diff --git a/lib/account_deleter.rb b/lib/account_deleter.rb
index 356c5a54c..3158de873 100644
--- a/lib/account_deleter.rb
+++ b/lib/account_deleter.rb
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ class AccountDeleter
   def perform!
     # close person
     delete_standard_person_associations
-    remove_conversation_visibilities
     delete_contacts_of_me
     tombstone_person_and_profile
 
@@ -84,10 +83,6 @@ class AccountDeleter
     ShareVisibility.for_a_user(user).find_each(batch_size: 20, &:destroy)
   end
 
-  def remove_conversation_visibilities
-    ConversationVisibility.where(:person_id => person.id).destroy_all
-  end
-
   def tombstone_person_and_profile
     person.lock_access!
     person.clear_profile!
@@ -102,12 +97,12 @@ class AccountDeleter
   end
 
   def normal_ar_person_associates_to_delete
-    %i[posts photos mentions participations roles blocks]
+    %i[posts photos mentions participations roles blocks conversation_visibilities]
   end
 
   def ignored_or_special_ar_person_associations
     %i[comments likes poll_participations contacts notification_actors notifications owner profile
-       conversation_visibilities pod conversations messages]
+       pod conversations messages]
   end
 
   def mark_account_deletion_complete
diff --git a/spec/lib/account_deleter_spec.rb b/spec/lib/account_deleter_spec.rb
index a6445a3b9..3752d91a6 100644
--- a/spec/lib/account_deleter_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/account_deleter_spec.rb
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ describe AccountDeleter do
       delete_contacts_of_me
       delete_standard_person_associations
       tombstone_person_and_profile
-      remove_conversation_visibilities
     ]
 
     context "user deletion" do
@@ -157,14 +156,6 @@ describe AccountDeleter do
         @account_deletion.tombstone_person_and_profile
       end
     end
-     describe "#remove_conversation_visibilities" do
-      it "removes the conversation visibility for the deleted user" do
-        vis = double
-        expect(ConversationVisibility).to receive(:where).with(hash_including(:person_id => bob.person.id)).and_return(vis)
-        expect(vis).to receive(:destroy_all)
-        @account_deletion.remove_conversation_visibilities
-      end
-    end
   end
 
   describe "#remove_share_visibilities_by_contacts_of_user" do