diff --git a/backend/migrations/20241210184049_drop_app_lite.down.sql b/backend/migrations/20241210184049_drop_app_lite.down.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d2f607c5b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/migrations/20241210184049_drop_app_lite.down.sql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+-- Add down migration script here
diff --git a/backend/migrations/20241210184049_drop_app_lite.up.sql b/backend/migrations/20241210184049_drop_app_lite.up.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eab39e59de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/migrations/20241210184049_drop_app_lite.up.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+-- Add up migration script here
+delete from app_version_lite;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend/windmill-worker/src/worker_lockfiles.rs b/backend/windmill-worker/src/worker_lockfiles.rs
index ff1216da65..959757d117 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-worker/src/worker_lockfiles.rs
+++ b/backend/windmill-worker/src/worker_lockfiles.rs
@@ -1243,6 +1243,13 @@ async fn reduce_app(db: &sqlx::Pool<sqlx::Postgres>, value: &mut Value, app: i64
     match value {
         Value::Object(object) => {
             if let Some(Value::Object(script)) = object.get_mut("inlineScript") {
+                if script
+                    .get("language")
+                    .and_then(|x| x.as_str())
+                    .is_some_and(|x| x == "frontend")
+                {
+                    return Ok(());
+                }
                 // replace `content` with an empty string:
                 let Some(Value::String(code)) = script.get_mut("content").map(std::mem::take)
                 else {