diff --git a/application/src/main/java/org/togetherjava/tjbot/commands/Features.java b/application/src/main/java/org/togetherjava/tjbot/commands/Features.java
index 04c6e966c2..6940463888 100644
--- a/application/src/main/java/org/togetherjava/tjbot/commands/Features.java
+++ b/application/src/main/java/org/togetherjava/tjbot/commands/Features.java
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ public static Collection<Feature> createFeatures(JDA jda, Database database, Con
         // Event receivers
         features.add(new RejoinModerationRoleListener(actionsStore, config));
         features.add(new OnGuildLeaveCloseThreadListener(database));
-        features.add(new UserBannedDeleteRecentThreadsListener(database));
         features.add(new LeftoverBookmarksListener(bookmarksSystem));
         features.add(new HelpThreadCreatedListener(helpSystemHelper));
 
diff --git a/application/src/main/java/org/togetherjava/tjbot/commands/help/UserBannedDeleteRecentThreadsListener.java b/application/src/main/java/org/togetherjava/tjbot/commands/help/UserBannedDeleteRecentThreadsListener.java
deleted file mode 100644
index c0fd23822b..0000000000
--- a/application/src/main/java/org/togetherjava/tjbot/commands/help/UserBannedDeleteRecentThreadsListener.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,67 +0,0 @@
-package org.togetherjava.tjbot.commands.help;
-
-import net.dv8tion.jda.api.entities.User;
-import net.dv8tion.jda.api.events.guild.GuildBanEvent;
-import net.dv8tion.jda.api.hooks.ListenerAdapter;
-import org.jooq.Record1;
-import org.slf4j.Logger;
-import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
-
-import org.togetherjava.tjbot.commands.EventReceiver;
-import org.togetherjava.tjbot.db.Database;
-
-import java.time.Duration;
-import java.time.Instant;
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Objects;
-
-import static org.togetherjava.tjbot.db.generated.Tables.HELP_THREADS;
-
-/**
- * Reacts on users being banned from a guild. It then deletes (not just closes) all their recently
- * created help threads.
- * <p>
- * This for example tackles threads created by scammers, which are otherwise not automatically
- * cleaned up on ban.
- */
-public final class UserBannedDeleteRecentThreadsListener extends ListenerAdapter
-        implements EventReceiver {
-    private static final Logger logger =
-            LoggerFactory.getLogger(UserBannedDeleteRecentThreadsListener.class);
-    private static final Duration RECENT_THREAD_DURATION = Duration.ofMinutes(30);
-
-    private final Database database;
-
-    /**
-     * Creates a new instance.
-     *
-     * @param database to find help threads created by the banned user
-     */
-    public UserBannedDeleteRecentThreadsListener(Database database) {
-        this.database = database;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void onGuildBan(GuildBanEvent event) {
-        getUsersRecentHelpThreadIDs(event.getUser()).stream()
-            .map(event.getJDA()::getThreadChannelById)
-            .filter(Objects::nonNull)
-            .forEach(threadChannel -> threadChannel.delete().queue(any -> {
-            }, failure -> logger.warn("Failed to delete thread {} from banned user {}.",
-                    threadChannel.getId(), event.getUser().getId(), failure)));
-    }
-
-    private List<Long> getUsersRecentHelpThreadIDs(User user) {
-        Instant recentThreadThreshold = Instant.now().minus(RECENT_THREAD_DURATION);
-
-        return database
-            .read(context -> context.select(HELP_THREADS.CHANNEL_ID)
-                .from(HELP_THREADS)
-                .where(HELP_THREADS.AUTHOR_ID.eq(user.getIdLong())
-                    .and(HELP_THREADS.CREATED_AT.greaterThan(recentThreadThreshold)))
-                .fetch())
-            .stream()
-            .map(Record1::value1)
-            .toList();
-    }
-}