diff --git a/app/sql.js b/app/sql.js
index 0a6eb80356..87b208f747 100644
--- a/app/sql.js
+++ b/app/sql.js
@@ -2274,7 +2274,6 @@ async function getNextTapToViewMessageToAgeOut() {
 
 async function getTapToViewMessagesNeedingErase() {
   const THIRTY_DAYS_AGO = Date.now() - 30 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000;
-  const NOW = Date.now();
 
   const rows = await db.all(
     `SELECT json FROM messages
@@ -2284,7 +2283,6 @@ async function getTapToViewMessagesNeedingErase() {
       AND received_at <= $THIRTY_DAYS_AGO
     ORDER BY received_at ASC;`,
     {
-      $NOW: NOW,
       $THIRTY_DAYS_AGO: THIRTY_DAYS_AGO,
     }
   );