diff --git a/bookwyrm/management/commands/revoke_preview_image_tasks.py b/bookwyrm/management/commands/revoke_preview_image_tasks.py
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+""" Actually let's not generate those preview images  """
+import json
+from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand
+from bookwyrm.tasks import app
+
+
+class Command(BaseCommand):
+    """Find and revoke image tasks"""
+
+    # pylint: disable=unused-argument
+    def handle(self, *args, **options):
+        """reveoke nonessential low priority tasks"""
+        types = [
+            "bookwyrm.preview_images.generate_edition_preview_image_task",
+            "bookwyrm.preview_images.generate_user_preview_image_task",
+        ]
+        self.stdout.write("   | Finding tasks of types:")
+        self.stdout.write("\n".join(types))
+        with app.pool.acquire(block=True) as conn:
+            tasks = conn.default_channel.client.lrange("low_priority", 0, -1)
+            self.stdout.write(f"   | Found {len(tasks)} task(s) in low priority queue")
+
+        revoke_ids = []
+        for task in tasks:
+            task_json = json.loads(task)
+            task_type = task_json.get("headers", {}).get("task")
+            if task_type in types:
+                revoke_ids.append(task_json.get("headers", {}).get("id"))
+                self.stdout.write(".", ending="")
+        self.stdout.write(f"\n   | Revoking {len(revoke_ids)} task(s)")
+        app.control.revoke(revoke_ids)