diff --git a/zilencer/management/commands/mark_all_messages_unread.py b/zilencer/management/commands/mark_all_messages_unread.py
index bb5f0c4cb6..0e40294598 100644
--- a/zilencer/management/commands/mark_all_messages_unread.py
+++ b/zilencer/management/commands/mark_all_messages_unread.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from django.core.cache import cache
 from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand
 from django.db.models import F
 
-from zerver.models import UserMessage, UserProfile
+from zerver.models import UserMessage
 
 
 class Command(BaseCommand):
@@ -14,5 +14,4 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
     def handle(self, *args: Any, **options: Any) -> None:
         assert settings.DEVELOPMENT
         UserMessage.objects.all().update(flags=F('flags').bitand(~UserMessage.flags.read))
-        UserProfile.objects.all().update(pointer=0)
         cache._cache.flush_all()