diff --git a/server/Database.js b/server/Database.js
index 2413a269e..52827e3fb 100644
--- a/server/Database.js
+++ b/server/Database.js
@@ -765,15 +765,6 @@ class Database {
     if (badSessionsRemoved > 0) {
       Logger.warn(`Removed ${badSessionsRemoved} sessions that were 3 seconds or less`)
     }
-
-    // Remove mediaProgresses with duplicate mediaItemId (remove the oldest updatedAt)
-    const [duplicateMediaProgresses] = await this.sequelize.query(`SELECT id, mediaItemId FROM mediaProgresses WHERE (mediaItemId, updatedAt) IN (SELECT mediaItemId, MIN(updatedAt) FROM mediaProgresses GROUP BY mediaItemId HAVING COUNT(*) > 1)`)
-    for (const duplicateMediaProgress of duplicateMediaProgresses) {
-      Logger.warn(`Found duplicate mediaProgress for mediaItem "${duplicateMediaProgress.mediaItemId}" - removing it`)
-      await this.mediaProgressModel.destroy({
-        where: { id: duplicateMediaProgress.id }
-      })
-    }
   }
 
   async createTextSearchQuery(query) {