diff --git a/posthog/models/async_deletion/async_deletion.py b/posthog/models/async_deletion/async_deletion.py
index d86ca18e8697a..a851fa513f526 100644
--- a/posthog/models/async_deletion/async_deletion.py
+++ b/posthog/models/async_deletion/async_deletion.py
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 from django.db import models
 
 
-MAX_QUERY_SIZE = 2_621_440
-
-
 class DeletionType(models.IntegerChoices):
     Team = 0
     Person = 1
diff --git a/posthog/models/async_deletion/delete_cohorts.py b/posthog/models/async_deletion/delete_cohorts.py
index 3593365657325..cbc6de0b75fd0 100644
--- a/posthog/models/async_deletion/delete_cohorts.py
+++ b/posthog/models/async_deletion/delete_cohorts.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from typing import Any
 
 from posthog.client import sync_execute
-from posthog.models.async_deletion import AsyncDeletion, DeletionType, MAX_QUERY_SIZE
+from posthog.models.async_deletion import AsyncDeletion, DeletionType
 from posthog.models.async_deletion.delete import AsyncDeletionProcess, logger
 
 
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ def process(self, deletions: list[AsyncDeletion]):
             WHERE {" OR ".join(conditions)}
             """,
             args,
-            settings={"max_query_size": MAX_QUERY_SIZE},
+            settings={},
         )
 
     def _verify_by_group(self, deletion_type: int, async_deletions: list[AsyncDeletion]) -> list[AsyncDeletion]:
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ def _verify_by_column(self, distinct_columns: str, async_deletions: list[AsyncDe
             WHERE {" OR ".join(conditions)}
             """,
             args,
-            settings={"max_query_size": MAX_QUERY_SIZE},
+            settings={},
         )
         return {tuple(row) for row in clickhouse_result}
 
diff --git a/posthog/models/async_deletion/delete_events.py b/posthog/models/async_deletion/delete_events.py
index ed72ba59f0dfb..c794b3d54fe8b 100644
--- a/posthog/models/async_deletion/delete_events.py
+++ b/posthog/models/async_deletion/delete_events.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from prometheus_client import Counter
 
 from posthog.client import sync_execute
-from posthog.models.async_deletion import AsyncDeletion, DeletionType, MAX_QUERY_SIZE
+from posthog.models.async_deletion import AsyncDeletion, DeletionType
 from posthog.models.async_deletion.delete import AsyncDeletionProcess, logger
 from posthog.settings.data_stores import CLICKHOUSE_CLUSTER
 
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ def process(self, deletions: list[AsyncDeletion]):
                     WHERE {str_predicate}
                     """,
                     next_args,
-                    settings={"max_query_size": MAX_QUERY_SIZE},
+                    settings={},
                 )
                 # Reset the query predicate and predicate args
                 args = rest_args
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ def process(self, deletions: list[AsyncDeletion]):
             WHERE {str_predicate}
             """,
             args,
-            settings={"max_query_size": MAX_QUERY_SIZE},
+            settings={},
         )
 
         # Team data needs to be deleted from other models as well, groups/persons handles deletions on a schema level
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ def process(self, deletions: list[AsyncDeletion]):
                 WHERE {" OR ".join(conditions)}
                 """,
                 args,
-                settings={"max_query_size": MAX_QUERY_SIZE},
+                settings={},
             )
 
     def _verify_by_group(self, deletion_type: int, async_deletions: list[AsyncDeletion]) -> list[AsyncDeletion]:
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ def _verify_by_column(self, distinct_columns: str, async_deletions: list[AsyncDe
             WHERE {" OR ".join(conditions)}
             """,
             args,
-            settings={"max_query_size": MAX_QUERY_SIZE, "max_execution_time": 30 * 60},
+            settings={"max_execution_time": 30 * 60},
         )
         return {tuple(row) for row in clickhouse_result}
 
diff --git a/posthog/models/async_deletion/delete_person.py b/posthog/models/async_deletion/delete_person.py
index 5b906a761b604..92768e4e151d4 100644
--- a/posthog/models/async_deletion/delete_person.py
+++ b/posthog/models/async_deletion/delete_person.py
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 from posthog.clickhouse.client import sync_execute
 
-from posthog.models.async_deletion import MAX_QUERY_SIZE
-
 from posthog.clickhouse.client.connection import Workload
 
 
 def remove_deleted_person_data(mutations_sync=False):
-    settings = {"mutations_sync": 1 if mutations_sync else 0, "max_query_size": MAX_QUERY_SIZE}
+    settings = {"mutations_sync": 1 if mutations_sync else 0}
     sync_execute(
         """
         ALTER TABLE person