diff --git a/php/admin/functions.php b/php/admin/functions.php
index 8eb6e113..10a32485 100644
--- a/php/admin/functions.php
+++ b/php/admin/functions.php
@@ -251,9 +251,6 @@ function qsm_add_author_column_in_db() {
 				$success = false;
 				$mlwQuizMasterNext->log_manager->add( 'Error updating column charset utf8mb4_unicode_ci', "Tried $query but got {$wpdb->last_error}.", 0, 'error' );
 			}
-		}
-
-		if ( $success ) {
 			update_option( 'qsm_update_db_column_charset_utf8mb4_unicode_ci', 1 );
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/php/classes/class-qsm-install.php b/php/classes/class-qsm-install.php
index eb02b062..6c1fa9d4 100644
--- a/php/classes/class-qsm-install.php
+++ b/php/classes/class-qsm-install.php
@@ -1966,12 +1966,6 @@ public function update() {
 				$results = $mlwQuizMasterNext->wpdb_alter_table_query( $sql );
 			}
 
-			// Update 2.6.1
-			$results = $mlwQuizMasterNext->wpdb_alter_table_query( 'ALTER TABLE ' . $wpdb->prefix . 'mlw_qm_audit_trail CONVERT TO CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci;' );
-			$results = $mlwQuizMasterNext->wpdb_alter_table_query( 'ALTER TABLE ' . $wpdb->prefix . 'mlw_questions CONVERT TO CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci' );
-			$results = $mlwQuizMasterNext->wpdb_alter_table_query( 'ALTER TABLE ' . $wpdb->prefix . 'mlw_quizzes CONVERT TO CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci' );
-			$results = $mlwQuizMasterNext->wpdb_alter_table_query( 'ALTER TABLE ' . $wpdb->prefix . 'mlw_results CONVERT TO CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci' );
-
 			global $wpdb;
 			$table_name  = $wpdb->prefix . 'mlw_results';
 			$audit_table = $wpdb->prefix . 'mlw_qm_audit_trail';
@@ -2038,7 +2032,7 @@ public function update() {
 			}
 
 			update_option( 'mlw_quiz_master_version', $data );
-			
+
 			// Update 9.1.3
 			$mlw_questions_table = $wpdb->prefix . 'mlw_questions';
 			if ( 'linked_question' != $wpdb->get_var( "SHOW COLUMNS FROM $mlw_questions_table LIKE 'linked_question'" ) ) {