diff --git a/src/peerstate.rs b/src/peerstate.rs
index 9d69b2cea..3d892e61c 100644
--- a/src/peerstate.rs
+++ b/src/peerstate.rs
@@ -811,30 +811,6 @@ enum PeerstateChange {
     Aeap(String),
 }
 
-/// Removes duplicate peerstates from `acpeerstates` database table.
-///
-/// Normally there should be no more than one peerstate per address.
-/// However, the database does not enforce this condition.
-///
-/// Previously there were bugs that caused creation of additional
-/// peerstates when existing peerstate could not be read due to a
-/// temporary database error or a failure to parse stored data.  This
-/// procedure fixes the problem by removing duplicate records.
-pub(crate) async fn deduplicate_peerstates(sql: &Sql) -> Result<()> {
-    sql.execute(
-        "DELETE FROM acpeerstates
-         WHERE id NOT IN (
-         SELECT MIN(id)
-         FROM acpeerstates
-         GROUP BY addr
-         )",
-        (),
-    )
-    .await?;
-
-    Ok(())
-}
-
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
diff --git a/src/sql.rs b/src/sql.rs
index 1f5055cce..82f5f8c9c 100644
--- a/src/sql.rs
+++ b/src/sql.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ use crate::imex::BLOBS_BACKUP_NAME;
 use crate::log::LogExt;
 use crate::message::{Message, MsgId, Viewtype};
 use crate::param::{Param, Params};
-use crate::peerstate::{deduplicate_peerstates, Peerstate};
+use crate::peerstate::Peerstate;
 use crate::stock_str;
 use crate::tools::{delete_file, time, SystemTime};
 
@@ -730,10 +730,6 @@ pub async fn housekeeping(context: &Context) -> Result<()> {
         );
     }
 
-    if let Err(err) = deduplicate_peerstates(&context.sql).await {
-        warn!(context, "Failed to deduplicate peerstates: {:#}.", err)
-    }
-
     // Try to clear the freelist to free some space on the disk. This
     // only works if auto_vacuum is enabled.
     match context