diff --git a/service/config/sample.yml b/service/config/sample.yml
index 612b91f6..a90f3409 100644
--- a/service/config/sample.yml
+++ b/service/config/sample.yml
@@ -79,8 +79,6 @@ dynamoDbTables:
     tableName: Example_RemoteConfig
   reportMessage:
     tableName: Example_ReportMessage
-  reservedUsernames:
-    tableName: Example_ReservedUsernames
   subscriptions:
     tableName: Example_Subscriptions
   verificationSessions:
diff --git a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/WhisperServerService.java b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/WhisperServerService.java
index 01317e52..175790ca 100644
--- a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/WhisperServerService.java
+++ b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/WhisperServerService.java
@@ -229,7 +229,6 @@ import org.whispersystems.textsecuregcm.workers.AssignUsernameCommand;
 import org.whispersystems.textsecuregcm.workers.CertificateCommand;
 import org.whispersystems.textsecuregcm.workers.CheckDynamicConfigurationCommand;
 import org.whispersystems.textsecuregcm.workers.DeleteUserCommand;
-import org.whispersystems.textsecuregcm.workers.ReserveUsernameCommand;
 import org.whispersystems.textsecuregcm.workers.ServerVersionCommand;
 import org.whispersystems.textsecuregcm.workers.SetCrawlerAccelerationTask;
 import org.whispersystems.textsecuregcm.workers.SetRequestLoggingEnabledTask;
@@ -259,7 +258,6 @@ public class WhisperServerService extends Application<WhisperServerConfiguration
     bootstrap.addCommand(new ServerVersionCommand());
     bootstrap.addCommand(new CheckDynamicConfigurationCommand());
     bootstrap.addCommand(new SetUserDiscoverabilityCommand());
-    bootstrap.addCommand(new ReserveUsernameCommand());
     bootstrap.addCommand(new AssignUsernameCommand());
     bootstrap.addCommand(new UnlinkDeviceCommand());
   }
diff --git a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/configuration/DynamoDbTables.java b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/configuration/DynamoDbTables.java
index 013cf78e..9873c852 100644
--- a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/configuration/DynamoDbTables.java
+++ b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/configuration/DynamoDbTables.java
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ public class DynamoDbTables {
   private final TableWithExpiration registrationRecovery;
   private final Table remoteConfig;
   private final Table reportMessage;
-  private final Table reservedUsernames;
   private final Table subscriptions;
   private final Table verificationSessions;
 
@@ -81,7 +80,6 @@ public class DynamoDbTables {
       @JsonProperty("registrationRecovery") final TableWithExpiration registrationRecovery,
       @JsonProperty("remoteConfig") final Table remoteConfig,
       @JsonProperty("reportMessage") final Table reportMessage,
-      @JsonProperty("reservedUsernames") final Table reservedUsernames,
       @JsonProperty("subscriptions") final Table subscriptions,
       @JsonProperty("verificationSessions") final Table verificationSessions) {
 
@@ -100,7 +98,6 @@ public class DynamoDbTables {
     this.registrationRecovery = registrationRecovery;
     this.remoteConfig = remoteConfig;
     this.reportMessage = reportMessage;
-    this.reservedUsernames = reservedUsernames;
     this.subscriptions = subscriptions;
     this.verificationSessions = verificationSessions;
   }
@@ -195,12 +192,6 @@ public class DynamoDbTables {
     return reportMessage;
   }
 
-  @NotNull
-  @Valid
-  public Table getReservedUsernames() {
-    return reservedUsernames;
-  }
-
   @NotNull
   @Valid
   public Table getSubscriptions() {
diff --git a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/storage/ProhibitedUsernames.java b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/storage/ProhibitedUsernames.java
deleted file mode 100644
index c44cdb98..00000000
--- a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/storage/ProhibitedUsernames.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,97 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2013-2021 Signal Messenger, LLC
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
- */
-
-package org.whispersystems.textsecuregcm.storage;
-
-import static org.whispersystems.textsecuregcm.metrics.MetricsUtil.name;
-
-import com.google.common.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
-import com.google.common.cache.CacheBuilder;
-import com.google.common.cache.CacheLoader;
-import com.google.common.cache.LoadingCache;
-import io.micrometer.core.instrument.Metrics;
-import io.micrometer.core.instrument.Timer;
-import java.util.Map;
-import java.util.UUID;
-import java.util.regex.Pattern;
-import org.slf4j.Logger;
-import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
-import org.whispersystems.textsecuregcm.util.AttributeValues;
-import software.amazon.awssdk.services.dynamodb.DynamoDbClient;
-import software.amazon.awssdk.services.dynamodb.model.AttributeValue;
-import software.amazon.awssdk.services.dynamodb.model.PutItemRequest;
-import software.amazon.awssdk.services.dynamodb.model.ScanRequest;
-import software.amazon.awssdk.services.dynamodb.model.ScanResponse;
-import software.amazon.awssdk.services.dynamodb.paginators.ScanIterable;
-
-public class ProhibitedUsernames {
-
-  private final DynamoDbClient dynamoDbClient;
-  private final String tableName;
-
-  private final LoadingCache<String, Pattern> patternCache = CacheBuilder.newBuilder()
-      .maximumSize(1_000)
-      .build(new CacheLoader<>() {
-        @Override
-        public Pattern load(final String s) {
-          return Pattern.compile(s, Pattern.CASE_INSENSITIVE);
-        }
-      });
-
-  @VisibleForTesting
-  static final String KEY_PATTERN = "P";
-  private static final String ATTR_RESERVED_FOR_UUID = "U";
-
-  private static final Timer IS_PROHIBITED_TIMER = Metrics.timer(name(ProhibitedUsernames.class, "isProhibited"));
-
-  private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ProhibitedUsernames.class);
-
-  public ProhibitedUsernames(final DynamoDbClient dynamoDbClient, final String tableName) {
-    this.dynamoDbClient = dynamoDbClient;
-    this.tableName = tableName;
-  }
-
-  public boolean isProhibited(final String nickname, final UUID accountIdentifier) {
-    return IS_PROHIBITED_TIMER.record(() -> {
-      final ScanIterable scanIterable = dynamoDbClient.scanPaginator(ScanRequest.builder()
-          .tableName(tableName)
-          .build());
-
-      for (final ScanResponse scanResponse : scanIterable) {
-        if (scanResponse.hasItems()) {
-          for (final Map<String, AttributeValue> item : scanResponse.items()) {
-            try {
-              final Pattern pattern = patternCache.get(item.get(KEY_PATTERN).s());
-              final UUID reservedFor = AttributeValues.getUUID(item, ATTR_RESERVED_FOR_UUID, null);
-
-              if (pattern.matcher(nickname).matches() && !accountIdentifier.equals(reservedFor)) {
-                return true;
-              }
-            } catch (final Exception e) {
-              log.error("Failed to load pattern from item: {}", item, e);
-            }
-          }
-        }
-      }
-
-      return false;
-    });
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Prohibits username except for all accounts except `reservedFor`
-   *
-   * @param pattern pattern to prohibit
-   * @param reservedFor an account that is allowed to use names in the pattern
-   */
-  public void prohibitUsername(final String pattern, final UUID reservedFor) {
-    dynamoDbClient.putItem(PutItemRequest.builder()
-        .tableName(tableName)
-        .item(Map.of(
-            KEY_PATTERN, AttributeValues.fromString(pattern),
-            ATTR_RESERVED_FOR_UUID, AttributeValues.fromUUID(reservedFor)))
-        .build());
-  }
-}
diff --git a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/workers/AssignUsernameCommand.java b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/workers/AssignUsernameCommand.java
index 7863a01e..4e867782 100644
--- a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/workers/AssignUsernameCommand.java
+++ b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/workers/AssignUsernameCommand.java
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ import org.whispersystems.textsecuregcm.storage.MessagesManager;
 import org.whispersystems.textsecuregcm.storage.PhoneNumberIdentifiers;
 import org.whispersystems.textsecuregcm.storage.Profiles;
 import org.whispersystems.textsecuregcm.storage.ProfilesManager;
-import org.whispersystems.textsecuregcm.storage.ProhibitedUsernames;
 import org.whispersystems.textsecuregcm.storage.RegistrationRecoveryPasswords;
 import org.whispersystems.textsecuregcm.storage.RegistrationRecoveryPasswordsManager;
 import org.whispersystems.textsecuregcm.storage.ReportMessageDynamoDb;
@@ -176,8 +175,6 @@ public class AssignUsernameCommand extends EnvironmentCommand<WhisperServerConfi
         configuration.getDynamoDbTables().getPhoneNumberIdentifiers().getTableName());
     Profiles profiles = new Profiles(dynamoDbClient, dynamoDbAsyncClient,
         configuration.getDynamoDbTables().getProfiles().getTableName());
-    ProhibitedUsernames prohibitedUsernames = new ProhibitedUsernames(dynamoDbClient,
-        configuration.getDynamoDbTables().getReservedUsernames().getTableName());
     Keys keys = new Keys(dynamoDbClient,
         configuration.getDynamoDbTables().getKeys().getTableName());
     MessagesDynamoDb messagesDynamoDb = new MessagesDynamoDb(dynamoDbClient, dynamoDbAsyncClient,
diff --git a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/workers/ReserveUsernameCommand.java b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/workers/ReserveUsernameCommand.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 93be67a2..00000000
--- a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/workers/ReserveUsernameCommand.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,64 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2013-2021 Signal Messenger, LLC
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
- */
-
-package org.whispersystems.textsecuregcm.workers;
-
-import io.dropwizard.cli.ConfiguredCommand;
-import io.dropwizard.setup.Bootstrap;
-import net.sourceforge.argparse4j.inf.Namespace;
-import net.sourceforge.argparse4j.inf.Subparser;
-import org.whispersystems.textsecuregcm.WhisperServerConfiguration;
-import org.whispersystems.textsecuregcm.storage.ProhibitedUsernames;
-import org.whispersystems.textsecuregcm.util.DynamoDbFromConfig;
-import software.amazon.awssdk.services.dynamodb.DynamoDbClient;
-import java.util.UUID;
-import java.util.regex.Pattern;
-
-public class ReserveUsernameCommand extends ConfiguredCommand<WhisperServerConfiguration> {
-
-  public ReserveUsernameCommand() {
-    super("reserve-username", "Reserve a username pattern for a specific account identifier");
-  }
-
-  @Override
-  public void configure(final Subparser subparser) {
-    super.configure(subparser);
-
-    subparser.addArgument("-p", "--pattern")
-        .dest("pattern")
-        .type(String.class)
-        .required(true);
-
-    subparser.addArgument("-u", "--uuid")
-        .dest("uuid")
-        .type(String.class)
-        .required(true);
-  }
-
-  @Override
-  protected void run(final Bootstrap<WhisperServerConfiguration> bootstrap, final Namespace namespace,
-      final WhisperServerConfiguration config) throws Exception {
-
-    final DynamoDbClient dynamoDbClient = DynamoDbFromConfig.client(config.getDynamoDbClientConfiguration(),
-        software.amazon.awssdk.auth.credentials.InstanceProfileCredentialsProvider.create());
-
-    final ProhibitedUsernames prohibitedUsernames = new ProhibitedUsernames(dynamoDbClient,
-        config.getDynamoDbTables().getReservedUsernames().getTableName());
-
-    final String pattern = namespace.getString("pattern").trim();
-
-    try {
-      Pattern.compile(pattern);
-    } catch (final Exception e) {
-      throw new IllegalArgumentException("Bad pattern: " + pattern, e);
-    }
-
-    final UUID aci = UUID.fromString(namespace.getString("uuid").trim());
-
-    prohibitedUsernames.prohibitUsername(pattern, aci);
-
-    System.out.format("Reserved %s for account %s\n", pattern, aci);
-  }
-}