diff --git a/.reek b/.reek
index 0d5c66aa3..d0f2aaba3 100644
--- a/.reek
+++ b/.reek
@@ -290,7 +290,6 @@ DuplicateMethodCall:
   - Domain#renewable?
   - Domain#set_graceful_expired
   - DomainCron#self.clean_expired_pendings
-  - DomainCron#self.delete_legal_doc_duplicates
   - DomainCron#self.destroy_delete_candidates
   - DomainCron#self.start_expire_period
   - DomainCron#self.start_redemption_grace_period
diff --git a/app/models/domain.rb b/app/models/domain.rb
index 9eef0f30f..f93589c0a 100644
--- a/app/models/domain.rb
+++ b/app/models/domain.rb
@@ -209,11 +209,6 @@ class Domain < ActiveRecord::Base
     DomainCron.send(__method__)
   end
 
-  def self.start_delete_period
-    ActiveSupport::Deprecation.instance.deprecation_warning(DomainCron, __method__)
-    DomainCron.send(__method__)
-  end
-
   def self.destroy_delete_candidates
     ActiveSupport::Deprecation.instance.deprecation_warning(DomainCron, __method__)
     DomainCron.send(__method__)
diff --git a/app/models/domain_cron.rb b/app/models/domain_cron.rb
index dcd99328a..fb3b7644d 100644
--- a/app/models/domain_cron.rb
+++ b/app/models/domain_cron.rb
@@ -76,29 +76,6 @@ class DomainCron
     marked
   end
 
-  #doing nothing, deprecated
-
-  def self.start_delete_period
-    # begin
-    #   STDOUT << "#{Time.zone.now.utc} - Setting delete_candidate to domains\n" unless Rails.env.test?
-    #
-    #   d = Domain.where('delete_at <= ?', Time.zone.now)
-    #   marked = 0
-    #   real = 0
-    #   d.each do |domain|
-    #     next unless domain.delete_candidateable?
-    #     real += 1
-    #     domain.statuses << DomainStatus::DELETE_CANDIDATE
-    #     STDOUT << "#{Time.zone.now.utc} DomainCron.start_delete_period: ##{domain.id} (#{domain.name})\n" unless Rails.env.test?
-    #     ::PaperTrail.whodunnit = "cron - #{__method__}"
-    #     domain.save(validate: false) and marked += 1
-    #   end
-    # ensure # the operator should see what was accomplished
-    #   STDOUT << "#{Time.zone.now.utc} - Finished setting delete_candidate -  #{marked} out of #{real} successfully set\n" unless Rails.env.test?
-    # end
-    # marked
-  end
-
   def self.destroy_delete_candidates
     STDOUT << "#{Time.zone.now.utc} - Destroying domains\n" unless Rails.env.test?
 
@@ -128,23 +105,4 @@ class DomainCron
 
     STDOUT << "#{Time.zone.now.utc} - Job destroy added for #{c} domains\n" unless Rails.env.test?
   end
-
-  # rubocop: enable Metrics/AbcSize
-  # rubocop:enable Rails/FindEach
-  # rubocop: enable Metrics/LineLength
-  def self.destroy_with_message(domain)
-    domain.destroy
-    bye_bye = domain.versions.last
-    domain.registrar.messages.create!(
-        body: "#{I18n.t(:domain_deleted)}: #{domain.name}",
-        attached_obj_id: bye_bye.id,
-        attached_obj_type: bye_bye.class.to_s # DomainVersion
-    )
-  end
-
-  def self.delete_legal_doc_duplicates
-    Rake::Task['legal_doc:remove_duplicates'].reenable
-    Rake::Task['legal_doc:remove_duplicates'].invoke
-  end
-
 end
diff --git a/config/schedule.rb b/config/schedule.rb
index a136ba5c3..6413a9c56 100644
--- a/config/schedule.rb
+++ b/config/schedule.rb
@@ -46,10 +46,6 @@ if @cron_group == 'registry'
     runner 'DomainCron.start_expire_period'
   end
 
-  every 50.minutes do
-    runner 'DomainCron.start_delete_period'
-  end
-
   every 52.minutes do
     runner 'DomainCron.start_redemption_grace_period'
   end