diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 68c643d579..4d17b2f1cb 100755
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -25,11 +25,6 @@ DB_PASSWORD=secret
 # Should CDash automatically remove old builds?
 #AUTOREMOVE_BUILDS=true
 
-# How many builds should CDash try to remove per iteration?
-# Consider tweaking this value if you notice the autoremove queries
-# are slow to execute.
-#AUTOREMOVE_BUILDS_BATCH_SIZE=10
-
 # How long should CDash store parsed input files (in hours?)
 # Set to 0 if you do not wish to backup parsed submission files.
 #BACKUP_TIMEFRAME=48
diff --git a/app/Utils/DatabaseCleanupUtils.php b/app/Utils/DatabaseCleanupUtils.php
index 4ec5ac895a..c37513ac8e 100644
--- a/app/Utils/DatabaseCleanupUtils.php
+++ b/app/Utils/DatabaseCleanupUtils.php
@@ -150,21 +150,16 @@ public static function removeBuild($buildid) : void
     }
 
     /**
-     * Call removeBuild() in batches.
-     * @param array<int>|int $buildid
+     * Call removeBuild() one at a time.
+     * @param array<int>|int $buildids
      */
-    public static function removeBuildChunked($buildid): void
+    public static function removeBuildChunked($buildids): void
     {
-        if (!is_array($buildid)) {
-            self::removeBuild($buildid);
+        if (!is_array($buildids)) {
+            self::removeBuild($buildids);
         }
-
-        $batch_size = (int) config('cdash.autoremove_builds_batch_size');
-        if ($batch_size < 1) {
-            $batch_size = 1;
-        }
-        foreach (array_chunk($buildid, $batch_size) as $chunk) {
-            self::removeBuild($chunk);
+        foreach ($buildids as $buildid) {
+            self::removeBuild($buildid);
             usleep(1);
         }
     }
diff --git a/config/cdash.php b/config/cdash.php
index f949da3695..129d7a9e98 100755
--- a/config/cdash.php
+++ b/config/cdash.php
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@
     ],
     'active_project_days' => env('ACTIVE_PROJECT_DAYS', 7),
     'autoremove_builds' => env('AUTOREMOVE_BUILDS', true),
-    'autoremove_builds_batch_size' => env('AUTOREMOVE_BUILDS_BATCH_SIZE', 10),
     'backup_timeframe' => env('BACKUP_TIMEFRAME', 48),
     'builds_per_project' => env('BUILDS_PER_PROJECT', 0),
     'coverage_dir' => env('CDASH_COVERAGE_DIR', '/cdash/_build/xdebugCoverage'),