diff --git a/synapse/handlers/deactivate_account.py b/synapse/handlers/deactivate_account.py
index 7e31abf0e8..34596ade16 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/deactivate_account.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/deactivate_account.py
@@ -172,8 +172,10 @@ class DeactivateAccountHandler:
             # Note that displayname and avatar URL may persist as historical state events
             # in rooms, but these cases behave like message history, following
             # https://spec.matrix.org/v1.17/client-server-api/#post_matrixclientv3accountdeactivate
-            await self._profile_handler.dispatch_delete_profile_upon_deactivation(
-                user, requester, by_admin
+            await self._profile_handler.delete_profile_upon_deactivation(
+                target_user=user,
+                requester=requester,
+                by_admin=by_admin,
             )
 
             logger.info("Marking %s as erased", user_id)
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/profile.py b/synapse/handlers/profile.py
index fc85372ec4..5f2cec2366 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/profile.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/profile.py
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ from synapse.api.errors import (
 )
 from synapse.replication.http.profile import (
     ReplicationProfileDeleteField,
-    ReplicationProfileDeleteUponDeactivation,
     ReplicationProfileSetField,
 )
 from synapse.storage.databases.main.media_repository import LocalMedia, RemoteMedia
@@ -114,9 +113,6 @@ class ProfileHandler:
         self._delete_profile_field_client = ReplicationProfileDeleteField.make_client(
             self.hs
         )
-        self._delete_profile_upon_deactivation_client = (
-            ReplicationProfileDeleteUponDeactivation.make_client(self.hs)
-        )
         self._set_profile_field_client = ReplicationProfileSetField.make_client(self.hs)
         self._profile_updates_writer_instance = self.hs.config.worker.writers.events[0]
 
@@ -419,37 +415,6 @@ class ProfileHandler:
 
         return stream_id
 
-    async def dispatch_delete_profile_upon_deactivation(
-        self,
-        target_user: UserID,
-        requester: Requester,
-        by_admin: bool = False,
-    ) -> None:
-        """
-        Dispatch profile deletion upon deactivation to the right instance that
-        can write to the profile updates stream, or handle it ourselves,
-        if we're an events stream writer.
-
-        Args:
-            target_user: User ID whose profile is being deactivated.
-            requester: The requesting user.
-            by_admin: Whether the action is being done by an admin.
-        """
-        if self._is_events_writer:
-            await self.delete_profile_upon_deactivation(
-                target_user=target_user,
-                requester=requester,
-                by_admin=by_admin,
-            )
-        else:
-            # Offload to the right worker via http replication
-            await self._delete_profile_upon_deactivation_client(
-                instance_name=self._profile_updates_writer_instance,
-                user_id=target_user.to_string(),
-                requester=requester,
-                by_admin=by_admin,
-            )
-
     async def delete_profile_upon_deactivation(
         self,
         target_user: UserID,
diff --git a/synapse/replication/http/profile.py b/synapse/replication/http/profile.py
index cc7164b382..60e3175f53 100644
--- a/synapse/replication/http/profile.py
+++ b/synapse/replication/http/profile.py
@@ -149,59 +149,6 @@ class ReplicationProfileDeleteField(ReplicationEndpoint):
         return (200, {})
 
 
-class ReplicationProfileDeleteUponDeactivation(ReplicationEndpoint):
-    """Delete a profile for a user during deactivation.
-
-    The POST looks like:
-
-        POST /_synapse/replication/profile_delete_upon_deactivation/<user_id>
-
-        {
-            "target_user": "@user:hs",
-            "requester": "@admin:hs",
-            "by_admin": true
-        }
-
-        200 OK
-
-        {}
-    """
-
-    NAME = "profile_delete_upon_deactivation"
-    PATH_ARGS = ("user_id",)
-    METHOD = "POST"
-    CACHE = False
-
-    def __init__(self, hs: "HomeServer"):
-        super().__init__(hs)
-
-        self._profile_handler = hs.get_profile_handler()
-
-    @staticmethod
-    async def _serialize_payload(  # type: ignore[override]
-        user_id: str,
-        requester: Requester,
-        by_admin: bool,
-    ) -> JsonDict:
-        return {
-            "target_user": user_id,
-            "requester": requester.user.to_string(),
-            "by_admin": by_admin,
-        }
-
-    async def _handle_request(  # type: ignore[override]
-        self, request: Request, content: JsonDict, user_id: str
-    ) -> tuple[int, JsonDict]:
-        await self._profile_handler.delete_profile_upon_deactivation(
-            target_user=UserID.from_string(user_id),
-            requester=create_requester(content["requester"]),
-            by_admin=content["by_admin"],
-        )
-
-        return (200, {})
-
-
 def register_servlets(hs: "HomeServer", http_server: HttpServer) -> None:
     ReplicationProfileSetField(hs).register(http_server)
     ReplicationProfileDeleteField(hs).register(http_server)
-    ReplicationProfileDeleteUponDeactivation(hs).register(http_server)