diff --git a/Account/Sources/Account/Account.swift b/Account/Sources/Account/Account.swift
index 836e350aa..5cfdb6f84 100644
--- a/Account/Sources/Account/Account.swift
+++ b/Account/Sources/Account/Account.swift
@@ -326,19 +326,7 @@ public final class Account: DisplayNameProvider, UnreadCountProvider, Container,
 		feedMetadataFile.load()
 		opmlFile.load()
 
-		var shouldHandleRetentionPolicyChange = false
-		if type == .onMyMac {
-			let didHandlePolicyChange = metadata.performedApril2020RetentionPolicyChange ?? false
-			shouldHandleRetentionPolicyChange = !didHandlePolicyChange
-		}
-
 		DispatchQueue.main.async {
-			if shouldHandleRetentionPolicyChange {
-				// Handle one-time database changes made necessary by April 2020 retention policy change.
-				self.database.performApril2020RetentionPolicyChange()
-				self.metadata.performedApril2020RetentionPolicyChange = true
-			}
-
 			self.database.cleanupDatabaseAtStartup(subscribedToFeedIDs: self.flattenedFeeds().feedIDs())
 			self.fetchAllUnreadCounts()
 		}
diff --git a/ArticlesDatabase/Sources/ArticlesDatabase/ArticlesDatabase.swift b/ArticlesDatabase/Sources/ArticlesDatabase/ArticlesDatabase.swift
index 23dbdb339..2e7a36fac 100644
--- a/ArticlesDatabase/Sources/ArticlesDatabase/ArticlesDatabase.swift
+++ b/ArticlesDatabase/Sources/ArticlesDatabase/ArticlesDatabase.swift
@@ -300,24 +300,6 @@ public final class ArticlesDatabase {
 		articlesTable.deleteArticlesNotInSubscribedToFeedIDs(subscribedToFeedIDs)
 		articlesTable.deleteOldStatuses()
 	}
-
-	/// Do database cleanups made necessary by the retention policy change in April 2020.
-	///
-	/// The retention policy for feed-based systems changed in April 2020:
-	/// we keep articles only for as long as they’re in the feed.
-	/// This change could result in a bunch of older articles suddenly
-	/// appearing as unread articles.
-	///
-	/// These are articles that were in the database,
-	/// but weren’t appearing in the UI because they were beyond the 90-day window.
-	/// (The previous retention policy used a 90-day window.)
-	///
-	/// This function marks everything as read that’s beyond that 90-day window.
-	/// It’s intended to be called only once on an account.
-	public func performApril2020RetentionPolicyChange() {
-		precondition(retentionStyle == .feedBased)
-		articlesTable.markOlderStatusesAsRead()
-	}
 }
 
 // MARK: - Private
diff --git a/ArticlesDatabase/Sources/ArticlesDatabase/ArticlesTable.swift b/ArticlesDatabase/Sources/ArticlesDatabase/ArticlesTable.swift
index 5070182fb..3c09d40a4 100644
--- a/ArticlesDatabase/Sources/ArticlesDatabase/ArticlesTable.swift
+++ b/ArticlesDatabase/Sources/ArticlesDatabase/ArticlesTable.swift
@@ -635,22 +635,6 @@ final class ArticlesTable: DatabaseTable {
 			}
 		}
 	}
-
-	/// Mark statuses beyond the 90-day window as read.
-	///
-	/// This is not intended for wide use: this is part of implementing
-	/// the April 2020 retention policy change for feed-based accounts.
-	func markOlderStatusesAsRead() {
-		queue.runInDatabase { databaseResult in
-			guard let database = databaseResult.database else {
-				return
-			}
-
-			let sql = "update statuses set read = 1 where dateArrived<?;"
-			let parameters = [self.articleCutoffDate] as [Any]
-			database.executeUpdate(sql, withArgumentsIn: parameters)
-		}
-	}
 }
 
 // MARK: - Private