diff --git a/app/models/project/life_cycle_step.rb b/app/models/project/life_cycle_step.rb
index 90d4e74faffb..dc317a69bc88 100644
--- a/app/models/project/life_cycle_step.rb
+++ b/app/models/project/life_cycle_step.rb
@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@ class Project::LifeCycleStep < ApplicationRecord
 
   validates :type, inclusion: { in: %w[Project::Stage Project::Gate], message: :must_be_a_stage_or_gate }
 
-  acts_as_list
-
   def initialize(*args)
     if instance_of? Project::LifeCycleStep
       # Do not allow directly instantiating this class
diff --git a/db/migrate/20241030154245_create_project_life_cycle_step_definitions.rb b/db/migrate/20241030154245_create_project_life_cycle_step_definitions.rb
index a019e15c5868..9be47cfe79cb 100644
--- a/db/migrate/20241030154245_create_project_life_cycle_step_definitions.rb
+++ b/db/migrate/20241030154245_create_project_life_cycle_step_definitions.rb
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def change
     create_table :project_life_cycle_step_definitions do |t|
       t.string :type
       t.string :name
-      t.integer :position, default: 1, null: true
+      t.integer :position, null: true
       t.references :color, foreign_key: true
 
       t.timestamps
diff --git a/db/migrate/20241105151352_create_project_life_cycle_steps.rb b/db/migrate/20241105151352_create_project_life_cycle_steps.rb
index 3858a90d66e3..cb4f7553b279 100644
--- a/db/migrate/20241105151352_create_project_life_cycle_steps.rb
+++ b/db/migrate/20241105151352_create_project_life_cycle_steps.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ def change
       t.date :start_date
       t.date :end_date
       t.boolean :active, default: false, null: false
-      t.integer :position, default: 1, null: true
       t.references :project, foreign_key: true
       t.references :definition, foreign_key: { to_table: :project_life_cycle_step_definitions }