diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 70f055186..48b0cb190 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## Unreleased
+
+### Changed
+
+- Removed the account type from the `Account` database schema
+
 ## 2.19.0 - 2023-11-06
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/apps/api/src/app/account/create-account.dto.ts b/apps/api/src/app/account/create-account.dto.ts
index fff982ecf..a6e07ad82 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/app/account/create-account.dto.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/app/account/create-account.dto.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { AccountType } from '@prisma/client';
 import { Transform, TransformFnParams } from 'class-transformer';
 import {
   IsBoolean,
@@ -10,10 +9,6 @@ import {
 import { isString } from 'lodash';
 
 export class CreateAccountDto {
-  @IsOptional()
-  @IsString()
-  accountType?: AccountType;
-
   @IsNumber()
   balance: number;
 
diff --git a/apps/api/src/app/account/update-account.dto.ts b/apps/api/src/app/account/update-account.dto.ts
index 7ab829454..16d55386d 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/app/account/update-account.dto.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/app/account/update-account.dto.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { AccountType } from '@prisma/client';
 import { Transform, TransformFnParams } from 'class-transformer';
 import {
   IsBoolean,
@@ -10,10 +9,6 @@ import {
 import { isString } from 'lodash';
 
 export class UpdateAccountDto {
-  @IsOptional()
-  @IsString()
-  accountType?: AccountType;
-
   @IsNumber()
   balance: number;
 
diff --git a/prisma/migrations/20231107080536_removed_account_type_from_account/migration.sql b/prisma/migrations/20231107080536_removed_account_type_from_account/migration.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e25b06ad8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/prisma/migrations/20231107080536_removed_account_type_from_account/migration.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+-- AlterTable
+ALTER TABLE "Account" DROP COLUMN "accountType";
diff --git a/prisma/schema.prisma b/prisma/schema.prisma
index 015431e6c..a7db0ceee 100644
--- a/prisma/schema.prisma
+++ b/prisma/schema.prisma
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ model Access {
 }
 
 model Account {
-  accountType AccountType?
   balance     Float            @default(0)
   balances    AccountBalance[]
   comment     String?