diff --git a/lib/api/mediawiki.js b/lib/api/mediawiki.js
index 2af925b..2c3d017 100644
--- a/lib/api/mediawiki.js
+++ b/lib/api/mediawiki.js
@@ -186,19 +186,6 @@ export class MediaWikiClient {
 		return body;
 	}
 
-	async purgePages (titles) {
-		if (!titles.length) return;
-
-		// mediawiki has a 50 title per request limit, so we grab the first 50
-		// and recurse to handle the rest
-		let currentTitles = titles.splice(0, 50);
-		const body = await this.fetchApiPost({
-			action: 'purge',
-			titles: currentTitles.join('|'),
-		});
-		return this.purgePages(titles);
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 *
 	 * @param {string} from The page's current name