diff --git a/app/jobs/remove_abandoned_creations_job.rb b/app/jobs/remove_abandoned_creations_job.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..668da5993
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/jobs/remove_abandoned_creations_job.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+class RemoveAbandonedCreationsJob < ApplicationJob
+  queue_as :default
+
+  def perform
+    Bubble.remove_abandoned_creations
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/models/bubble/statuses.rb b/app/models/bubble/statuses.rb
index 7c01ed012..0ac59e15b 100644
--- a/app/models/bubble/statuses.rb
+++ b/app/models/bubble/statuses.rb
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ module Bubble::Statuses
     scope :published_or_drafted_by, ->(user) { where(status: :published).or(where(status: :drafted, creator: user)) }
   end
 
+  class_methods do
+    def remove_abandoned_creations
+      Bubble.creating.where(updated_at: ..1.day.ago).destroy_all
+    end
+  end
+
   def can_recover_abandoned_creation?
     abandoned_creations.where(updated_at: 1.day.ago..).any?
   end
diff --git a/config/recurring.yml b/config/recurring.yml
index d045b1914..816edb127 100644
--- a/config/recurring.yml
+++ b/config/recurring.yml
@@ -1,10 +1,4 @@
-# production:
-#   periodic_cleanup:
-#     class: CleanSoftDeletedRecordsJob
-#     queue: background
-#     args: [ 1000, { batch_size: 500 } ]
-#     schedule: every hour
-#   periodic_command:
-#     command: "SoftDeletedRecord.due.delete_all"
-#     priority: 2
-#     schedule: at 5am every day
+production:
+  remove_abandoned_creations:
+    class: RemoveAbandonedCreationsJob
+    schedule: every hour
diff --git a/test/models/bubble/statuses_test.rb b/test/models/bubble/statuses_test.rb
index a63525b2d..9f846efd6 100644
--- a/test/models/bubble/statuses_test.rb
+++ b/test/models/bubble/statuses_test.rb
@@ -47,4 +47,15 @@ class Bubble::StatusesTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
 
     assert_raises(ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound) { bubble_not_edited.reload }
   end
+
+  test "remove_abandoned_creations" do
+    bubble_old = buckets(:writebook).bubbles.create! creator: users(:kevin), updated_at: 2.days.ago
+    bubble_recent = buckets(:writebook).bubbles.create! creator: users(:kevin)
+
+    assert_equal 2, Bubble.creating.count
+
+    Bubble.remove_abandoned_creations
+
+    assert_equal [ bubble_recent ], Bubble.creating
+  end
 end