diff --git a/spring-cloud-dataflow-server-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/dataflow/server/db/migration/DropColumnSqlCommands.java b/spring-cloud-dataflow-server-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/dataflow/server/db/migration/DropColumnSqlCommands.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2023 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.springframework.cloud.dataflow.server.db.migration;
+
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+import org.springframework.cloud.dataflow.common.flyway.SqlCommand;
+import org.springframework.jdbc.core.JdbcTemplate;
+import org.springframework.util.Assert;
+import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
+
+import java.sql.Connection;
+import java.sql.ResultSet;
+import java.sql.SQLException;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.List;
+
+/**
+ * Utility class that can be used in future to drop columns.
+ * This checks for the existence of the column before dropping.
+ * @author Corneil du Plessis
+ */
+public class DropColumnSqlCommands extends SqlCommand {
+	private final static Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(DropColumnSqlCommands.class);
+
+	private final List<String> columnNames = new ArrayList<>();
+
+	public DropColumnSqlCommands(String... columnName) {
+		columnNames.addAll(Arrays.asList(columnName));
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void handle(JdbcTemplate jdbcTemplate, Connection connection) {
+		for(String name : columnNames) {
+			try {
+				dropColumn(jdbcTemplate, connection, name);
+			} catch (SQLException e) {
+				throw new RuntimeException(e);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean canHandleInJdbcTemplate() {
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	protected void dropColumn(JdbcTemplate jdbcTemplate, Connection connection, String name) throws SQLException {
+		logger.debug("dropping:{}", name);
+		String [] parts = StringUtils.split(name, ".");
+		Assert.notNull(parts, "Expected 2 or more parts from " + name);
+		Assert.isTrue(parts.length > 1, "Expected 2 or more parts from " + name);
+		String columnName = parts[parts.length - 1];
+		String tableName = parts[parts.length - 2];
+		String schemaName = parts.length > 2 ? parts[parts.length - 3] : null;
+		logger.debug("Searching for {}.{}", tableName, columnName);
+		if(hasColumn(connection, schemaName, tableName, columnName)) {
+			String sql = String.format("alter table %s drop column %s", tableName, columnName);
+			logger.debug("Executing: {}", sql);
+			jdbcTemplate.execute(sql);
+		}
+	}
+	protected boolean hasColumn(Connection connection, String schemaName, String tableName, String columnName) throws SQLException {
+		String actualSchemaName = null;
+		if(StringUtils.hasText(schemaName)) {
+			try(ResultSet resultSet = connection.getMetaData().getSchemas()) {
+				while (resultSet.next()) {
+					String name = resultSet.getString("SCHEMA_NAME");
+					// determine the actual name used in specific database metadata. 
+					if(name.equalsIgnoreCase(schemaName)) {
+						actualSchemaName = name;
+						break;
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		String actualTableName = tableName;
+		try(ResultSet resultSet = connection.getMetaData().getTables(null, actualSchemaName, null, new String[] {"TABLE"})) {
+			while (resultSet.next()) {
+				String name = resultSet.getString("TABLE_NAME");
+				// determine the actual name used in specific database metadata.
+				if(name.equalsIgnoreCase(tableName)) {
+					actualTableName = name;
+					break;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		// actual names need to be same case as reported by meta data query for some databases.
+		try (ResultSet resultSet = connection.getMetaData().getColumns(null, actualSchemaName, actualTableName, null)) {
+			while (resultSet.next()) {
+				String foundColumnName = resultSet.getString("COLUMN_NAME");
+				if (foundColumnName.equalsIgnoreCase(columnName)) {
+					return true;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/spring-cloud-dataflow-server-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/dataflow/server/db/migration/db2/V9__DropJobConfigurationLocation.java b/spring-cloud-dataflow-server-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/dataflow/server/db/migration/db2/V9__DropJobConfigurationLocation.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2023 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.springframework.cloud.dataflow.server.db.migration.db2;
+
+import org.springframework.cloud.dataflow.common.flyway.AbstractMigration;
+import org.springframework.cloud.dataflow.server.db.migration.DropColumnSqlCommands;
+
+import java.util.Collections;
+
+/**
+ * Removes extra JOB_CONFIGURATION_LOCATION columns.
+ * @author Corneil du Plessis
+ */
+public class V9__DropJobConfigurationLocation extends AbstractMigration {
+	public V9__DropJobConfigurationLocation() {
+		super(Collections.singletonList(new DropColumnSqlCommands("BOOT3_BATCH_JOB_EXECUTION.JOB_CONFIGURATION_LOCATION")));
+	}
+}
diff --git a/spring-cloud-dataflow-server-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/dataflow/server/db/migration/mariadb/V10__DropJobConfigurationLocation.java b/spring-cloud-dataflow-server-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/dataflow/server/db/migration/mariadb/V10__DropJobConfigurationLocation.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2023 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.springframework.cloud.dataflow.server.db.migration.mariadb;
+
+import java.util.Collections;
+
+import org.springframework.cloud.dataflow.common.flyway.AbstractMigration;
+import org.springframework.cloud.dataflow.server.db.migration.DropColumnSqlCommands;
+
+/**
+ * Removes extra JOB_CONFIGURATION_LOCATION columns.
+ * @author Corneil du Plessis
+ */
+public class V10__DropJobConfigurationLocation extends AbstractMigration {
+	public V10__DropJobConfigurationLocation() {
+		super(Collections.singletonList(new DropColumnSqlCommands("BOOT3_BATCH_JOB_EXECUTION.JOB_CONFIGURATION_LOCATION")));
+	}
+}
diff --git a/spring-cloud-dataflow-server-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/dataflow/server/db/migration/mysql/V10__DropJobConfigurationLocation.java b/spring-cloud-dataflow-server-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/dataflow/server/db/migration/mysql/V10__DropJobConfigurationLocation.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2023 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.springframework.cloud.dataflow.server.db.migration.mysql;
+
+import java.util.Collections;
+
+import org.springframework.cloud.dataflow.common.flyway.AbstractMigration;
+import org.springframework.cloud.dataflow.server.db.migration.DropColumnSqlCommands;
+
+/**
+ * Removes extra JOB_CONFIGURATION_LOCATION columns.
+ * @author Corneil du Plessis
+ */
+public class V10__DropJobConfigurationLocation extends AbstractMigration {
+	public V10__DropJobConfigurationLocation() {
+		super(Collections.singletonList(new DropColumnSqlCommands("BOOT3_BATCH_JOB_EXECUTION.JOB_CONFIGURATION_LOCATION")));
+	}
+}
diff --git a/spring-cloud-dataflow-server-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/dataflow/server/db/migration/oracle/V10__DropJobConfigurationLocation.java b/spring-cloud-dataflow-server-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/dataflow/server/db/migration/oracle/V10__DropJobConfigurationLocation.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2023 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.springframework.cloud.dataflow.server.db.migration.oracle;
+
+import java.util.Collections;
+
+import org.springframework.cloud.dataflow.common.flyway.AbstractMigration;
+import org.springframework.cloud.dataflow.server.db.migration.DropColumnSqlCommands;
+
+/**
+ * Removes extra JOB_CONFIGURATION_LOCATION columns.
+ * @author Corneil du Plessis
+ */
+public class V10__DropJobConfigurationLocation extends AbstractMigration {
+	public V10__DropJobConfigurationLocation() {
+		super(Collections.singletonList(new DropColumnSqlCommands("BOOT3_BATCH_JOB_EXECUTION.JOB_CONFIGURATION_LOCATION")));
+	}
+}
diff --git a/spring-cloud-dataflow-server-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/dataflow/server/db/migration/postgresql/V11__DropJobConfigurationLocation.java b/spring-cloud-dataflow-server-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/dataflow/server/db/migration/postgresql/V11__DropJobConfigurationLocation.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2023 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.springframework.cloud.dataflow.server.db.migration.postgresql;
+
+import java.util.Collections;
+
+import org.springframework.cloud.dataflow.common.flyway.AbstractMigration;
+import org.springframework.cloud.dataflow.server.db.migration.DropColumnSqlCommands;
+
+/**
+ * Removes extra JOB_CONFIGURATION_LOCATION columns.
+ * @author Corneil du Plessis
+ */
+public class V11__DropJobConfigurationLocation extends AbstractMigration {
+	public V11__DropJobConfigurationLocation() {
+		super(Collections.singletonList(new DropColumnSqlCommands("BOOT3_BATCH_JOB_EXECUTION.JOB_CONFIGURATION_LOCATION")));
+	}
+}
diff --git a/spring-cloud-dataflow-server-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/dataflow/server/db/migration/sqlserver/V9__DropJobConfigurationLocation.java b/spring-cloud-dataflow-server-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/dataflow/server/db/migration/sqlserver/V9__DropJobConfigurationLocation.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2023 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.springframework.cloud.dataflow.server.db.migration.sqlserver;
+
+import java.util.Collections;
+
+import org.springframework.cloud.dataflow.common.flyway.AbstractMigration;
+import org.springframework.cloud.dataflow.server.db.migration.DropColumnSqlCommands;
+
+/**
+ * Removes extra JOB_CONFIGURATION_LOCATION columns.
+ * @author Corneil du Plessis
+ */
+public class V9__DropJobConfigurationLocation extends AbstractMigration {
+	public V9__DropJobConfigurationLocation() {
+		super(Collections.singletonList(new DropColumnSqlCommands("BOOT3_BATCH_JOB_EXECUTION.JOB_CONFIGURATION_LOCATION")));
+	}
+}