diff --git a/litellm-proxy-extras/litellm_proxy_extras/migrations/20260429000000_add_scheduled_tasks/migration.sql b/litellm-proxy-extras/litellm_proxy_extras/migrations/20260429000000_add_scheduled_tasks/migration.sql
index 919ae5ad431..9a564b4a05b 100644
--- a/litellm-proxy-extras/litellm_proxy_extras/migrations/20260429000000_add_scheduled_tasks/migration.sql
+++ b/litellm-proxy-extras/litellm_proxy_extras/migrations/20260429000000_add_scheduled_tasks/migration.sql
@@ -40,13 +40,6 @@ CREATE INDEX "LiteLLM_ScheduledTaskTable_team_id_idx"
 CREATE INDEX "LiteLLM_ScheduledTaskTable_agent_id_status_idx"
     ON "LiteLLM_ScheduledTaskTable" ("agent_id", "status");
 
--- AddForeignKey
-ALTER TABLE "LiteLLM_ScheduledTaskTable"
-    ADD CONSTRAINT "LiteLLM_ScheduledTaskTable_owner_token_fkey"
-    FOREIGN KEY ("owner_token")
-    REFERENCES "LiteLLM_VerificationToken" ("token")
-    ON DELETE CASCADE ON UPDATE CASCADE;
-
 -- Hand-appended (Prisma cannot express partial indexes or CHECK constraints):
 
 -- Partial index over rows the ticker actually scans.
diff --git a/litellm-proxy-extras/litellm_proxy_extras/schema.prisma b/litellm-proxy-extras/litellm_proxy_extras/schema.prisma
index fc6cb6b04d9..24334fc04c1 100644
--- a/litellm-proxy-extras/litellm_proxy_extras/schema.prisma
+++ b/litellm-proxy-extras/litellm_proxy_extras/schema.prisma
@@ -410,7 +410,6 @@ model LiteLLM_VerificationToken {
     litellm_project_table LiteLLM_ProjectTable?   @relation(fields: [project_id], references: [project_id])
     object_permission LiteLLM_ObjectPermissionTable?   @relation(fields: [object_permission_id], references: [object_permission_id])
     jwt_key_mappings LiteLLM_JWTKeyMapping[]
-    scheduled_tasks LiteLLM_ScheduledTaskTable[]
 
     // SELECT COUNT(*) FROM (SELECT "public"."LiteLLM_VerificationToken"."token" FROM "public"."LiteLLM_VerificationToken" WHERE ("public"."LiteLLM_VerificationToken"."user_id" = $1 AND ("public"."LiteLLM_VerificationToken"."team_id" IS NULL OR "public"."LiteLLM_VerificationToken"."team_id" <> $2)) OFFSET $3 ) AS "sub"
     // SELECT ... FROM "public"."LiteLLM_VerificationToken" WHERE "public"."LiteLLM_VerificationToken"."user_id" = $1 OFFSET $2
@@ -1295,8 +1294,12 @@ model LiteLLM_AdaptiveRouterSession {
 
 model LiteLLM_ScheduledTaskTable {
   task_id              String    @id @default(uuid())
+  // owner_token holds the hashed verification token of the calling key.
+  // Intentionally not declared as a foreign key — the proxy's master key
+  // has no row in LiteLLM_VerificationToken, so a hard FK would block any
+  // master-key caller from creating a task. Cleanup of orphaned rows is
+  // an operator responsibility.
   owner_token          String
-  owner_key            LiteLLM_VerificationToken @relation(fields: [owner_token], references: [token], onDelete: Cascade)
   user_id              String?
   team_id              String?
   agent_id             String?
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/scheduled_tasks/store.py b/litellm/proxy/scheduled_tasks/store.py
index 382f469c8fe..f8099380328 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/scheduled_tasks/store.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/scheduled_tasks/store.py
@@ -77,9 +77,7 @@ async def create_task(
 ) -> Any:
     return await prisma_client.db.litellm_scheduledtasktable.create(
         data={
-            # Prisma exposes the FK via the relation field (`owner_key`),
-            # not the scalar column. Use connect to satisfy the input type.
-            "owner_key": {"connect": {"token": owner_token}},
+            "owner_token": owner_token,
             "user_id": user_id,
             "team_id": team_id,
             "agent_id": agent_id,
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/schema.prisma b/litellm/proxy/schema.prisma
index fc6cb6b04d9..24334fc04c1 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/schema.prisma
+++ b/litellm/proxy/schema.prisma
@@ -410,7 +410,6 @@ model LiteLLM_VerificationToken {
     litellm_project_table LiteLLM_ProjectTable?   @relation(fields: [project_id], references: [project_id])
     object_permission LiteLLM_ObjectPermissionTable?   @relation(fields: [object_permission_id], references: [object_permission_id])
     jwt_key_mappings LiteLLM_JWTKeyMapping[]
-    scheduled_tasks LiteLLM_ScheduledTaskTable[]
 
     // SELECT COUNT(*) FROM (SELECT "public"."LiteLLM_VerificationToken"."token" FROM "public"."LiteLLM_VerificationToken" WHERE ("public"."LiteLLM_VerificationToken"."user_id" = $1 AND ("public"."LiteLLM_VerificationToken"."team_id" IS NULL OR "public"."LiteLLM_VerificationToken"."team_id" <> $2)) OFFSET $3 ) AS "sub"
     // SELECT ... FROM "public"."LiteLLM_VerificationToken" WHERE "public"."LiteLLM_VerificationToken"."user_id" = $1 OFFSET $2
@@ -1295,8 +1294,12 @@ model LiteLLM_AdaptiveRouterSession {
 
 model LiteLLM_ScheduledTaskTable {
   task_id              String    @id @default(uuid())
+  // owner_token holds the hashed verification token of the calling key.
+  // Intentionally not declared as a foreign key — the proxy's master key
+  // has no row in LiteLLM_VerificationToken, so a hard FK would block any
+  // master-key caller from creating a task. Cleanup of orphaned rows is
+  // an operator responsibility.
   owner_token          String
-  owner_key            LiteLLM_VerificationToken @relation(fields: [owner_token], references: [token], onDelete: Cascade)
   user_id              String?
   team_id              String?
   agent_id             String?
diff --git a/schema.prisma b/schema.prisma
index fc6cb6b04d9..24334fc04c1 100644
--- a/schema.prisma
+++ b/schema.prisma
@@ -410,7 +410,6 @@ model LiteLLM_VerificationToken {
     litellm_project_table LiteLLM_ProjectTable?   @relation(fields: [project_id], references: [project_id])
     object_permission LiteLLM_ObjectPermissionTable?   @relation(fields: [object_permission_id], references: [object_permission_id])
     jwt_key_mappings LiteLLM_JWTKeyMapping[]
-    scheduled_tasks LiteLLM_ScheduledTaskTable[]
 
     // SELECT COUNT(*) FROM (SELECT "public"."LiteLLM_VerificationToken"."token" FROM "public"."LiteLLM_VerificationToken" WHERE ("public"."LiteLLM_VerificationToken"."user_id" = $1 AND ("public"."LiteLLM_VerificationToken"."team_id" IS NULL OR "public"."LiteLLM_VerificationToken"."team_id" <> $2)) OFFSET $3 ) AS "sub"
     // SELECT ... FROM "public"."LiteLLM_VerificationToken" WHERE "public"."LiteLLM_VerificationToken"."user_id" = $1 OFFSET $2
@@ -1295,8 +1294,12 @@ model LiteLLM_AdaptiveRouterSession {
 
 model LiteLLM_ScheduledTaskTable {
   task_id              String    @id @default(uuid())
+  // owner_token holds the hashed verification token of the calling key.
+  // Intentionally not declared as a foreign key — the proxy's master key
+  // has no row in LiteLLM_VerificationToken, so a hard FK would block any
+  // master-key caller from creating a task. Cleanup of orphaned rows is
+  // an operator responsibility.
   owner_token          String
-  owner_key            LiteLLM_VerificationToken @relation(fields: [owner_token], references: [token], onDelete: Cascade)
   user_id              String?
   team_id              String?
   agent_id             String?