diff --git a/satellite/overlay/service.go b/satellite/overlay/service.go
index cf0565c21..8d935fff4 100644
--- a/satellite/overlay/service.go
+++ b/satellite/overlay/service.go
@@ -47,8 +47,6 @@ var ErrLowDifficulty = errs.Class("node id difficulty too low")
 //
 // architecture: Database
 type DB interface {
-	// GetOnlineNodesForGetDelete returns a map of nodes for the supplied nodeIDs
-	GetOnlineNodesForGetDelete(ctx context.Context, nodeIDs []storj.NodeID, onlineWindow time.Duration, asOf AsOfSystemTimeConfig) (map[storj.NodeID]*SelectedNode, error)
 	// GetOnlineNodesForAuditRepair returns a map of nodes for the supplied nodeIDs.
 	// The return value contains necessary information to create orders as well as nodes'
 	// current reputation status.
@@ -396,13 +394,6 @@ func (service *Service) Get(ctx context.Context, nodeID storj.NodeID) (_ *NodeDo
 	return service.db.Get(ctx, nodeID)
 }
 
-// GetOnlineNodesForGetDelete returns a map of nodes for the supplied nodeIDs.
-func (service *Service) GetOnlineNodesForGetDelete(ctx context.Context, nodeIDs []storj.NodeID) (_ map[storj.NodeID]*SelectedNode, err error) {
-	defer mon.Task()(&ctx)(&err)
-
-	return service.db.GetOnlineNodesForGetDelete(ctx, nodeIDs, service.config.Node.OnlineWindow, service.config.Node.AsOfSystemTime)
-}
-
 // CachedGetOnlineNodesForGet returns a map of nodes from the download selection cache from the suppliedIDs.
 func (service *Service) CachedGetOnlineNodesForGet(ctx context.Context, nodeIDs []storj.NodeID) (_ map[storj.NodeID]*SelectedNode, err error) {
 	defer mon.Task()(&ctx)(&err)
diff --git a/satellite/overlay/service_test.go b/satellite/overlay/service_test.go
index 67afeeb90..4abf984ab 100644
--- a/satellite/overlay/service_test.go
+++ b/satellite/overlay/service_test.go
@@ -388,47 +388,6 @@ func TestNodeInfo(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
-func TestGetOnlineNodesForGetDelete(t *testing.T) {
-	testplanet.Run(t, testplanet.Config{
-		SatelliteCount: 1, StorageNodeCount: 2, UplinkCount: 0,
-	}, func(t *testing.T, ctx *testcontext.Context, planet *testplanet.Planet) {
-		// pause chores that might update node data
-		planet.Satellites[0].RangedLoop.RangedLoop.Service.Loop.Stop()
-		planet.Satellites[0].Repair.Repairer.Loop.Pause()
-		for _, node := range planet.StorageNodes {
-			node.Contact.Chore.Pause(ctx)
-		}
-
-		// should not return anything if nodeIDs aren't in the nodes table
-		actualNodes, err := planet.Satellites[0].Overlay.Service.GetOnlineNodesForGetDelete(ctx, []storj.NodeID{})
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-		require.Equal(t, 0, len(actualNodes))
-		actualNodes, err = planet.Satellites[0].Overlay.Service.GetOnlineNodesForGetDelete(ctx, []storj.NodeID{testrand.NodeID()})
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-		require.Equal(t, 0, len(actualNodes))
-
-		expectedNodes := make(map[storj.NodeID]*overlay.SelectedNode, len(planet.StorageNodes))
-		nodeIDs := make([]storj.NodeID, len(planet.StorageNodes)+1)
-		for i, node := range planet.StorageNodes {
-			nodeIDs[i] = node.ID()
-			dossier, err := planet.Satellites[0].Overlay.Service.Get(ctx, node.ID())
-			require.NoError(t, err)
-			expectedNodes[dossier.Id] = &overlay.SelectedNode{
-				ID:         dossier.Id,
-				Address:    dossier.Address,
-				LastNet:    dossier.LastNet,
-				LastIPPort: dossier.LastIPPort,
-			}
-		}
-		// add a fake node ID to make sure GetOnlineNodesForGetDelete doesn't error and still returns the expected nodes.
-		nodeIDs[len(planet.StorageNodes)] = testrand.NodeID()
-
-		actualNodes, err = planet.Satellites[0].Overlay.Service.GetOnlineNodesForGetDelete(ctx, nodeIDs)
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-		require.Equal(t, expectedNodes, actualNodes)
-	})
-}
-
 func TestKnownReliable(t *testing.T) {
 	testplanet.Run(t, testplanet.Config{
 		SatelliteCount: 1, StorageNodeCount: 6, UplinkCount: 1,
diff --git a/satellite/satellitedb/overlaycache.go b/satellite/satellitedb/overlaycache.go
index ff419da6e..81ecedd21 100644
--- a/satellite/satellitedb/overlaycache.go
+++ b/satellite/satellitedb/overlaycache.go
@@ -266,62 +266,6 @@ func (cache *overlaycache) Get(ctx context.Context, id storj.NodeID) (dossier *o
 	return convertDBNode(ctx, node)
 }
 
-// GetOnlineNodesForGetDelete returns a map of nodes for the supplied nodeIDs.
-func (cache *overlaycache) GetOnlineNodesForGetDelete(ctx context.Context, nodeIDs []storj.NodeID, onlineWindow time.Duration, asOf overlay.AsOfSystemTimeConfig) (nodes map[storj.NodeID]*overlay.SelectedNode, err error) {
-	for {
-		nodes, err = cache.getOnlineNodesForGetDelete(ctx, nodeIDs, onlineWindow, asOf)
-		if err != nil {
-			if cockroachutil.NeedsRetry(err) {
-				continue
-			}
-			return nodes, err
-		}
-		break
-	}
-
-	return nodes, err
-}
-
-func (cache *overlaycache) getOnlineNodesForGetDelete(ctx context.Context, nodeIDs []storj.NodeID, onlineWindow time.Duration, asOf overlay.AsOfSystemTimeConfig) (_ map[storj.NodeID]*overlay.SelectedNode, err error) {
-	defer mon.Task()(&ctx)(&err)
-
-	var rows tagsql.Rows
-	rows, err = cache.db.Query(ctx, cache.db.Rebind(`
-		SELECT last_net, id, address, last_ip_port, noise_proto, noise_public_key, debounce_limit, features
-		FROM nodes
-		`+cache.db.impl.AsOfSystemInterval(asOf.Interval())+`
-		WHERE id = any($1::bytea[])
-			AND disqualified IS NULL
-			AND exit_finished_at IS NULL
-			AND last_contact_success > $2
-	`), pgutil.NodeIDArray(nodeIDs), time.Now().Add(-onlineWindow))
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	defer func() { err = errs.Combine(err, rows.Close()) }()
-
-	nodes := make(map[storj.NodeID]*overlay.SelectedNode)
-	for rows.Next() {
-		var node overlay.SelectedNode
-		node.Address = &pb.NodeAddress{}
-
-		var lastIPPort sql.NullString
-		var noise noiseScanner
-		err = rows.Scan(&node.LastNet, &node.ID, &node.Address.Address, &lastIPPort, &noise.Proto, &noise.PublicKey, &node.Address.DebounceLimit, &node.Address.Features)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		if lastIPPort.Valid {
-			node.LastIPPort = lastIPPort.String
-		}
-		node.Address.NoiseInfo = noise.Convert()
-
-		nodes[node.ID] = &node
-	}
-
-	return nodes, Error.Wrap(rows.Err())
-}
-
 // GetOnlineNodesForAuditRepair returns a map of nodes for the supplied nodeIDs.
 func (cache *overlaycache) GetOnlineNodesForAuditRepair(ctx context.Context, nodeIDs []storj.NodeID, onlineWindow time.Duration) (nodes map[storj.NodeID]*overlay.NodeReputation, err error) {
 	for {