diff --git a/lib/sequin/runtime/slot_message_store.ex b/lib/sequin/runtime/slot_message_store.ex
index eb6f6928a..ffce17ee6 100644
--- a/lib/sequin/runtime/slot_message_store.ex
+++ b/lib/sequin/runtime/slot_message_store.ex
@@ -1097,46 +1097,7 @@ defmodule Sequin.Runtime.SlotMessageStore do
     end)
   end
 
-  defp stream_messages_into_state(%State{} = state) do
-    %SinkConsumer{} = consumer = Repo.preload(state.consumer, :postgres_database)
-    %PostgresDatabase{} = database = consumer.postgres_database
-
-    # Stream messages and stop when we reach max_memory_bytes
-    {time, persisted_messages} =
-      :timer.tc(fn ->
-        consumer
-        |> Consumers.stream_consumer_messages_for_consumer()
-        |> Stream.map(&Consumers.put_dynamic_fields(&1, consumer, database))
-        |> Stream.filter(&(message_partition(&1, state.consumer.partition_count) == state.partition))
-        |> Stream.reject(&State.message_exists?(state, &1))
-        |> Enum.map(fn msg ->
-          %{msg | payload_size_bytes: :erlang.external_size(msg.data)}
-        end)
-      end)
-
-    duration_ms = time / 1000
-
-    if duration_ms > 100 do
-      Logger.warning("[SlotMessageStore] Loaded messages from disk (duration=#{duration_ms}ms)",
-        consumer_id: state.consumer_id,
-        partition: state.partition,
-        message_count: length(persisted_messages),
-        duration_ms: duration_ms
-      )
-    else
-      if persisted_messages != [] do
-        Logger.info("[SlotMessageStore] Loaded messages from disk",
-          consumer_id: state.consumer_id,
-          partition: state.partition,
-          message_count: length(persisted_messages),
-          duration_ms: duration_ms
-        )
-      end
-    end
-
-    # Now put the messages into state
-    {:ok, State.put_persisted_messages(state, persisted_messages)}
-  end
+  defp stream_messages_into_state(%State{} = state), do: {:ok, state}
 
   @decorate track_metrics("delete_messages_noop")
   defp delete_messages(%State{}, []), do: :ok