diff --git a/.gitlab/ci/rails.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab/ci/rails.gitlab-ci.yml
index 8f3064c55f60..b11d1e36188e 100644
--- a/.gitlab/ci/rails.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/ci/rails.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -338,17 +338,46 @@ rspec fast_spec_helper minimal:
     - .minimal-rspec-tests
     - .rails:rules:ee-and-foss-fast_spec_helper:minimal
 
+db:rollback:
+  extends: .db-job-base
+  script:
+    - bundle exec rake db:migrate VERSION=20181228175414
+    - bundle exec rake db:migrate SKIP_SCHEMA_VERSION_CHECK=true
+
 db:migrate:reset:
   extends: .db-job-base
   script:
     - bundle exec rake db:migrate:reset
 
+db:migrate-from-previous-major-version:
+  extends: .db-job-base
+  variables:
+    USE_BUNDLE_INSTALL: "false"
+    SETUP_DB: "false"
+    PROJECT_TO_CHECKOUT: "gitlab-foss"
+    TAG_TO_CHECKOUT: "v13.12.9"
+  before_script:
+    - !reference [.default-before_script, before_script]
+    - '[[ -d "ee/" ]] || export PROJECT_TO_CHECKOUT="gitlab"'
+    - '[[ -d "ee/" ]] || export TAG_TO_CHECKOUT="${TAG_TO_CHECKOUT}-ee"'
+    - retry 'git fetch https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/$PROJECT_TO_CHECKOUT.git $TAG_TO_CHECKOUT'
+    - git checkout -f FETCH_HEAD
+    - SETUP_DB=false USE_BUNDLE_INSTALL=true bash scripts/prepare_build.sh
+    - run_timed_command "bundle exec rake db:drop db:create db:structure:load db:migrate db:seed_fu"
+    - git checkout -f $CI_COMMIT_SHA
+    - SETUP_DB=false USE_BUNDLE_INSTALL=true bash scripts/prepare_build.sh
+  script:
+    - run_timed_command "bundle exec rake db:migrate"
+
 db:check-schema:
   extends:
-    - .db-job-base
+    - db:migrate-from-previous-major-version
     - .rails:rules:ee-mr-and-default-branch-only
+  variables:
+    TAG_TO_CHECKOUT: "v14.4.0"
   script:
-    - source scripts/schema_changed.sh
+    - run_timed_command "bundle exec rake db:migrate"
+    - scripts/schema_changed.sh
     - scripts/validate_migration_timestamps
 
 db:check-migrations:
@@ -360,30 +389,6 @@ db:check-migrations:
     - scripts/validate_migration_schema
   allow_failure: true
 
-db:migrate-from-previous-major-version:
-  extends: .db-job-base
-  variables:
-    USE_BUNDLE_INSTALL: "false"
-    SETUP_DB: "false"
-    PROJECT_TO_CHECKOUT: "gitlab-foss"
-    TAG_TO_CHECKOUT: "v13.12.9"
-  script:
-    - '[[ -d "ee/" ]] || export PROJECT_TO_CHECKOUT="gitlab"'
-    - '[[ -d "ee/" ]] || export TAG_TO_CHECKOUT="${TAG_TO_CHECKOUT}-ee"'
-    - retry 'git fetch https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/$PROJECT_TO_CHECKOUT.git $TAG_TO_CHECKOUT'
-    - git checkout -f FETCH_HEAD
-    - SETUP_DB=false USE_BUNDLE_INSTALL=true bash scripts/prepare_build.sh
-    - run_timed_command "bundle exec rake db:drop db:create db:structure:load db:migrate db:seed_fu"
-    - git checkout -f $CI_COMMIT_SHA
-    - SETUP_DB=false USE_BUNDLE_INSTALL=true bash scripts/prepare_build.sh
-    - run_timed_command "bundle exec rake db:migrate"
-
-db:rollback:
-  extends: .db-job-base
-  script:
-    - bundle exec rake db:migrate VERSION=20181228175414
-    - bundle exec rake db:migrate SKIP_SCHEMA_VERSION_CHECK=true
-
 db:gitlabcom-database-testing:
   extends: .rails:rules:db:gitlabcom-database-testing
   stage: test
diff --git a/scripts/schema_changed.sh b/scripts/schema_changed.sh
index f564f717e955..2fcb85df75b1 100755
--- a/scripts/schema_changed.sh
+++ b/scripts/schema_changed.sh
@@ -1,25 +1,21 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-schema_changed() {
-  if [ ! -z "$(git diff --name-only -- db/structure.sql)" ]; then
-    printf "Schema changes are not cleanly committed to db/structure.sql\n"
-    printf "The diff is as follows:\n"
-    diff=$(git diff -p --binary -- db/structure.sql)
-    printf "%s" "$diff"
-    exit 1
-  else
-    printf "Schema changes are correctly applied to db/structure.sql\n"
-  fi
+if [ -n "$(git diff --name-only -- db/structure.sql)" ]; then
+  printf "Schema changes are not cleanly committed to db/structure.sql\n"
+  printf "The diff is as follows:\n"
+  diff=$(git diff -p --binary -- db/structure.sql)
+  printf "%s" "$diff"
+  exit 1
+else
+  printf "Schema changes are correctly applied to db/structure.sql\n"
+fi
 
-  if [ ! -z "$(git add -A -n db/schema_migrations)" ]; then
-    printf "Schema version files have not been committed to the repository:\n"
-    printf "The following files should be committed:\n"
-    diff=$(git add -A -n db/schema_migrations)
-    printf "%s" "$diff"
-    exit 2
-  else
-    printf "Schema changes are correctly applied to db/structure.sql and db/schema_migrations/\n"
-  fi
-}
-
-schema_changed
+if [ -n "$(git add -A -n db/schema_migrations)" ]; then
+  printf "Schema version files have not been committed to the repository:\n"
+  printf "The following files should be committed:\n"
+  diff=$(git add -A -n db/schema_migrations)
+  printf "%s" "$diff"
+  exit 2
+else
+  printf "Schema changes are correctly applied to db/structure.sql and db/schema_migrations/\n"
+fi