diff --git a/app/lib/patient_status_updater.rb b/app/lib/patient_status_updater.rb
index 6d7d948299..a5880585c3 100644
--- a/app/lib/patient_status_updater.rb
+++ b/app/lib/patient_status_updater.rb
@@ -160,23 +160,4 @@ def programme_types_per_session_id_and_year_group
           hash[session_id][year_group] << programme_type
         end
   end
-
-  # We preload this association separately because including it in the nested
-  # `patient_locations` preload (see includes above) caused the updater process
-  # to be killed, even with very small batches. The likely cause is memory pressure
-  # from eager loading a deeply nested association graph.
-  #
-  # Preloading it here for the distinct `Location` records in each batch keeps
-  # `StatusGenerator::Programme` query-free without incurring the cost of the
-  # larger nested preload.
-  def preload_location_programme_year_groups(batch)
-    locations = batch.flat_map(&:patient_locations).map(&:location).uniq
-
-    ActiveRecord::Associations::Preloader.new(
-      records: locations,
-      associations: {
-        location_programme_year_groups: :location_year_group
-      }
-    ).call
-  end
 end