, :reply_to_id, :bigint
@@ -148,7 +147,6 @@ def change
     # add_index :task_comments, :task_id
     add_index :task_comments, :user_id
     # add_index :task_comments, :recipient_id
-    # add_index :task_comments, :discussion_comment_id
     add_index :task_comments, :assessor_id
     add_index :task_comments, :task_status_id
     # add_index :task_comments, :reply_to_id
diff --git a/db/schema.rb b/db/schema.rb
index dd49cc6d3..374e74576 100644
--- a/db/schema.rb
+++ b/db/schema.rb
@@ -203,7 +203,6 @@
     t.bigint "recipient_id"
     t.string "content_type"
     t.string "attachment_extension"
-    t.bigint "discussion_comment_id"
     t.string "type"
     t.datetime "time_discussion_started"
     t.datetime "time_discussion_completed"
@@ -217,7 +216,6 @@
     t.bigint "reply_to_id"
     t.bigint "overseer_assessment_id"
     t.index ["assessor_id"], name: "index_task_comments_on_assessor_id"
-    t.index ["discussion_comment_id"], name: "index_task_comments_on_discussion_comment_id"
     t.index ["overseer_assessment_id"], name: "index_task_comments_on_overseer_assessment_id"
     t.index ["recipient_id"], name: "fk_rails_1dbb49165b"
     t.index ["reply_to_id"], name: "index_task_comments_on_reply_to_id"