diff --git a/docs/sources/alerting/migrating-alerts/migrating-legacy-alerts.md b/docs/sources/alerting/migrating-alerts/migrating-legacy-alerts.md
index 35ba9a52f14..74f42177c16 100644
--- a/docs/sources/alerting/migrating-alerts/migrating-legacy-alerts.md
+++ b/docs/sources/alerting/migrating-alerts/migrating-legacy-alerts.md
@@ -41,4 +41,3 @@ longer supported. We refer to these as [Differences]({{< relref "#differences" >
 ## Limitations
 
 1. Since `Hipchat` and `Sensu` notification channels are no longer supported, legacy alerts associated with these channels are not automatically migrated to Grafana Alerting. Assign the legacy alerts to a supported notification channel so that you continue to receive notifications for those alerts.
-   Silences (expiring after one year) are created for all paused dashboard alerts.
diff --git a/pkg/services/sqlstore/migrations/ualert/alert_rule.go b/pkg/services/sqlstore/migrations/ualert/alert_rule.go
index d4319dd7974..7bacef0bd19 100644
--- a/pkg/services/sqlstore/migrations/ualert/alert_rule.go
+++ b/pkg/services/sqlstore/migrations/ualert/alert_rule.go
@@ -152,10 +152,6 @@ func (m *migration) makeAlertRule(l log.Logger, cond condition, da dashAlert, fo
 	n, v := getLabelForSilenceMatching(ar.UID)
 	ar.Labels[n] = v
 
-	if err := m.addSilence(da, ar); err != nil {
-		m.mg.Logger.Error("alert migration error: failed to create silence", "rule_name", ar.Title, "err", err)
-	}
-
 	if err := m.addErrorSilence(da, ar); err != nil {
 		m.mg.Logger.Error("alert migration error: failed to create silence for Error", "rule_name", ar.Title, "err", err)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/services/sqlstore/migrations/ualert/silences.go b/pkg/services/sqlstore/migrations/ualert/silences.go
index c5fdfbf1948..69d1a2b320c 100644
--- a/pkg/services/sqlstore/migrations/ualert/silences.go
+++ b/pkg/services/sqlstore/migrations/ualert/silences.go
@@ -26,43 +26,6 @@ const (
 	ErrorAlertName = "DatasourceError"
 )
 
-func (m *migration) addSilence(da dashAlert, rule *alertRule) error {
-	if da.State != "paused" {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	uid, err := uuid.NewRandom()
-	if err != nil {
-		return errors.New("failed to create uuid for silence")
-	}
-
-	n, v := getLabelForSilenceMatching(rule.UID)
-	s := &pb.MeshSilence{
-		Silence: &pb.Silence{
-			Id: uid.String(),
-			Matchers: []*pb.Matcher{
-				{
-					Type:    pb.Matcher_EQUAL,
-					Name:    n,
-					Pattern: v,
-				},
-			},
-			StartsAt:  time.Now(),
-			EndsAt:    time.Now().Add(365 * 20 * time.Hour), // 1 year.
-			CreatedBy: "Grafana Migration",
-			Comment:   "Created during auto migration to unified alerting",
-		},
-		ExpiresAt: time.Now().Add(365 * 20 * time.Hour), // 1 year.
-	}
-
-	_, ok := m.silences[da.OrgId]
-	if !ok {
-		m.silences[da.OrgId] = make([]*pb.MeshSilence, 0)
-	}
-	m.silences[da.OrgId] = append(m.silences[da.OrgId], s)
-	return nil
-}
-
 func (m *migration) addErrorSilence(da dashAlert, rule *alertRule) error {
 	if da.ParsedSettings.ExecutionErrorState != "keep_state" {
 		return nil