diff --git a/ghost/core/core/server/data/migrations/versions/5.55/2023-07-07-14-15-32-add-built-in-collections.js b/ghost/core/core/server/data/migrations/versions/5.55/2023-07-07-14-15-32-add-built-in-collections.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1f86b570f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ghost/core/core/server/data/migrations/versions/5.55/2023-07-07-14-15-32-add-built-in-collections.js
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+const logging = require('@tryghost/logging');
+const {default: ObjectID} = require('bson-objectid');
+const {createTransactionalMigration} = require('../../utils');
+
+module.exports = createTransactionalMigration(
+    async function up(knex) {
+        logging.info('Creating built in collections');
+
+        const existingIndexCollection = await knex('collections')
+            .where({
+                slug: 'index'
+            })
+            .first();
+
+        if (existingIndexCollection) {
+            logging.warn('Index collection already exists, skipping');
+        } else {
+            await knex('collections').insert({
+                id: (new ObjectID()).toHexString(),
+                name: 'Index',
+                slug: 'index',
+                description: 'Collection with all posts',
+                type: 'automatic',
+                filter: '',
+                created_at: knex.raw('current_timestamp')
+            });
+        }
+
+        const existingFeaturedCollection = await knex('collections')
+            .where({
+                slug: 'featured'
+            })
+            .first();
+
+        if (existingFeaturedCollection) {
+            logging.warn('Index collection already exists, skipping');
+        } else {
+            await knex('collections').insert({
+                id: (new ObjectID()).toHexString(),
+                name: 'Featured',
+                slug: 'featured',
+                description: 'Collection of featured posts',
+                type: 'automatic',
+                filter: 'featured:true',
+                created_at: knex.raw('current_timestamp')
+            });
+        }
+    },
+    async function down(knex) {
+        logging.info('Deleting built in collections');
+
+        await knex('collections').where({
+            slug: 'index'
+        }).del();
+
+        await knex('collections').where({
+            slug: 'featured'
+        }).del();
+    }
+);
diff --git a/ghost/core/core/server/data/schema/fixtures/fixtures.json b/ghost/core/core/server/data/schema/fixtures/fixtures.json
index 0211ba49fd..c90fe896ae 100644
--- a/ghost/core/core/server/data/schema/fixtures/fixtures.json
+++ b/ghost/core/core/server/data/schema/fixtures/fixtures.json
@@ -1,5 +1,24 @@
 {
     "models": [
+        {
+            "name": "Collection",
+            "entries": [
+                {
+                    "title":            "Index",
+                    "slug":             "index",
+                    "description":      "Collection with all posts",
+                    "type":             "automatic",
+                    "filter":           ""
+                },
+                {
+                    "title":            "Featured",
+                    "slug":             "featured",
+                    "description":      "Collection of featured posts",
+                    "type":             "automatic",
+                    "filter":           "featured:true"
+                }
+            ]
+        },
         {
             "name": "Product",
             "entries": [
diff --git a/ghost/core/core/server/services/collections/service.js b/ghost/core/core/server/services/collections/service.js
index 85be196429..5abb70b349 100644
--- a/ghost/core/core/server/services/collections/service.js
+++ b/ghost/core/core/server/services/collections/service.js
@@ -33,28 +33,6 @@ class CollectionsServiceWrapper {
             return;
         }
 
-        const existingBuiltins = await this.api.getAll({filter: 'slug:featured'});
-
-        if (!existingBuiltins.data.length) {
-            await this.api.createCollection({
-                title: 'Index',
-                slug: 'index',
-                description: 'Collection with all posts',
-                type: 'automatic',
-                deletable: false,
-                filter: 'status:published'
-            });
-
-            await this.api.createCollection({
-                title: 'Featured Posts',
-                slug: 'featured',
-                description: 'Collection of featured posts',
-                type: 'automatic',
-                deletable: false,
-                filter: 'featured:true'
-            });
-        }
-
         this.api.subscribeToEvents();
         require('./intercept-events')();
     }
diff --git a/ghost/core/test/unit/server/data/schema/integrity.test.js b/ghost/core/test/unit/server/data/schema/integrity.test.js
index eb6dcbaa17..993d09a9c3 100644
--- a/ghost/core/test/unit/server/data/schema/integrity.test.js
+++ b/ghost/core/test/unit/server/data/schema/integrity.test.js
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ const validateRouteSettings = require('../../../../../core/server/services/route
 describe('DB version integrity', function () {
     // Only these variables should need updating
     const currentSchemaHash = '8e299caf33efbcf8a12c9cefaf8f6500';
-    const currentFixturesHash = '93c3b3cb8bca34a733634e74ee514172';
+    const currentFixturesHash = '03f3d9ddc0a1190e909a85808a591a04';
     const currentSettingsHash = '4f23a583335dcb4cb3fae553122ea200';
     const currentRoutesHash = '3d180d52c663d173a6be791ef411ed01';
 
diff --git a/ghost/core/test/utils/fixtures/fixtures.json b/ghost/core/test/utils/fixtures/fixtures.json
index 70887da92b..9b1e8ccf6f 100644
--- a/ghost/core/test/utils/fixtures/fixtures.json
+++ b/ghost/core/test/utils/fixtures/fixtures.json
@@ -1,5 +1,24 @@
 {
     "models": [
+        {
+            "name": "Collection",
+            "entries": [
+                {
+                    "title":            "Latest",
+                    "slug":             "latest",
+                    "description":      "Collection with all posts",
+                    "type":             "automatic",
+                    "filter":           ""
+                },
+                {
+                    "title":            "Featured Posts",
+                    "slug":             "featured",
+                    "description":      "Collection of featured posts",
+                    "type":             "automatic",
+                    "filter":           "featured:true"
+                }
+            ]
+        },
         {
             "name": "Product",
             "entries": [