diff --git a/tutor/commands/upgrade/common.py b/tutor/commands/upgrade/common.py
index ba3797e124..7a54995f80 100644
--- a/tutor/commands/upgrade/common.py
+++ b/tutor/commands/upgrade/common.py
@@ -61,6 +61,11 @@ def upgrade_from_redwood(context: click.Context, config: Config) -> None:
 """,
         )
 
+    fmt.echo_alert(
+        """It is recommended to upgrade your character set and collation of the MySQL database after upgrading to Sumac.
+You can use the convert-mysql-utf8mb4-charset do job to upgrade the collation and character set. You can find more details regarding the command at https://docs.tutor.edly.io/local.html#changing-the-mysql-charset-and-collation"""
+    )
+
 
 def get_mongo_upgrade_parameters(
     docker_version: str, compatibility_version: str
diff --git a/tutor/commands/upgrade/compose.py b/tutor/commands/upgrade/compose.py
index cdb3304aa8..534d9f1ad8 100644
--- a/tutor/commands/upgrade/compose.py
+++ b/tutor/commands/upgrade/compose.py
@@ -226,10 +226,6 @@ def upgrade_from_quince(context: click.Context, config: Config) -> None:
     upgrade_mongodb(context, config, "5.0.26", "5.0")
     upgrade_mongodb(context, config, "6.0.14", "6.0")
     upgrade_mongodb(context, config, "7.0.7", "7.0")
-    fmt.echo_alert(
-        """It is recommended to upgrade your character set and collation of the MySQL database after upgrading to Redwood.
-You can use the convert-mysql-utf8mb4-charset do job to upgrade the collation and character set. You can find more details regarding the command at https://docs.tutor.edly.io/local.html#changing-the-mysql-charset-and-collation"""
-    )
 
 
 def upgrade_mongodb(