diff --git a/persist/sqlite/consensus.go b/persist/sqlite/consensus.go
index 5e9b5beb..cc2c6d9f 100644
--- a/persist/sqlite/consensus.go
+++ b/persist/sqlite/consensus.go
@@ -900,40 +900,6 @@ func addMetrics(tx *txn, s explorer.UpdateState) error {
 	return err
 }
 
-func cleanupUnusedFileContracts(tx *txn, fces []explorer.FileContractUpdate) error {
-	deleteFCEStmt, err := tx.Prepare(`DELETE FROM file_contract_elements WHERE contract_id = ? AND revision_number = ?`)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("updateFileContractElements: failed to prepare delete file_contract_elements statement: %w", err)
-	}
-	defer deleteFCEStmt.Close()
-
-	deleteRevisionStmt, err := tx.Prepare(`DELETE FROM last_contract_revision WHERE contract_id = ?`)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("updateFileContractElements: failed to prepare delete last_contract_revision statement: %w", err)
-	}
-	defer deleteRevisionStmt.Close()
-
-	for _, update := range fces {
-		// Reverting
-		if update.Revision != nil {
-			// Delete the revision
-			if _, err := deleteFCEStmt.Exec(encode(update.Revision.ID), encode(update.Revision.FileContract.RevisionNumber)); err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("updateFileContractElements: failed to remove reverted revision: %w", err)
-			}
-		} else {
-			// Delete the original contract
-			if _, err := deleteRevisionStmt.Exec(encode(update.FileContractElement.ID)); err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("updateFileContractElements: failed to remove reverted original from last_contract_revision: %w", err)
-			}
-			if _, err := deleteFCEStmt.Exec(encode(update.FileContractElement.ID), encode(update.FileContractElement.FileContract.RevisionNumber)); err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("updateFileContractElements: failed to remove reverted original from file_contract_elements: %w", err)
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
 func (ut *updateTx) HostExists(pubkey types.PublicKey) (exists bool, err error) {
 	err = ut.tx.QueryRow(`SELECT EXISTS(SELECT public_key FROM host_announcements WHERE public_key = ?)`, encode(pubkey)).Scan(&exists)
 	return
@@ -1021,9 +987,7 @@ func (ut *updateTx) RevertIndex(state explorer.UpdateState) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("RevertIndex: failed to delete block: %w", err)
 	} else if err := updateStateTree(ut.tx, state.TreeUpdates); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("RevertIndex: failed to update state tree: %w", err)
-	} // else if err := cleanupUnusedFileContracts(ut.tx, state.FileContractElements); err != nil {
-	// 	return fmt.Errorf("RevertIndex: failed to remove unused file contract elements: %w", err)
-	// }
+	}
 
 	return nil
 }