diff --git a/commcare_connect/opportunity/management/commands/update_completed_work_paid_date.py b/commcare_connect/opportunity/management/commands/update_completed_work_paid_date.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..000d1e4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/commcare_connect/opportunity/management/commands/update_completed_work_paid_date.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+from django.core.management import BaseCommand
+from django.db import transaction
+
+from commcare_connect.opportunity.models import OpportunityAccess
+from commcare_connect.opportunity.utils.completed_work import update_work_payment_date
+
+
+class Command(BaseCommand):
+    help = "Updates paid dates from payments for all opportunity accesses"
+
+    def handle(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        try:
+            with transaction.atomic():
+                accesses = OpportunityAccess.objects.all()
+                self.stdout.write("Starting to process to update the paid date...")
+
+                for access in accesses:
+                    update_work_payment_date(access)
+
+                self.stdout.write("Process completed")
+
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.stdout.write(self.style.ERROR(f"An error occurred: {str(e)}"))
diff --git a/commcare_connect/opportunity/migrations/0060_completedwork_payment_date.py b/commcare_connect/opportunity/migrations/0060_completedwork_payment_date.py
index c8481f41..d1478347 100644
--- a/commcare_connect/opportunity/migrations/0060_completedwork_payment_date.py
+++ b/commcare_connect/opportunity/migrations/0060_completedwork_payment_date.py
@@ -1,18 +1,6 @@
 # Generated by Django 4.2.5 on 2024-10-07 08:54
 
-from django.db import migrations, models, transaction
-
-from commcare_connect.opportunity.utils.completed_work import update_work_payment_date
-
-
-@transaction.atomic
-def update_paid_date_from_payments(apps, schema_editor):
-    OpportunityAccess = apps.get_model("opportunity.OpportunityAccess")
-    Payment = apps.get_model("opportunity.Payment")
-    CompletedWork = apps.get_model("opportunity.CompletedWork")
-    accesses = OpportunityAccess.objects.all()
-    for access in accesses:
-        update_work_payment_date(access, Payment, CompletedWork)
+from django.db import migrations, models
 
 
 class Migration(migrations.Migration):
@@ -26,5 +14,4 @@ class Migration(migrations.Migration):
             name="payment_date",
             field=models.DateTimeField(null=True),
         ),
-        migrations.RunPython(update_paid_date_from_payments, migrations.RunPython.noop),
     ]
diff --git a/commcare_connect/opportunity/utils/completed_work.py b/commcare_connect/opportunity/utils/completed_work.py
index 2050e30b..df2d9906 100644
--- a/commcare_connect/opportunity/utils/completed_work.py
+++ b/commcare_connect/opportunity/utils/completed_work.py
@@ -44,19 +44,9 @@ def update_status(completed_works, opportunity_access, compute_payment=True):
         opportunity_access.save()
 
 
-def update_work_payment_date(access: OpportunityAccess, payment_model=None, completed_work_model=None):
-    """
-    Dynamically assign models to avoid issues with historical models during migrations.
-    Top-level imports use the current model, which may not match the schema at migration
-    time. This ensures we use historical models during migrations and current models in normal execution.
-    """
-    payment_model_ref = payment_model or Payment
-    completed_work_model_ref = completed_work_model or CompletedWork
-
-    payments = payment_model_ref.objects.filter(opportunity_access=access).order_by("date_paid")
-    completed_works = completed_work_model_ref.objects.filter(opportunity_access=access).order_by(
-        "status_modified_date"
-    )
+def update_work_payment_date(access: OpportunityAccess):
+    payments = Payment.objects.filter(opportunity_access=access).order_by("date_paid")
+    completed_works = CompletedWork.objects.filter(opportunity_access=access).order_by("status_modified_date")
 
     if not payments or not completed_works:
         return
@@ -86,4 +76,4 @@ def update_work_payment_date(access: OpportunityAccess, payment_model=None, comp
         break
 
     if works_to_update:
-        completed_work_model_ref.objects.bulk_update(works_to_update, ["payment_date"])
+        CompletedWork.objects.bulk_update(works_to_update, ["payment_date"])