diff --git a/airflow/utils/db.py b/airflow/utils/db.py
index 3acbaf6f221cb..cec3d58c364b9 100644
--- a/airflow/utils/db.py
+++ b/airflow/utils/db.py
@@ -941,31 +941,31 @@ def reflect_tables(tables: list[Base | str] | None, session):
     return metadata
 
 
-def check_task_fail_for_duplicates(session):
-    """Check that there are no duplicates in the task_fail table before creating FK"""
-    from airflow.models.taskfail import TaskFail
-
-    metadata = reflect_tables([TaskFail], session)
-    task_fail = metadata.tables.get(TaskFail.__tablename__)  # type: ignore
-    if task_fail is None:  # table not there
-        return
-    if "run_id" in task_fail.columns:  # upgrade already applied
-        return
-    yield from check_table_for_duplicates(
-        table_name=task_fail.name,
-        uniqueness=['dag_id', 'task_id', 'execution_date'],
-        session=session,
-        version='2.3',
-    )
-
-
 def check_table_for_duplicates(
     *, session: Session, table_name: str, uniqueness: list[str], version: str
 ) -> Iterable[str]:
     """
     Check table for duplicates, given a list of columns which define the uniqueness of the table.
 
-    Call from ``run_duplicates_checks``.
+    Usage example:
+
+    .. code-block:: python
+
+        def check_task_fail_for_duplicates(session):
+            from airflow.models.taskfail import TaskFail
+
+            metadata = reflect_tables([TaskFail], session)
+            task_fail = metadata.tables.get(TaskFail.__tablename__)  # type: ignore
+            if task_fail is None:  # table not there
+                return
+            if "run_id" in task_fail.columns:  # upgrade already applied
+                return
+            yield from check_table_for_duplicates(
+                table_name=task_fail.name,
+                uniqueness=['dag_id', 'task_id', 'execution_date'],
+                session=session,
+                version='2.3',
+            )
 
     :param table_name: table name to check
     :param uniqueness: uniqueness constraint to evaluate against
@@ -1388,7 +1388,6 @@ def _check_migration_errors(session: Session = NEW_SESSION) -> Iterable[str]:
     :rtype: list[str]
     """
     check_functions: tuple[Callable[..., Iterable[str]], ...] = (
-        check_task_fail_for_duplicates,
         check_conn_id_duplicates,
         check_conn_type_null,
         check_run_id_null,