diff --git a/augur/application/db/models/augur_data.py b/augur/application/db/models/augur_data.py
index 095d16c3e5..d8e269516c 100644
--- a/augur/application/db/models/augur_data.py
+++ b/augur/application/db/models/augur_data.py
@@ -218,20 +218,17 @@ class Contributor(Base):
         String,
         comment="populated with the github user name for github originated data. ",
     )
-    gh_url = Column(String)
-    gh_html_url = Column(String)
+    gh_url = Column(
+        String,
+        comment="Convenience url to aid in manually debugging database and sanity checking against GitHub API results (tools like dbeaver make links like this clickable). May be removed in the future."
+    )
+    gh_html_url = Column(
+        String,
+        comment="Convenience url to aid in manually debugging database and sanity checking against GitHub API results (tools like dbeaver make links like this clickable). May be removed in the future."
+    )
     gh_node_id = Column(String)
     gh_avatar_url = Column(String)
     gh_gravatar_id = Column(String)
-    gh_followers_url = Column(String)
-    gh_following_url = Column(String)
-    gh_gists_url = Column(String)
-    gh_starred_url = Column(String)
-    gh_subscriptions_url = Column(String)
-    gh_organizations_url = Column(String)
-    gh_repos_url = Column(String)
-    gh_events_url = Column(String)
-    gh_received_events_url = Column(String)
     gh_type = Column(String)
     gh_site_admin = Column(String)
     gl_web_url = Column(
diff --git a/augur/application/schema/alembic/versions/39_remove_unused_api_url_fields_in_.py b/augur/application/schema/alembic/versions/39_remove_unused_api_url_fields_in_.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..be328529cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/augur/application/schema/alembic/versions/39_remove_unused_api_url_fields_in_.py
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+"""remove unused api url fields in contributors table
+
+Revision ID: 39
+Revises: 38
+Create Date: 2026-03-02 15:49:34.325165
+
+"""
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision = '39'
+down_revision = '38'
+branch_labels = None
+depends_on = None
+
+
+def upgrade():
+    # ### commands auto generated by Alembic - please adjust! ###
+    op.alter_column('contributors', 'gh_url',
+               existing_type=sa.VARCHAR(),
+               comment='Convenience url to aid in manually debugging database and sanity checking against GitHub API results (tools like dbeaver make links like this clickable). May be removed in the future.',
+               existing_nullable=True,
+               schema='augur_data')
+    op.alter_column('contributors', 'gh_html_url',
+               existing_type=sa.VARCHAR(),
+               comment='Convenience url to aid in manually debugging database and sanity checking against GitHub API results (tools like dbeaver make links like this clickable). May be removed in the future.',
+               existing_nullable=True,
+               schema='augur_data')
+    op.drop_column('contributors', 'gh_starred_url', schema='augur_data')
+    op.drop_column('contributors', 'gh_organizations_url', schema='augur_data')
+    op.drop_column('contributors', 'gh_repos_url', schema='augur_data')
+    op.drop_column('contributors', 'gh_followers_url', schema='augur_data')
+    op.drop_column('contributors', 'gh_subscriptions_url', schema='augur_data')
+    op.drop_column('contributors', 'gh_received_events_url', schema='augur_data')
+    op.drop_column('contributors', 'gh_gists_url', schema='augur_data')
+    op.drop_column('contributors', 'gh_following_url', schema='augur_data')
+    op.drop_column('contributors', 'gh_events_url', schema='augur_data')
+    # ### end Alembic commands ###
+
+
+def downgrade():
+    # ### commands auto generated by Alembic - please adjust! ###
+    op.add_column('contributors', sa.Column('gh_events_url', sa.VARCHAR(), autoincrement=False, nullable=True), schema='augur_data')
+    op.add_column('contributors', sa.Column('gh_following_url', sa.VARCHAR(), autoincrement=False, nullable=True), schema='augur_data')
+    op.add_column('contributors', sa.Column('gh_gists_url', sa.VARCHAR(), autoincrement=False, nullable=True), schema='augur_data')
+    op.add_column('contributors', sa.Column('gh_received_events_url', sa.VARCHAR(), autoincrement=False, nullable=True), schema='augur_data')
+    op.add_column('contributors', sa.Column('gh_subscriptions_url', sa.VARCHAR(), autoincrement=False, nullable=True), schema='augur_data')
+    op.add_column('contributors', sa.Column('gh_followers_url', sa.VARCHAR(), autoincrement=False, nullable=True), schema='augur_data')
+    op.add_column('contributors', sa.Column('gh_repos_url', sa.VARCHAR(), autoincrement=False, nullable=True), schema='augur_data')
+    op.add_column('contributors', sa.Column('gh_organizations_url', sa.VARCHAR(), autoincrement=False, nullable=True), schema='augur_data')
+    op.add_column('contributors', sa.Column('gh_starred_url', sa.VARCHAR(), autoincrement=False, nullable=True), schema='augur_data')
+    op.alter_column('contributors', 'gh_html_url',
+               existing_type=sa.VARCHAR(),
+               comment=None,
+               existing_comment='Convenience url to aid in manually debugging database and sanity checking against GitHub API results (tools like dbeaver make links like this clickable). May be removed in the future.',
+               existing_nullable=True,
+               schema='augur_data')
+    op.alter_column('contributors', 'gh_url',
+               existing_type=sa.VARCHAR(),
+               comment=None,
+               existing_comment='Convenience url to aid in manually debugging database and sanity checking against GitHub API results (tools like dbeaver make links like this clickable). May be removed in the future.',
+               existing_nullable=True,
+               schema='augur_data')
+    # ### end Alembic commands ###