diff --git a/src/lib/__snapshots__/create-config.test.ts.snap b/src/lib/__snapshots__/create-config.test.ts.snap
index fc892f4f8f..f931459d1f 100644
--- a/src/lib/__snapshots__/create-config.test.ts.snap
+++ b/src/lib/__snapshots__/create-config.test.ts.snap
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ exports[`should create default config 1`] = `
       "caseInsensitiveInOperators": false,
       "celebrateUnleash": false,
       "collectTrafficDataUsage": false,
-      "createdByUserIdDataMigration": false,
       "demo": false,
       "disableBulkToggle": false,
       "disableMetrics": false,
@@ -205,6 +204,7 @@ exports[`should create default config 1`] = `
     "disableCompression": false,
     "enableHeapSnapshotEnpoint": false,
     "enableRequestLogger": false,
+    "enableScheduledCreatedByMigration": false,
     "gracefulShutdownEnable": true,
     "gracefulShutdownTimeout": 1000,
     "headersTimeout": 61000,
diff --git a/src/lib/create-config.ts b/src/lib/create-config.ts
index fd559ba045..275271200a 100644
--- a/src/lib/create-config.ts
+++ b/src/lib/create-config.ts
@@ -259,6 +259,10 @@ const defaultServerOption: IServerOption = {
         secondsToMilliseconds(1),
     ),
     secret: process.env.UNLEASH_SECRET || 'super-secret',
+    enableScheduledCreatedByMigration: parseEnvVarBoolean(
+        process.env.ENABLE_SCHEDULED_CREATED_BY_MIGRATION,
+        false,
+    ),
 };
 
 const defaultVersionOption: IVersionOption = {
diff --git a/src/lib/db/index.ts b/src/lib/db/index.ts
index 9f3b3c51be..7a97999e30 100644
--- a/src/lib/db/index.ts
+++ b/src/lib/db/index.ts
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ export const createStores = (
     config: IUnleashConfig,
     db: Db,
 ): IUnleashStores => {
-    const { getLogger, eventBus, flagResolver } = config;
-    const eventStore = new EventStore(db, getLogger, flagResolver);
+    const { getLogger, eventBus } = config;
+    const eventStore = new EventStore(db, getLogger);
 
     return {
         eventStore,
diff --git a/src/lib/features/events/createEventsService.ts b/src/lib/features/events/createEventsService.ts
index e9b209d874..390e12a488 100644
--- a/src/lib/features/events/createEventsService.ts
+++ b/src/lib/features/events/createEventsService.ts
@@ -10,11 +10,7 @@ export const createEventsService: (
     db: Db,
     config: IUnleashConfig,
 ) => EventService = (db, config) => {
-    const eventStore = new EventStore(
-        db,
-        config.getLogger,
-        config.flagResolver,
-    );
+    const eventStore = new EventStore(db, config.getLogger);
     const featureTagStore = new FeatureTagStore(
         db,
         config.eventBus,
diff --git a/src/lib/features/events/event-created-by-migration.test.ts b/src/lib/features/events/event-created-by-migration.test.ts
index f68bc2b840..0d892ad91d 100644
--- a/src/lib/features/events/event-created-by-migration.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/features/events/event-created-by-migration.test.ts
@@ -1,20 +1,13 @@
 import EventStore from './event-store';
 import getLogger from '../../../test/fixtures/no-logger';
 import dbInit, { type ITestDb } from '../../../test/e2e/helpers/database-init';
-import { defaultExperimentalOptions } from '../../types/experimental';
-import FlagResolver from '../../util/flag-resolver';
 import { EventEmitter } from 'stream';
 import EventService from './event-service';
 import { EVENTS_CREATED_BY_PROCESSED } from '../../metric-events';
 
 let db: ITestDb;
-let resolver: FlagResolver;
 
 beforeAll(async () => {
-    resolver = new FlagResolver({
-        ...defaultExperimentalOptions,
-        flags: { createdByUserIdDataMigration: true },
-    });
     db = await dbInit('events_test', getLogger);
 });
 
@@ -25,7 +18,7 @@ afterAll(async () => {
 });
 
 test('sets created_by_user_id on events with user username/email set as created_by', async () => {
-    const store = new EventStore(db.rawDatabase, getLogger, resolver);
+    const store = new EventStore(db.rawDatabase, getLogger);
 
     await db.rawDatabase('users').insert({ username: 'test1' });
     await db.rawDatabase('events').insert({
@@ -55,7 +48,7 @@ test('sets created_by_user_id on events with user username/email set as created_
 });
 
 test('sets created_by_user_id on a mix of events and created_bys', async () => {
-    const store = new EventStore(db.rawDatabase, getLogger, resolver);
+    const store = new EventStore(db.rawDatabase, getLogger);
 
     await db.rawDatabase('users').insert({ username: 'test2' });
 
@@ -126,7 +119,7 @@ test('sets created_by_user_id on a mix of events and created_bys', async () => {
 });
 
 test('emits events with details on amount of updated rows', async () => {
-    const store = new EventStore(db.rawDatabase, getLogger, resolver);
+    const store = new EventStore(db.rawDatabase, getLogger);
 
     const eventBus = new EventEmitter();
     const service = new EventService(
diff --git a/src/lib/features/events/event-store.test.ts b/src/lib/features/events/event-store.test.ts
index 37a3589394..07524beb05 100644
--- a/src/lib/features/events/event-store.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/features/events/event-store.test.ts
@@ -3,13 +3,8 @@ import EventStore from './event-store';
 import getLogger from '../../../test/fixtures/no-logger';
 import { subHours, formatRFC3339 } from 'date-fns';
 import dbInit from '../../../test/e2e/helpers/database-init';
-import { defaultExperimentalOptions } from '../../types/experimental';
-import FlagResolver from '../../util/flag-resolver';
-
-let resolver: FlagResolver;
 
 beforeAll(() => {
-    resolver = new FlagResolver(defaultExperimentalOptions);
     getLogger.setMuteError(true);
 });
 
@@ -21,7 +16,7 @@ test('Trying to get events if db fails should yield empty list', async () => {
     const db = knex({
         client: 'pg',
     });
-    const store = new EventStore(db, getLogger, resolver);
+    const store = new EventStore(db, getLogger);
     const events = await store.getEvents();
     expect(events.length).toBe(0);
     await db.destroy();
@@ -31,7 +26,7 @@ test('Trying to get events by name if db fails should yield empty list', async (
     const db = knex({
         client: 'pg',
     });
-    const store = new EventStore(db, getLogger, resolver);
+    const store = new EventStore(db, getLogger);
     const events = await store.searchEvents({ type: 'application-created' });
     expect(events).toBeTruthy();
     expect(events.length).toBe(0);
@@ -51,7 +46,7 @@ test('Find unannounced events returns all events', async () => {
     }));
     await db.rawDatabase('events').insert(allEvents).returning(['id']);
 
-    const store = new EventStore(db.rawDatabase, getLogger, resolver);
+    const store = new EventStore(db.rawDatabase, getLogger);
     const events = await store.setUnannouncedToAnnounced();
     expect(events).toBeTruthy();
     expect(events.length).toBe(505);
diff --git a/src/lib/features/events/event-store.ts b/src/lib/features/events/event-store.ts
index 9a330a60b9..b3d7098626 100644
--- a/src/lib/features/events/event-store.ts
+++ b/src/lib/features/events/event-store.ts
@@ -14,11 +14,7 @@ import { sharedEventEmitter } from '../../util/anyEventEmitter';
 import type { Db } from '../../db/db';
 import type { Knex } from 'knex';
 import type EventEmitter from 'events';
-import {
-    ADMIN_TOKEN_USER,
-    type IFlagResolver,
-    SYSTEM_USER_ID,
-} from '../../types';
+import { ADMIN_TOKEN_USER, SYSTEM_USER_ID } from '../../types';
 
 const EVENT_COLUMNS = [
     'id',
@@ -97,15 +93,12 @@ class EventStore implements IEventStore {
     // only one shared event emitter should exist across all event store instances
     private eventEmitter: EventEmitter = sharedEventEmitter;
 
-    private flagResolver: IFlagResolver;
-
     private logger: Logger;
 
     // a new DB has to be injected per transaction
-    constructor(db: Db, getLogger: LogProvider, flagResolver: IFlagResolver) {
+    constructor(db: Db, getLogger: LogProvider) {
         this.db = db;
         this.logger = getLogger('event-store');
-        this.flagResolver = flagResolver;
     }
 
     async store(event: IBaseEvent): Promise<void> {
@@ -443,10 +436,6 @@ class EventStore implements IEventStore {
     async setCreatedByUserId(batchSize: number): Promise<number | undefined> {
         const API_TOKEN_TABLE = 'api_tokens';
 
-        if (!this.flagResolver.isEnabled('createdByUserIdDataMigration')) {
-            return undefined;
-        }
-
         const toUpdate = await this.db(`${TABLE} as e`)
             .joinRaw(
                 'LEFT OUTER JOIN users AS u ON e.created_by = u.username OR e.created_by = u.email',
diff --git a/src/lib/features/export-import-toggles/createExportImportService.ts b/src/lib/features/export-import-toggles/createExportImportService.ts
index 7fc6109173..14e4ebe8bd 100644
--- a/src/lib/features/export-import-toggles/createExportImportService.ts
+++ b/src/lib/features/export-import-toggles/createExportImportService.ts
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ export const deferredExportImportTogglesService = (
             eventBus,
             getLogger,
         );
-        const eventStore = new EventStore(db, getLogger, flagResolver);
+        const eventStore = new EventStore(db, getLogger);
         const accessService = createAccessService(db, config);
         const featureToggleService = createFeatureToggleService(db, config);
         const privateProjectChecker = createPrivateProjectChecker(db, config);
diff --git a/src/lib/features/feature-lifecycle/createFeatureLifecycle.ts b/src/lib/features/feature-lifecycle/createFeatureLifecycle.ts
index 4d990682ec..a97e8d37d4 100644
--- a/src/lib/features/feature-lifecycle/createFeatureLifecycle.ts
+++ b/src/lib/features/feature-lifecycle/createFeatureLifecycle.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export const createFeatureLifecycleService = (
     config: IUnleashConfig,
 ) => {
     const { eventBus, getLogger, flagResolver } = config;
-    const eventStore = new EventStore(db, getLogger, flagResolver);
+    const eventStore = new EventStore(db, getLogger);
     const featureLifecycleStore = new FeatureLifecycleStore(db);
     const environmentStore = new EnvironmentStore(db, eventBus, getLogger);
     const featureLifecycleService = new FeatureLifecycleService(
diff --git a/src/lib/features/feature-toggle/feature-toggle-store.ts b/src/lib/features/feature-toggle/feature-toggle-store.ts
index 12d3982dc6..b2288f0805 100644
--- a/src/lib/features/feature-toggle/feature-toggle-store.ts
+++ b/src/lib/features/feature-toggle/feature-toggle-store.ts
@@ -730,9 +730,6 @@ export default class FeatureToggleStore implements IFeatureToggleStore {
         const USERS_TABLE = 'users';
         const API_TOKEN_TABLE = 'api_tokens';
 
-        if (!this.flagResolver.isEnabled('createdByUserIdDataMigration')) {
-            return undefined;
-        }
         const toUpdate = await this.db(`${TABLE} as f`)
             .joinRaw(`JOIN ${EVENTS_TABLE} AS ev ON ev.feature_name = f.name`)
             .joinRaw(
diff --git a/src/lib/features/instance-stats/createInstanceStatsService.ts b/src/lib/features/instance-stats/createInstanceStatsService.ts
index f55f120316..8784d4b78e 100644
--- a/src/lib/features/instance-stats/createInstanceStatsService.ts
+++ b/src/lib/features/instance-stats/createInstanceStatsService.ts
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ export const createInstanceStatsService = (db: Db, config: IUnleashConfig) => {
         eventBus,
         getLogger,
     );
-    const eventStore = new EventStore(db, getLogger, flagResolver);
+    const eventStore = new EventStore(db, getLogger);
     const apiTokenStore = new ApiTokenStore(db, eventBus, getLogger);
     const clientMetricsStoreV2 = new ClientMetricsStoreV2(
         db,
diff --git a/src/lib/features/project/createProjectService.ts b/src/lib/features/project/createProjectService.ts
index 6aed88e2aa..23ca655d95 100644
--- a/src/lib/features/project/createProjectService.ts
+++ b/src/lib/features/project/createProjectService.ts
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export const createProjectService = (
     config: IUnleashConfig,
 ): ProjectService => {
     const { eventBus, getLogger, flagResolver } = config;
-    const eventStore = new EventStore(db, getLogger, flagResolver);
+    const eventStore = new EventStore(db, getLogger);
     const projectStore = new ProjectStore(
         db,
         eventBus,
diff --git a/src/lib/features/scheduler/schedule-services.ts b/src/lib/features/scheduler/schedule-services.ts
index e8aece5865..41636e58f5 100644
--- a/src/lib/features/scheduler/schedule-services.ts
+++ b/src/lib/features/scheduler/schedule-services.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import {
     minutesToMilliseconds,
     secondsToMilliseconds,
 } from 'date-fns';
-import type { IUnleashServices } from '../../server-impl';
+import type { IUnleashConfig, IUnleashServices } from '../../server-impl';
 
 /**
  * Schedules service methods.
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import type { IUnleashServices } from '../../server-impl';
  */
 export const scheduleServices = async (
     services: IUnleashServices,
+    config: IUnleashConfig,
 ): Promise<void> => {
     const {
         accountService,
@@ -150,16 +151,18 @@ export const scheduleServices = async (
         'updateAccountLastSeen',
     );
 
-    schedulerService.schedule(
-        eventService.setEventCreatedByUserId.bind(eventService),
-        minutesToMilliseconds(2),
-        'setEventCreatedByUserId',
-    );
-    schedulerService.schedule(
-        featureToggleService.setFeatureCreatedByUserIdFromEvents.bind(
-            featureToggleService,
-        ),
-        minutesToMilliseconds(15),
-        'setFeatureCreatedByUserIdFromEvents',
-    );
+    if (config.server.enableScheduledCreatedByMigration) {
+        schedulerService.schedule(
+            eventService.setEventCreatedByUserId.bind(eventService),
+            minutesToMilliseconds(15),
+            'setEventCreatedByUserId',
+        );
+        schedulerService.schedule(
+            featureToggleService.setFeatureCreatedByUserIdFromEvents.bind(
+                featureToggleService,
+            ),
+            minutesToMilliseconds(15),
+            'setFeatureCreatedByUserIdFromEvents',
+        );
+    }
 };
diff --git a/src/lib/server-impl.ts b/src/lib/server-impl.ts
index 106ef0fdeb..4df951feec 100644
--- a/src/lib/server-impl.ts
+++ b/src/lib/server-impl.ts
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ async function createApp(
     const stores = createStores(config, db);
     const services = createServices(stores, config, db);
     if (!config.disableScheduler) {
-        await scheduleServices(services);
+        await scheduleServices(services, config);
     }
 
     const metricsMonitor = createMetricsMonitor();
diff --git a/src/lib/types/experimental.ts b/src/lib/types/experimental.ts
index 8fb56f86ef..a60505a99e 100644
--- a/src/lib/types/experimental.ts
+++ b/src/lib/types/experimental.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ export type IFlagKey =
     | 'executiveDashboard'
     | 'executiveDashboardUI'
     | 'feedbackComments'
-    | 'createdByUserIdDataMigration'
     | 'showInactiveUsers'
     | 'inMemoryScheduledChangeRequests'
     | 'collectTrafficDataUsage'
@@ -207,10 +206,6 @@ const flags: IFlags = {
                 '',
         },
     },
-    createdByUserIdDataMigration: parseEnvVarBoolean(
-        process.env.CREATED_BY_USERID_DATA_MIGRATION,
-        false,
-    ),
     showInactiveUsers: parseEnvVarBoolean(
         process.env.UNLEASH_EXPERIMENTAL_SHOW_INACTIVE_USERS,
         false,
diff --git a/src/lib/types/option.ts b/src/lib/types/option.ts
index 8235920ab1..55b232e8df 100644
--- a/src/lib/types/option.ts
+++ b/src/lib/types/option.ts
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ export interface IServerOption {
     gracefulShutdownEnable: boolean;
     gracefulShutdownTimeout: number;
     secret: string;
+    enableScheduledCreatedByMigration: boolean;
 }
 
 export interface IClientCachingOption {
diff --git a/src/test/config/test-config.ts b/src/test/config/test-config.ts
index 385d080af9..cce41a368e 100644
--- a/src/test/config/test-config.ts
+++ b/src/test/config/test-config.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ export function createTestConfig(config?: IUnleashOptions): IUnleashConfig {
             flags: {
                 embedProxy: true,
                 embedProxyFrontend: true,
-                createdByUserIdDataMigration: true,
             },
         },
         publicFolder: path.join(__dirname, '../examples'),
diff --git a/website/docs/using-unleash/deploy/configuring-unleash.md b/website/docs/using-unleash/deploy/configuring-unleash.md
index 722b808186..55dba18b55 100644
--- a/website/docs/using-unleash/deploy/configuring-unleash.md
+++ b/website/docs/using-unleash/deploy/configuring-unleash.md
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ unleash.start(unleashOptions);
   - _unleashUrl_ (string) - Used to specify the official URL this instance of Unleash can be accessed at for an end user. Can also be configured through the environment variable `UNLEASH_URL`.
   - _gracefulShutdownEnable_: (boolean) - Used to control if Unleash should shutdown gracefully (close connections, stop tasks,). Defaults to true. `GRACEFUL_SHUTDOWN_ENABLE`
   - _gracefulShutdownTimeout_: (number) - Used to control the timeout, in milliseconds, for shutdown Unleash gracefully. Will kill all connections regardless if this timeout is exceeded. Defaults to 1000ms `GRACEFUL_SHUTDOWN_TIMEOUT`
+  - _enableScheduledCreatedByMigration_: (boolean) - Schedules migrations that fills the field created_by_user_id for past events and features. It does it gradually in chunks and runs every 15 minutes so it doesn't affect the application's performance. Defaults to false. `ENABLE_SCHEDULED_CREATED_BY_MIGRATION`
 - **session** - The session config object takes the following options:
   - _ttlHours_ (number) - The number of hours a user session is allowed to live before a new sign-in is required. Defaults to 48 hours. `SESSION_TTL_HOURS`
   - _clearSiteDataOnLogout_ (boolean) - When `true`, a logout action will return a Clear Site Data response header instructing the browser to clear all cookies on the same domain Unleash is running on. If disabled unleash will only destroy and clear the session cookie. Defaults to _true_. `SESSION_CLEAR_SITE_DATA_ON_LOGOUT`