diff --git a/catalogue/catalogue_schema.sql b/catalogue/catalogue_schema.sql
index cd83c9d1e96af0dad76c078accaa9b9d1f1eee5a..0f1395945bbbf8d282e40f298fb7361c3c10bba8 100644
--- a/catalogue/catalogue_schema.sql
+++ b/catalogue/catalogue_schema.sql
@@ -139,7 +139,6 @@ CREATE TABLE TAPE(
   CAPACITY_IN_BYTES    INTEGER       NOT NULL,
   DATA_IN_BYTES        INTEGER       NOT NULL,
   LAST_FSEQ            INTEGER       NOT NULL,
-  IS_BUSY              INTEGER       NOT NULL,
   IS_DISABLED          INTEGER       NOT NULL,
   IS_FULL              INTEGER       NOT NULL,
   LBP_IS_ON            INTEGER       NOT NULL,