diff --git a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/storage/MessagesCache.java b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/storage/MessagesCache.java
index a5420f5b6..2f891016d 100644
--- a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/storage/MessagesCache.java
+++ b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/storage/MessagesCache.java
@@ -87,8 +87,7 @@ public class MessagesCache extends RedisClusterPubSubAdapter<String, String> imp
     private static final String REMOVE_TIMER_NAME = name(MessagesCache.class, "remove");
 
     private static final String REMOVE_METHOD_TAG    = "method";
-    private static final String REMOVE_METHOD_ID     = "id";
-    private static final String REMOVE_METHOD_SENDER = "sender";
+  private static final String REMOVE_METHOD_SENDER = "sender";
     private static final String REMOVE_METHOD_UUID   = "uuid";
 
     private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(MessagesCache.class);
@@ -164,25 +163,7 @@ public class MessagesCache extends RedisClusterPubSubAdapter<String, String> imp
         });
     }
 
-    public Optional<OutgoingMessageEntity> remove(final UUID destinationUuid, final long destinationDevice, final long id) {
-        try {
-            final byte[] serialized = (byte[])Metrics.timer(REMOVE_TIMER_NAME, REMOVE_METHOD_TAG, REMOVE_METHOD_ID).record(() ->
-                    removeByIdScript.executeBinary(List.of(getMessageQueueKey(destinationUuid, destinationDevice),
-                                                           getMessageQueueMetadataKey(destinationUuid, destinationDevice),
-                                                           getQueueIndexKey(destinationUuid, destinationDevice)),
-                                                   List.of(String.valueOf(id).getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8))));
-
-            if (serialized != null) {
-                return Optional.of(constructEntityFromEnvelope(id, MessageProtos.Envelope.parseFrom(serialized)));
-            }
-        } catch (final InvalidProtocolBufferException e) {
-            logger.warn("Failed to parse envelope", e);
-        }
-
-        return Optional.empty();
-    }
-
-    public Optional<OutgoingMessageEntity> remove(final UUID destinationUuid, final long destinationDevice, final String sender, final long timestamp) {
+  public Optional<OutgoingMessageEntity> remove(final UUID destinationUuid, final long destinationDevice, final String sender, final long timestamp) {
         try {
             final byte[] serialized = (byte[])Metrics.timer(REMOVE_TIMER_NAME, REMOVE_METHOD_TAG, REMOVE_METHOD_SENDER).record(() ->
                     removeBySenderScript.executeBinary(List.of(getMessageQueueKey(destinationUuid, destinationDevice),
diff --git a/service/src/test/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/storage/MessagesCacheTest.java b/service/src/test/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/storage/MessagesCacheTest.java
index 702873d5c..66345ac75 100644
--- a/service/src/test/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/storage/MessagesCacheTest.java
+++ b/service/src/test/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/storage/MessagesCacheTest.java
@@ -87,20 +87,6 @@ public class MessagesCacheTest extends AbstractRedisClusterTest {
         assertEquals(firstId, secondId);
     }
 
-    @Test
-    @Parameters({"true", "false"})
-    public void testRemoveById(final boolean sealedSender) {
-        final UUID                   messageGuid = UUID.randomUUID();
-        final MessageProtos.Envelope message     = generateRandomMessage(messageGuid, sealedSender);
-
-        final long                            messageId           = messagesCache.insert(messageGuid, DESTINATION_UUID, DESTINATION_DEVICE_ID, message);
-        final Optional<OutgoingMessageEntity> maybeRemovedMessage = messagesCache.remove(DESTINATION_UUID, DESTINATION_DEVICE_ID, messageId);
-
-        assertTrue(maybeRemovedMessage.isPresent());
-        assertEquals(MessagesCache.constructEntityFromEnvelope(messageId, message), maybeRemovedMessage.get());
-        assertEquals(Optional.empty(), messagesCache.remove(DESTINATION_UUID, DESTINATION_DEVICE_ID, messageId));
-    }
-
     @Test
     public void testRemoveBySender() {
         final UUID                   messageGuid = UUID.randomUUID();