diff --git a/services/web/app/src/Features/InactiveData/InactiveProjectManager.js b/services/web/app/src/Features/InactiveData/InactiveProjectManager.js
index 818fe70c08..cdbcfd888b 100644
--- a/services/web/app/src/Features/InactiveData/InactiveProjectManager.js
+++ b/services/web/app/src/Features/InactiveData/InactiveProjectManager.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ const DocumentUpdaterHandler = require('../DocumentUpdater/DocumentUpdaterHandle
 const ProjectGetter = require('../Project/ProjectGetter')
 const ProjectUpdateHandler = require('../Project/ProjectUpdateHandler')
 const { Project } = require('../../models/Project')
+const { ObjectId } = require('mongodb-legacy')
 const Modules = require('../../infrastructure/Modules')
 const { READ_PREFERENCE_SECONDARY } = require('../../infrastructure/mongodb')
 const { callbackifyAll } = require('@overleaf/promise-utils')
@@ -61,6 +62,8 @@ const InactiveProjectManager = {
       projects = await Project.find({
         lastOpened: { $not: { $gt: oldProjectDate } },
       })
+        .where('_id')
+        .lt(ObjectId.createFromTime(oldProjectDate / 1000))
         .where('active')
         .equals(true)
         .select('_id')
diff --git a/services/web/migrations/20250320161029_update_inactive_project_index.mjs b/services/web/migrations/20250320161029_update_inactive_project_index.mjs
deleted file mode 100644
index 423047dbc7..0000000000
--- a/services/web/migrations/20250320161029_update_inactive_project_index.mjs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-/* eslint-disable no-unused-vars */
-
-import Helpers from './lib/helpers.mjs'
-
-const tags = ['server-ce', 'server-pro', 'saas']
-
-const oldIndex = {
-  key: {
-    lastOpened: 1,
-  },
-  name: 'lastOpened_1',
-}
-
-const newIndex = {
-  key: {
-    lastOpened: 1,
-  },
-  name: 'active_true_lastOpened_1',
-  partialFilterExpression: { active: true },
-}
-
-const migrate = async client => {
-  const { db } = client
-
-  await Helpers.dropIndexesFromCollection(db.projects, [oldIndex])
-  await Helpers.addIndexesToCollection(db.projects, [newIndex])
-}
-
-const rollback = async client => {
-  const { db } = client
-
-  try {
-    await Helpers.dropIndexesFromCollection(db.projects, [newIndex])
-    await Helpers.addIndexesToCollection(db.projects, [oldIndex])
-  } catch (err) {
-    console.error('Something went wrong rolling back the migrations', err)
-  }
-}
-export default {
-  tags,
-  migrate,
-  rollback,
-}