Create a new migration and use change_column_default
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http://apidock.com/rails/ActiveRecord/ConnectionAdapters/SchemaStatements/change_column_default
Sets a new default value for a column:
change_column_default(:suppliers, :qualification, 'new') change_column_default(:accounts, :authorized, 1)
Setting the default to nil effectively drops the default:
change_column_default(:users, :email, nil)