diff --git a/tlapbot/db.py b/tlapbot/db.py
index 1980a88..4e81730 100644
--- a/tlapbot/db.py
+++ b/tlapbot/db.py
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ def refresh_milestones() -> bool:
                 result = cursor.fetchone()
                 if result is None:
                     cursor.execute(
-                        "INSERT INTO milestones(name, progress, goal, complete) VALUES(?, 0, ?, FALSE)",
+                        "INSERT INTO milestones(name, progress, goal) VALUES(?, 0, ?)",
                         (redeem, redeem_info['goal'])
                     )
                 # update existing milestone to new goal
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ def reset_milestone(milestone: str) -> bool:
             (milestone,)
         )
         db.execute(
-            "INSERT INTO milestones(name, progress, goal, complete) VALUES(?, ?, ?, FALSE)",
+            "INSERT INTO milestones(name, progress, goal) VALUES(?, ?, ?)",
             (milestone, 0, current_app.config['REDEEMS'][milestone]['goal'])
         )
         db.commit()
diff --git a/tlapbot/redeems.py b/tlapbot/redeems.py
index 93033ad..c98ed88 100644
--- a/tlapbot/redeems.py
+++ b/tlapbot/redeems.py
@@ -80,26 +80,8 @@ def add_to_milestone(db: Connection, user_id: str, redeem_name: str, points_dona
         current_app.logger.error(f"Error occurred updating milestone: {e.args[0]}")
     return False
 
-# TODO: milestone is complete when progress equals goal?
 def milestone_complete(db: Connection, redeem_name: str) -> bool | None:
     """Returns None only if error was logged."""
-    try:
-        cursor = db.execute(
-            "SELECT complete FROM milestones WHERE name = ?",
-            (redeem_name,)
-        )
-        row = cursor.fetchone()
-        if row is None:
-            current_app.logger.warning("Milestone not found in database.")
-            current_app.logger.warning("Maybe you forgot to run the refresh-milestones CLI command "
-                                       "after you added a new milestone to the config?")
-        else:
-            return row[0]
-    except Error as e:
-        current_app.logger.error(f"Error occurred checking if milestone is complete: {e.args[0]}")
-
-
-def check_apply_milestone_completion(db: Connection, redeem_name: str) -> bool:
     try:
         cursor = db.execute(
             "SELECT progress, goal FROM milestones WHERE name = ?",
@@ -113,16 +95,11 @@ def check_apply_milestone_completion(db: Connection, redeem_name: str) -> bool:
         else:
             progress, goal = row
             if progress == goal:
-                cursor = db.execute(
-                    "UPDATE milestones SET complete = TRUE WHERE name = ?",
-                    (redeem_name,)
-                )
-                db.commit()
                 return True
-        return False
+            return False
     except Error as e:
-        current_app.logger.error(f"Error occurred applying milestone completion: {e.args[0]}")
-        return False
+        current_app.logger.error(f"Error occurred checking if milestone is complete: {e.args[0]}")
+
 
 
 def all_milestones(db: Connection) -> list[Tuple[str, int, int]] | None:
diff --git a/tlapbot/redeems_handler.py b/tlapbot/redeems_handler.py
index 9b5c0a0..c77d625 100644
--- a/tlapbot/redeems_handler.py
+++ b/tlapbot/redeems_handler.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from flask import current_app
 from tlapbot.db import get_db
 from tlapbot.owncast_requests import send_chat
 from tlapbot.redeems import (add_to_redeem_queue, add_to_counter, add_to_milestone,
-        check_apply_milestone_completion, milestone_complete, is_redeem_active)
+        milestone_complete, is_redeem_active)
 from tlapbot.owncast_helpers import use_points, read_users_points
 
 
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ def handle_redeem(message: str, user_id: str) -> None:
             send_chat(f"Can't donate zero points.")
         elif add_to_milestone(db, user_id, redeem, int(note)):
             send_chat(f"Succesfully donated to {redeem} milestone!")
-            if check_apply_milestone_completion(db, redeem):
+            if milestone_complete(db, redeem):
                 send_chat(f"Milestone goal {redeem} complete!")
         else:
             send_chat(f"Redeeming milestone {redeem} failed.")
diff --git a/tlapbot/schema.sql b/tlapbot/schema.sql
index 4eb4dab..f308945 100644
--- a/tlapbot/schema.sql
+++ b/tlapbot/schema.sql
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@ CREATE TABLE milestones (
   id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
   name TEXT NOT NULL,
   progress INTEGER NOT NULL,
-  goal INTEGER NOT NULL,
-  complete BOOLEAN NOT NULL
+  goal INTEGER NOT NULL
 );
 
 CREATE TABLE counters (