diff --git a/cmd/server/docs/docs.go b/cmd/server/docs/docs.go
index a91b6c1bf..81d42e083 100644
--- a/cmd/server/docs/docs.go
+++ b/cmd/server/docs/docs.go
@@ -3933,10 +3933,6 @@ const docTemplate = `{
                     "description": "uses reported user for webhooks and name of cron for cron pipelines",
                     "type": "string"
                 },
-                "signed": {
-                    "description": "deprecate",
-                    "type": "boolean"
-                },
                 "started_at": {
                     "type": "integer"
                 },
@@ -3963,10 +3959,6 @@ const docTemplate = `{
                     "additionalProperties": {
                         "type": "string"
                     }
-                },
-                "verified": {
-                    "description": "deprecate",
-                    "type": "boolean"
                 }
             }
         },
@@ -4230,9 +4222,6 @@ const docTemplate = `{
                 "name": {
                     "type": "string"
                 },
-                "pgid": {
-                    "type": "integer"
-                },
                 "pid": {
                     "type": "integer"
                 },
diff --git a/pipeline/stepBuilder.go b/pipeline/stepBuilder.go
index 51589b875..6772470a0 100644
--- a/pipeline/stepBuilder.go
+++ b/pipeline/stepBuilder.go
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ func (b *StepBuilder) Build() ([]*Item, error) {
 				UUID:       uuid.New().String(), // TODO(#1784): Remove once workflows are a separate entity in database
 				PipelineID: b.Curr.ID,
 				PID:        pidSequence,
-				PGID:       pidSequence,
 				State:      model.StatusPending,
 				Environ:    axis,
 				Name:       SanitizePath(y.Name),
@@ -305,7 +304,6 @@ func SetPipelineStepsOnPipeline(pipeline *model.Pipeline, pipelineItems []*Item)
 					PipelineID: pipeline.ID,
 					PID:        pidSequence,
 					PPID:       item.Workflow.PID,
-					PGID:       gid,
 					State:      model.StatusPending,
 				}
 				if item.Workflow.State == model.StatusSkipped {
diff --git a/server/model/pipeline.go b/server/model/pipeline.go
index 55b7ca897..0ef4da99c 100644
--- a/server/model/pipeline.go
+++ b/server/model/pipeline.go
@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@ type Pipeline struct {
 	Avatar              string            `json:"author_avatar"           xorm:"pipeline_avatar"`
 	Email               string            `json:"author_email"            xorm:"pipeline_email"`
 	Link                string            `json:"link_url"                xorm:"pipeline_link"`
-	Signed              bool              `json:"signed"                  xorm:"pipeline_signed"`   // deprecate
-	Verified            bool              `json:"verified"                xorm:"pipeline_verified"` // deprecate
 	Reviewer            string            `json:"reviewed_by"             xorm:"pipeline_reviewer"`
 	Reviewed            int64             `json:"reviewed_at"             xorm:"pipeline_reviewed"`
 	Steps               []*Step           `json:"steps,omitempty"         xorm:"-"`
diff --git a/server/model/step.go b/server/model/step.go
index 450cf9fe5..41b93a51b 100644
--- a/server/model/step.go
+++ b/server/model/step.go
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ type Step struct {
 	PipelineID int64             `json:"pipeline_id"          xorm:"UNIQUE(s) INDEX 'step_pipeline_id'"`
 	PID        int               `json:"pid"                  xorm:"UNIQUE(s) 'step_pid'"`
 	PPID       int               `json:"ppid"                 xorm:"step_ppid"`
-	PGID       int               `json:"pgid"                 xorm:"step_pgid"`
 	Name       string            `json:"name"                 xorm:"step_name"`
 	State      StatusValue       `json:"state"                xorm:"step_state"`
 	Error      string            `json:"error,omitempty"      xorm:"VARCHAR(500) step_error"`
diff --git a/server/model/step_test.go b/server/model/step_test.go
index e933012f8..21d6df69e 100644
--- a/server/model/step_test.go
+++ b/server/model/step_test.go
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ func TestTree(t *testing.T) {
 		PID:        2,
 		PipelineID: 6,
 		PPID:       1,
-		PGID:       2,
 		Name:       "clone",
 		State:      StatusSuccess,
 		Error:      "0",
@@ -37,7 +36,6 @@ func TestTree(t *testing.T) {
 		PipelineID: 6,
 		PID:        1,
 		PPID:       0,
-		PGID:       1,
 		Name:       "lint",
 		State:      StatusFailure,
 		Error:      "1",
@@ -47,7 +45,6 @@ func TestTree(t *testing.T) {
 		PipelineID: 6,
 		PID:        3,
 		PPID:       1,
-		PGID:       3,
 		Name:       "lint",
 		State:      StatusFailure,
 		Error:      "1",
@@ -63,7 +60,6 @@ func TestTree(t *testing.T) {
 		PID:        2,
 		PipelineID: 6,
 		PPID:       1,
-		PGID:       2,
 		Name:       "clone",
 		State:      StatusSuccess,
 		Error:      "0",
diff --git a/server/pipeline/create.go b/server/pipeline/create.go
index 17eb45002..12c4f21b9 100644
--- a/server/pipeline/create.go
+++ b/server/pipeline/create.go
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ func Create(ctx context.Context, _store store.Store, repo *model.Repo, pipeline
 
 	// update some pipeline fields
 	pipeline.RepoID = repo.ID
-	pipeline.Verified = true
 	pipeline.Status = model.StatusPending
 
 	if configFetchErr != nil {
diff --git a/server/store/datastore/migration/018_drop_old_cols.go b/server/store/datastore/migration/018_drop_old_cols.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c13a4091d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/store/datastore/migration/018_drop_old_cols.go
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+// Copyright 2023 Woodpecker 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
+//
+//      http://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 migration
+
+import (
+	"xorm.io/xorm"
+)
+
+type oldPipeline018 struct {
+	ID       int64 `xorm:"pk autoincr 'pipeline_id'"`
+	Signed   bool  `xorm:"pipeline_signed"`
+	Verified bool  `xorm:"pipeline_verified"`
+}
+
+func (oldPipeline018) TableName() string {
+	return "pipelines"
+}
+
+var dropOldCols = task{
+	name: "drop-old-col",
+	fn: func(sess *xorm.Session) error {
+		// make sure columns on pipelines exist
+		if err := sess.Sync(new(oldPipeline018)); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if err := dropTableColumns(sess, "steps", "step_pgid"); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		return dropTableColumns(sess, "pipelines", "pipeline_signed", "pipeline_verified")
+	},
+}
diff --git a/server/store/datastore/migration/migration.go b/server/store/datastore/migration/migration.go
index 13ffd493b..530f62c6f 100644
--- a/server/store/datastore/migration/migration.go
+++ b/server/store/datastore/migration/migration.go
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ var migrationTasks = []*task{
 	&removeInactiveRepos,
 	&dropFiles,
 	&removeMachineCol,
+	&dropOldCols,
 }
 
 var allBeans = []interface{}{
diff --git a/server/store/datastore/step_test.go b/server/store/datastore/step_test.go
index 88bf43435..9aa8e4853 100644
--- a/server/store/datastore/step_test.go
+++ b/server/store/datastore/step_test.go
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ func TestStepFind(t *testing.T) {
 			PipelineID: 1000,
 			PID:        1,
 			PPID:       2,
-			PGID:       3,
 			Name:       "build",
 			State:      model.StatusSuccess,
 			Error:      "pc load letter",
@@ -65,14 +64,12 @@ func TestStepChild(t *testing.T) {
 			PipelineID: 1,
 			PID:        1,
 			PPID:       1,
-			PGID:       1,
 			State:      "success",
 		},
 		{
 			UUID:       "2bf387f7-2913-4907-814c-c9ada88707c0",
 			PipelineID: 1,
 			PID:        2,
-			PGID:       2,
 			PPID:       1,
 			Name:       "build",
 			State:      "success",
@@ -106,7 +103,6 @@ func TestStepList(t *testing.T) {
 			PipelineID: 2,
 			PID:        1,
 			PPID:       1,
-			PGID:       1,
 			State:      "success",
 		},
 		{
@@ -114,14 +110,12 @@ func TestStepList(t *testing.T) {
 			PipelineID: 1,
 			PID:        1,
 			PPID:       1,
-			PGID:       1,
 			State:      "success",
 		},
 		{
 			UUID:       "40aab045-970b-4892-b6df-6f825a7ec97a",
 			PipelineID: 1,
 			PID:        2,
-			PGID:       2,
 			PPID:       1,
 			Name:       "build",
 			State:      "success",
@@ -150,7 +144,6 @@ func TestStepUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 		PipelineID: 1,
 		PID:        1,
 		PPID:       2,
-		PGID:       3,
 		Name:       "build",
 		State:      "pending",
 		Error:      "pc load letter",
@@ -188,7 +181,6 @@ func TestStepIndexes(t *testing.T) {
 			PipelineID: 1,
 			PID:        1,
 			PPID:       1,
-			PGID:       1,
 			State:      "running",
 			Name:       "build",
 		},
@@ -204,7 +196,6 @@ func TestStepIndexes(t *testing.T) {
 			PipelineID: 1,
 			PID:        1,
 			PPID:       1,
-			PGID:       1,
 			State:      "success",
 			Name:       "clone",
 		},
@@ -219,7 +210,6 @@ func TestStepIndexes(t *testing.T) {
 			PipelineID: 5,
 			PID:        4,
 			PPID:       3,
-			PGID:       2,
 			State:      "success",
 			Name:       "clone",
 		},
@@ -238,7 +228,6 @@ func TestStepByUUID(t *testing.T) {
 			PipelineID: 1,
 			PID:        1,
 			PPID:       1,
-			PGID:       1,
 			State:      "running",
 			Name:       "build",
 		},
@@ -247,7 +236,6 @@ func TestStepByUUID(t *testing.T) {
 			PipelineID: 4,
 			PID:        6,
 			PPID:       7,
-			PGID:       8,
 			Name:       "build",
 			State:      "pending",
 			Error:      "pc load letter",
diff --git a/web/src/lib/api/types/pipeline.ts b/web/src/lib/api/types/pipeline.ts
index 5cb5a61d0..f319fce78 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/api/types/pipeline.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/api/types/pipeline.ts
@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@ export type PipelineStep = {
   pipeline_id: number;
   pid: number;
   ppid: number;
-  pgid: number;
   name: string;
   state: PipelineStatus;
   exit_code: number;
diff --git a/woodpecker-go/woodpecker/types.go b/woodpecker-go/woodpecker/types.go
index ac9ddc6d1..25eaff9c0 100644
--- a/woodpecker-go/woodpecker/types.go
+++ b/woodpecker-go/woodpecker/types.go
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ type (
 		ID       int64             `json:"id"`
 		PID      int               `json:"pid"`
 		PPID     int               `json:"ppid"`
-		PGID     int               `json:"pgid"`
 		Name     string            `json:"name"`
 		State    string            `json:"state"`
 		Error    string            `json:"error,omitempty"`