diff --git a/app/models.py b/app/models.py
index 5d92457d..ace9b8c9 100644
--- a/app/models.py
+++ b/app/models.py
@@ -617,7 +617,6 @@ user_role = db.Table('user_role',
 read_posts = db.Table('read_posts',
                         db.Column('user_id', db.Integer, db.ForeignKey('user.id'), index=True),
                         db.Column('read_post_id', db.Integer, db.ForeignKey('post.id'), index=True),
-                        # db.PrimaryKeyConstraint('user_id', 'read_post_id')
                       )
 
 class User(UserMixin, db.Model):
diff --git a/app/post/util.py b/app/post/util.py
index bcf8e943..f904abb3 100644
--- a/app/post/util.py
+++ b/app/post/util.py
@@ -114,6 +114,3 @@ def url_needs_archive(url) -> bool:
 def generate_archive_link(url) -> bool:
     return 'https://archive.ph/' + url
 
-# marks the post as read for a provided user
-def mark_post_as_read(post_id: int, user_id: int):
-    pass
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