diff --git a/frigate/app.py b/frigate/app.py
index 0ead74268..488f121e6 100644
--- a/frigate/app.py
+++ b/frigate/app.py
@@ -189,17 +189,6 @@ class FrigateApp:
             except PermissionError:
                 logger.error("Unable to write to /config to save DB state")
 
-        def cleanup_timeline_db(db: SqliteExtDatabase) -> None:
-            db.execute_sql(
-                "DELETE FROM timeline WHERE source_id NOT IN (SELECT id FROM event);"
-            )
-
-            try:
-                with open(f"{CONFIG_DIR}/.timeline", "w") as f:
-                    f.write(str(datetime.datetime.now().timestamp()))
-            except PermissionError:
-                logger.error("Unable to write to /config to save DB state")
-
         # Migrate DB schema
         migrate_db = SqliteExtDatabase(self.config.database.path)
 
@@ -216,11 +205,6 @@ class FrigateApp:
 
         router.run()
 
-        # this is a temporary check to clean up user DB from beta
-        # will be removed before final release
-        if not os.path.exists(f"{CONFIG_DIR}/.timeline"):
-            cleanup_timeline_db(migrate_db)
-
         # check if vacuum needs to be run
         if os.path.exists(f"{CONFIG_DIR}/.vacuum"):
             with open(f"{CONFIG_DIR}/.vacuum") as f: