diff --git a/Frameworks/Account/Account.swift b/Frameworks/Account/Account.swift
index 95c8dae7d..ccf0e0654 100644
--- a/Frameworks/Account/Account.swift
+++ b/Frameworks/Account/Account.swift
@@ -770,14 +770,6 @@ public final class Account: DisplayNameProvider, UnreadCountProvider, Container,
 		return updatedArticles
 	}
 
-	func ensureStatuses(_ articleIDs: Set<String>, _ defaultRead: Bool, _ statusKey: ArticleStatus.Key, _ flag: Bool, completion: @escaping DatabaseCompletionBlock) {
-		guard !articleIDs.isEmpty else {
-			completion(nil)
-			return
-		}
-		database.ensureStatuses(articleIDs, defaultRead, statusKey, flag, completion: completion)
-	}
-
 	/// Mark articleIDs statuses based on statusKey and flag.
 	/// Will create statuses in the database and in memory as needed. Sends a .StatusesDidChange notification.
 	func mark(articleIDs: Set<String>, statusKey: ArticleStatus.Key, flag: Bool, completion: DatabaseCompletionBlock? = nil) {
diff --git a/Frameworks/ArticlesDatabase/ArticlesDatabase.swift b/Frameworks/ArticlesDatabase/ArticlesDatabase.swift
index b4c40f4c1..39ef87369 100644
--- a/Frameworks/ArticlesDatabase/ArticlesDatabase.swift
+++ b/Frameworks/ArticlesDatabase/ArticlesDatabase.swift
@@ -164,10 +164,6 @@ public final class ArticlesDatabase {
 		articlesTable.update(webFeedIDsAndItems, defaultRead, completion)
 	}
 
-	public func ensureStatuses(_ articleIDs: Set<String>, _ defaultRead: Bool, _ statusKey: ArticleStatus.Key, _ flag: Bool, completion: @escaping DatabaseCompletionBlock) {
-		articlesTable.ensureStatuses(articleIDs, defaultRead, statusKey, flag, completion: completion)
-	}
-	
 	// MARK: - Status
 
 	/// Fetch the articleIDs of unread articles in feeds specified by webFeedIDs.
diff --git a/Frameworks/ArticlesDatabase/ArticlesTable.swift b/Frameworks/ArticlesDatabase/ArticlesTable.swift
index 307d5d526..1140125a5 100644
--- a/Frameworks/ArticlesDatabase/ArticlesTable.swift
+++ b/Frameworks/ArticlesDatabase/ArticlesTable.swift
@@ -236,29 +236,6 @@ final class ArticlesTable: DatabaseTable {
 		}
 	}
 
-	func ensureStatuses(_ articleIDs: Set<String>, _ defaultRead: Bool, _ statusKey: ArticleStatus.Key, _ flag: Bool, completion: @escaping DatabaseCompletionBlock) {
-		queue.runInTransaction { databaseResult in
-
-			func makeDatabaseCalls(_ database: FMDatabase) {
-				let statusesDictionary = self.statusesTable.ensureStatusesForArticleIDs(articleIDs, defaultRead, database)
-				let statuses = Set(statusesDictionary.values)
-				self.statusesTable.mark(statuses, statusKey, flag, database)
-				DispatchQueue.main.async {
-					completion(nil)
-				}
-			}
-
-			switch databaseResult {
-			case .success(let database):
-				makeDatabaseCalls(database)
-			case .failure(let databaseError):
-				DispatchQueue.main.async {
-					completion(databaseError)
-				}
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
 	func fetchStatuses(_ articleIDs: Set<String>, _ createIfNeeded: Bool, _ completion: @escaping ArticleStatusesResultBlock) {
 		queue.runInTransaction { databaseResult in