diff --git a/packages/api/src/resolvers/article/index.ts b/packages/api/src/resolvers/article/index.ts
index e258d2932..0fd905bf7 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/resolvers/article/index.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/resolvers/article/index.ts
@@ -970,10 +970,10 @@ export const emptyTrashResolver = authorized<
   })
 
   await batchDelete({
-    state: LibraryItemState.Deleted,
     user: {
       id: uid,
     },
+    state: LibraryItemState.Deleted,
   })
 
   return {
diff --git a/packages/api/src/services/library_item.ts b/packages/api/src/services/library_item.ts
index 6d2626f90..4ed0136a6 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/services/library_item.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/services/library_item.ts
@@ -1392,30 +1392,6 @@ export const batchDelete = async (criteria: FindOptionsWhere<LibraryItem>) => {
   return authTrx(async (t) => t.query(sql))
 }
 
-export const batchDeleteAllTrash = async () => {
-  const sql = `
-    DO $$
-    DECLARE
-        user_record RECORD;
-        user_cursor CURSOR FOR SELECT id FROM omnivore.user WHERE status = 'ACTIVE';  -- Adjust the condition as needed
-    BEGIN
-        OPEN user_cursor;
-
-        LOOP
-            FETCH NEXT FROM user_cursor INTO user_record;
-            EXIT WHEN NOT FOUND;
-
-            DELETE FROM omnivore.library_item WHERE user_id = user_record.id AND state = 'DELETED' AND deleted_at < '2023-01-01';
-
-            RETURN NEXT;
-        END LOOP;
-
-        CLOSE user_cursor;
-    END $$;`
-
-  return authTrx(async (t) => t.query(sql))
-}
-
 export const findLibraryItemIdsByLabelId = async (
   labelId: string,
   userId: string