diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/version-upgrader/ncFilterUpgrader_0105003.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/version-upgrader/ncFilterUpgrader_0105003.ts
index 41aef9946b..d2fe6f7f81 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/version-upgrader/ncFilterUpgrader_0105003.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/version-upgrader/ncFilterUpgrader_0105003.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ import Filter from '../models/Filter';
 import { UITypes } from 'nocodb-sdk';
 
 // as of 0.105.3, date / datetime filters include `is like` and `is not like` which are not practical
-// `removeFilters` in this upgrader is simply to remove them
+// `removeLikeAndNlikeFilters` in this upgrader is simply to remove them
+
 // since the upcoming version will introduce a set of new filters for date / datetime with a new `comparison_sub_op`
 // `eq` and `neq` would become `is` / `is not` (comparison_op) + `exact date` (comparison_sub_op)
 // `migrateEqAndNeqFilters` in this upgrader is to add `exact date` in comparison_sub_op
@@ -16,16 +17,8 @@ import { UITypes } from 'nocodb-sdk';
 //   - remove `is like` and `is not like`
 //   - add `exact date` in comparison_sub_op for existing filters `eq` and `neq`
 
-const removeLikeFilters = (filter, ncMeta) => {
+async function removeLikeAndNlikeFilters(ncMeta: NcMetaIO) {
   let actions = [];
-  // remove `is like` and `is not like`
-  if (['like', 'nlike'].includes(filter.comparison_op)) {
-    actions.push(Filter.delete(filter.id, ncMeta));
-  }
-  return actions;
-};
-
-async function removeFilters(ncMeta: NcMetaIO) {
   const filters = await ncMeta.metaList2(null, null, MetaTable.FILTER_EXP);
   for (const filter of filters) {
     if (!filter.fk_column_id || filter.is_group) {
@@ -33,9 +26,13 @@ async function removeFilters(ncMeta: NcMetaIO) {
     }
     const col = await Column.get({ colId: filter.fk_column_id }, ncMeta);
     if ([UITypes.Date, UITypes.DateTime].includes(col.uidt)) {
-      await Promise.all(removeLikeFilters(filter, ncMeta));
+      // remove `is like` and `is not like`
+      if (['like', 'nlike'].includes(filter.comparison_op)) {
+        actions.push(Filter.delete(filter.id, ncMeta));
+      }
     }
   }
+  await Promise.all(actions);
 }
 
 async function migrateEqAndNeqFilters(ncMeta: NcMetaIO) {
@@ -59,6 +56,6 @@ async function migrateEqAndNeqFilters(ncMeta: NcMetaIO) {
 }
 
 export default async function ({ ncMeta }: NcUpgraderCtx) {
-  await removeFilters(ncMeta);
+  await removeLikeAndNlikeFilters(ncMeta);
   await migrateEqAndNeqFilters(ncMeta);
 }