diff --git a/core/models/contacts.go b/core/models/contacts.go
index 8c543afcd..22ca0d506 100644
--- a/core/models/contacts.go
+++ b/core/models/contacts.go
@@ -1353,15 +1353,6 @@ func GetContactLocker(orgID OrgID, contactID ContactID) *redisx.Locker {
 	return redisx.NewLocker(key, time.Minute*5)
 }
 
-// UpdateContactModifiedBy updates modified by the passed user id on the passed in contacts
-func UpdateContactModifiedBy(ctx context.Context, db Queryer, contactIDs []ContactID, userID UserID) error {
-	if userID == NilUserID || len(contactIDs) == 0 {
-		return nil
-	}
-	_, err := db.ExecContext(ctx, `UPDATE contacts_contact SET modified_on = NOW(), modified_by_id = $2 WHERE id = ANY($1)`, pq.Array(contactIDs), userID)
-	return err
-}
-
 // ContactStatusChange struct used for our contact status change
 type ContactStatusChange struct {
 	ContactID ContactID
diff --git a/core/models/contacts_test.go b/core/models/contacts_test.go
index 8a34a0aca..d9b93b6bb 100644
--- a/core/models/contacts_test.go
+++ b/core/models/contacts_test.go
@@ -509,27 +509,6 @@ func TestUpdateContactLastSeenAndModifiedOn(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.True(t, cathy.ModifiedOn().After(t2))
 }
 
-func TestUpdateContactModifiedBy(t *testing.T) {
-	ctx, _, db, _ := testsuite.Get()
-
-	defer testsuite.Reset(testsuite.ResetAll)
-
-	err := models.UpdateContactModifiedBy(ctx, db, []models.ContactID{}, models.UserID(0))
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-
-	assertdb.Query(t, db, `SELECT count(*) FROM contacts_contact WHERE id = $1 AND modified_by_id = NULL`, testdata.Cathy.ID).Returns(0)
-
-	err = models.UpdateContactModifiedBy(ctx, db, []models.ContactID{testdata.Cathy.ID}, models.UserID(0))
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-
-	assertdb.Query(t, db, `SELECT count(*) FROM contacts_contact WHERE id = $1 AND modified_by_id = NULL`, testdata.Cathy.ID).Returns(0)
-
-	err = models.UpdateContactModifiedBy(ctx, db, []models.ContactID{testdata.Cathy.ID}, models.UserID(1))
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-
-	assertdb.Query(t, db, `SELECT count(*) FROM contacts_contact WHERE id = $1 AND modified_by_id = 1`, testdata.Cathy.ID).Returns(1)
-}
-
 func TestUpdateContactStatus(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx, _, db, _ := testsuite.Get()