diff --git a/runtime/backend/config/migrations.ts b/runtime/backend/config/migrations.ts
index 5cf0ab26..b90f06b6 100644
--- a/runtime/backend/config/migrations.ts
+++ b/runtime/backend/config/migrations.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ let rootFolderPath =
     : `${__dirname}/../../..`; // runtime/backend/config
 
 // environment configuration
-const envFilePath = `${rootFolderPath}/.env`;
+const envFilePath = `${rootFolderPath}/env/${(process.env.NODE_ENV =
+  "development")}.env`;
 if (!fs.existsSync(envFilePath)) {
   throw new Error(
     `An error occurred configuring the database migrations. ` +
diff --git a/runtime/backend/migrations/006-RemoveIntegrations.ts b/runtime/backend/migrations/006-RemoveIntegrations.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..27a3bb00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/backend/migrations/006-RemoveIntegrations.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+/**
+ * This file is part of dHealth dApps Framework shared under LGPL-3.0
+ * Copyright (C) 2022-present dHealth Network, All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * @package     dHealth dApps Framework
+ * @subpackage  Backend
+ * @author      dHealth Network <devs@dhealth.foundation>
+ * @license     LGPL-3.0
+ */
+// external dependencies
+import { MigrationInterface } from "mongo-migrate-ts";
+import { Db } from "mongodb";
+import mongoose from "mongoose";
+/**
+ * @label DATABASE
+ * @class RemoveIntegrations
+ * @description This migration consists in one or more database
+ * schema and/or data updates. The following tasks are run:
+ * - Remove accountintegrations that were created before 18.01.2023
+ * @since v0.6.0
+ */
+export class RemoveIntegrations implements MigrationInterface {
+  async up(db: Db): Promise<any> {
+    // uses collection `accountintegrations`
+    const collection = db.collection("accountintegrations");
+
+    await collection.deleteMany({
+      createdAt: { $lt: new Date(2023, 0, 18) },
+    });
+  }
+
+  async down(db: Db) {
+    // uses collection `accountintegrations`
+    const collection = db.collection("accountintegrations");
+    // create one activity with date earlier than 18.01.2023
+    await collection.insertOne({
+      _id: new mongoose.Types.ObjectId("63c18d84648b5b53bdf54af3"),
+      address: "NATZJETZTZCGGRBUYVQRBEUFN5LEGDRSTNF2GYA",
+      name: "strava",
+      __v: 0,
+      authorizationHash: "fakeHashShouldNotWork",
+      createdAt: new Date(2023, 0, 13),
+      updatedAt: new Date(2023, 0, 13),
+      encAccessToken: "fakeTokenShouldNotWork",
+      encRefreshToken: "fakeTokenShouldNotWork2",
+      expiresAt: 1673647946000,
+      remoteIdentifier: "fakeIdentifier",
+    });
+  }
+}