diff --git a/experiment/src/org/labkey/experiment/ExperimentUpgradeCode.java b/experiment/src/org/labkey/experiment/ExperimentUpgradeCode.java
index 2f6a3a274b1..8c4a644d3cb 100644
--- a/experiment/src/org/labkey/experiment/ExperimentUpgradeCode.java
+++ b/experiment/src/org/labkey/experiment/ExperimentUpgradeCode.java
@@ -519,6 +519,7 @@ public static void fixContainerForMovedSampleFiles(ModuleContext context)
      * Drop the classid column and add a rowId column to existing provisioned DataClass tables.
      */
     @SuppressWarnings("unused")
+    @DeferredUpgrade
     public static void addRowIdToProvisionedDataClassTables(ModuleContext context)
     {
         if (context.isNewInstall())