diff --git a/coderd/database/no_slim.go b/coderd/database/no_slim.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..561466490f53e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/coderd/database/no_slim.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package database
+
+const (
+	// This declaration protects against imports in slim builds, see
+	// no_slim_slim.go.
+	//nolint:revive,unused
+	_DO_NOT_IMPORT_THIS_PACKAGE_IN_SLIM_BUILDS = "DO_NOT_IMPORT_THIS_PACKAGE_IN_SLIM_BUILDS"
+)
diff --git a/coderd/database/no_slim_slim.go b/coderd/database/no_slim_slim.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..845ac0df77942
--- /dev/null
+++ b/coderd/database/no_slim_slim.go
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+//go:build slim
+
+package database
+
+const (
+	// This re-declaration will result in a compilation error and is present to
+	// prevent increasing the slim binary size by importing this package,
+	// directly or indirectly.
+	//
+	// no_slim_slim.go:7:2: _DO_NOT_IMPORT_THIS_PACKAGE_IN_SLIM_BUILDS redeclared in this block
+	// 	no_slim.go:4:2: other declaration of _DO_NOT_IMPORT_THIS_PACKAGE_IN_SLIM_BUILDS
+	//nolint:revive,unused
+	_DO_NOT_IMPORT_THIS_PACKAGE_IN_SLIM_BUILDS = "DO_NOT_IMPORT_THIS_PACKAGE_IN_SLIM_BUILDS"
+)