diff --git a/src/Handler/PrintCenter.hs b/src/Handler/PrintCenter.hs
index 0f7d5257a..4cbd41d95 100644
--- a/src/Handler/PrintCenter.hs
+++ b/src/Handler/PrintCenter.hs
@@ -452,14 +452,9 @@ postPrintAckDirectR = do
           Right (fmap Text.strip -> reqIds) -> do -- inside conduit?
             let nrReq = length reqIds
             now <- liftIO getCurrentTime
-            nrApcIds <- updateWhereCount
+            nrOk <- updateWhereCount
               [PrintJobAcknowledged ==. Nothing, PrintJobApcIdent <-. reqIds] 
               [PrintJobAcknowledged =.  Just now]
-            nrOk <- if nrApcIds <= 0 && nrReq > 0
-              then updateWhereCount -- for downwards compatibility only
-                [PrintJobAcknowledged ==. Nothing, PrintJobLmsUser <-. (Just . LmsIdent . dropPrefixText "lms-" <$> reqIds)] 
-                [PrintJobAcknowledged =.  Just now]
-              else return nrApcIds            
             if  | nrReq <= 0 -> do 
                   let msg = "Error: No print job was acknowledged as printed, but " <> tshow nrReq <> " were requested to be, for file " <> fhead
                   $logErrorS "APC" msg