diff --git a/src/topics/bookmarks.js b/src/topics/bookmarks.js
index 45c70c0f7b..e7d52f84ae 100644
--- a/src/topics/bookmarks.js
+++ b/src/topics/bookmarks.js
@@ -28,10 +28,6 @@ module.exports = function (Topics) {
 		await db.sortedSetAdd(`tid:${tid}:bookmarks`, index, uid);
 	};
 
-	Topics.removeUserBookmark = async (tid, uid) => {
-		await db.sortedSetRemove(`tid:${tid}:bookmarks`, uid);
-	};
-
 	Topics.getTopicBookmarks = async function (tid) {
 		return await db.getSortedSetRangeWithScores(`tid:${tid}:bookmarks`, 0, -1);
 	};
diff --git a/src/topics/unread.js b/src/topics/unread.js
index 53c301a4cf..f743af4a41 100644
--- a/src/topics/unread.js
+++ b/src/topics/unread.js
@@ -378,7 +378,6 @@ module.exports = function (Topics) {
 				[`tid:${tid}:bookmarks`, uid],
 			]),
 			db.sortedSetAdd(`uid:${uid}:tids_unread`, Date.now(), tid),
-			Topics.removeUserBookmark(tid, uid),
 		]);
 	};