diff --git a/java/google/registry/model/EppResource.java b/java/google/registry/model/EppResource.java
index c80d16c27..74787e185 100644
--- a/java/google/registry/model/EppResource.java
+++ b/java/google/registry/model/EppResource.java
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkArgument;
 import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkState;
 import static com.google.common.collect.Sets.difference;
 import static com.google.common.collect.Sets.union;
-import static google.registry.util.CollectionUtils.difference;
 import static google.registry.util.CollectionUtils.nullToEmpty;
 import static google.registry.util.CollectionUtils.nullToEmptyImmutableCopy;
 import static google.registry.util.DateTimeUtils.END_OF_TIME;
@@ -30,7 +29,6 @@ import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSortedMap;
 import com.googlecode.objectify.Key;
 import com.googlecode.objectify.annotation.Id;
 import com.googlecode.objectify.annotation.Index;
-import com.googlecode.objectify.annotation.OnLoad;
 import google.registry.model.eppcommon.StatusValue;
 import google.registry.model.ofy.CommitLogManifest;
 import google.registry.model.transfer.TransferData;
@@ -302,12 +300,4 @@ public abstract class EppResource extends BackupGroupRoot implements Buildable {
       return ImmutableObject.cloneEmptyToNull(super.build());
     }
   }
-
-  // TODO(b/34664935): remove this once LINKED has been removed from all persisted resources.
-  @OnLoad
-  void onLoadRemoveLinked() {
-    if (status != null) {
-      status = difference(status, StatusValue.LINKED);
-    }
-  }
 }