diff --git a/services/web/scripts/backfill_users_sso_attribute.js b/services/web/scripts/backfill_users_sso_attribute.js
index 365009da06..791979b14e 100644
--- a/services/web/scripts/backfill_users_sso_attribute.js
+++ b/services/web/scripts/backfill_users_sso_attribute.js
@@ -1,21 +1,14 @@
 const SAMLUserIdAttributeBatchHandler = require('../modules/overleaf-integration/app/src/SAML/SAMLUserIdAttributeBatchHandler')
 
-const COMMIT = process.argv.includes('--commit')
 const startInstitutionId = parseInt(process.argv[2])
 const endInstitutionId = parseInt(process.argv[3])
 
 process.env.LOG_LEVEL = 'info'
 
-let method = 'check'
-if (COMMIT) {
-  method = 'run'
-  console.log('Setting attribute for linked users')
-} else {
-  process.env.MONGO_CONNECTION_STRING =
-    process.env.READ_ONLY_MONGO_CONNECTION_STRING
-  console.log('Doing a dry run without --commit')
-  console.log('Checking users at institutions')
-}
+process.env.MONGO_CONNECTION_STRING =
+  process.env.READ_ONLY_MONGO_CONNECTION_STRING
+
+console.log('Checking users at institutions')
 
 console.log(
   'Start institution ID:',
@@ -27,7 +20,7 @@ console.log(
   endInstitutionId || 'none provided, will go to end of ordered list.'
 )
 
-SAMLUserIdAttributeBatchHandler[method](startInstitutionId, endInstitutionId)
+SAMLUserIdAttributeBatchHandler.check(startInstitutionId, endInstitutionId)
   .then(result => {
     console.log(result)
     process.exit(0)