<!--IssueSummary start--> <details> <summary> Everyone can contribute. [Help move this issue forward](https://handbook.gitlab.com/handbook/marketing/developer-relations/contributor-success/community-contributors-workflows/#contributor-links) while earning points, leveling up and collecting rewards. </summary> - [Close this issue](https://contributors.gitlab.com/manage-issue?action=close&projectId=278964&issueIid=353095) </details> <!--IssueSummary end--> The follow-up to #353094. The approvals_before_merge field has been made redundant within: - Issue: #11132 (closed). - Merge request: !16121 (merged) Within this issue, we should remove the column, which is the second step of [the 3-release approach of column removal](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/development/avoiding_downtime_in_migrations.html#dropping-columns)