diff --git a/flyteadmin/pkg/repositories/transformers/execution.go b/flyteadmin/pkg/repositories/transformers/execution.go
index 66fb438ea7..3b8c556abd 100644
--- a/flyteadmin/pkg/repositories/transformers/execution.go
+++ b/flyteadmin/pkg/repositories/transformers/execution.go
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ func CreateExecutionModel(input CreateExecutionModelInput) (*models.Execution, e
 	}
 	createdAt := timestamppb.New(input.CreatedAt)
 	closure := admin.ExecutionClosure{
-		Phase:         core.WorkflowExecution_UNDEFINED,
 		CreatedAt:     createdAt,
 		UpdatedAt:     createdAt,
 		Notifications: input.Notifications,