diff --git a/services/document-updater/scripts/remove_deleted_docs.js b/services/document-updater/scripts/remove_deleted_docs.js
index a69807119f..7f671d3a05 100644
--- a/services/document-updater/scripts/remove_deleted_docs.js
+++ b/services/document-updater/scripts/remove_deleted_docs.js
@@ -7,11 +7,6 @@ const keys = Settings.redis.documentupdater.key_schema
 const ProjectFlusher = require('../app/js/ProjectFlusher')
 const RedisManager = require('../app/js/RedisManager')
 const { mongoClient, db, ObjectId } = require('../app/js/mongodb')
-const util = require('node:util')
-const getDoc = util.promisify((projectId, docId, cb) =>
-  RedisManager.getDoc(projectId, docId, (err, ...args) => cb(err, args))
-)
-const removeDocFromMemory = util.promisify(RedisManager.removeDocFromMemory)
 
 const summary = { totalDocs: 0, deletedDocs: 0, skippedDocs: 0 }
 
@@ -33,8 +28,8 @@ async function removeDeletedDocs(dockeys, options) {
 async function removeDeletedDoc(docId, options) {
   const projectId = await rclient.get(keys.projectKey({ doc_id: docId }))
 
-  const [
-    docLines,
+  const {
+    lines: docLines,
     version,
     ranges,
     pathname,
@@ -42,7 +37,9 @@ async function removeDeletedDoc(docId, options) {
     unflushedTime,
     lastUpdatedAt,
     lastUpdatedBy,
-  ] = await getDoc(projectId, docId)
+    historyRangesSupport,
+    resolvedCommentIds,
+  } = await RedisManager.promises.getDoc(projectId, docId)
 
   const project = await db.projects.findOne({ _id: new ObjectId(projectId) })
 
@@ -64,6 +61,8 @@ async function removeDeletedDoc(docId, options) {
           unflushedTime,
           lastUpdatedAt,
           lastUpdatedBy,
+          historyRangesSupport,
+          resolvedCommentIds,
         },
         'refusing to delete doc, project contains docId'
       )
@@ -82,6 +81,8 @@ async function removeDeletedDoc(docId, options) {
           unflushedTime,
           lastUpdatedAt,
           lastUpdatedBy,
+          historyRangesSupport,
+          resolvedCommentIds,
         },
         'refusing to delete doc, project still exists'
       )
@@ -105,6 +106,8 @@ async function removeDeletedDoc(docId, options) {
         unflushedTime,
         lastUpdatedAt,
         lastUpdatedBy,
+        historyRangesSupport,
+        resolvedCommentIds,
         status,
         summary,
       },
@@ -112,7 +115,6 @@ async function removeDeletedDoc(docId, options) {
     )
     return
   }
-  removeDocFromMemory(projectId, docId)
   logger.info(
     {
       projectId,
@@ -125,11 +127,14 @@ async function removeDeletedDoc(docId, options) {
       unflushedTime,
       lastUpdatedAt,
       lastUpdatedBy,
+      historyRangesSupport,
+      resolvedCommentIds,
       status,
       summary,
     },
-    'removed doc from redis'
+    'removing doc from redis'
   )
+  await RedisManager.promises.removeDocFromMemory(projectId, docId)
 }
 
 async function findAndProcessDocs(options) {
@@ -148,8 +153,26 @@ async function findAndProcessDocs(options) {
   } while (cursor !== '0')
 }
 
-findAndProcessDocs({ limit: 1000, dryRun: process.env.DRY_RUN !== 'false' })
-  .then(result => {
+async function main() {
+  const options = {
+    limit: 1000,
+    dryRun: process.env.DRY_RUN !== 'false',
+  }
+  if (process.argv.length > 2) {
+    const docId = process.argv[process.argv.length - 1]
+    if (!ObjectId.isValid(docId)) {
+      throw new Error(
+        'bad docId: usage: $ node scripts/remove_deleted_docs.js [DOC_ID]'
+      )
+    }
+    await removeDeletedDoc(docId, options)
+  } else {
+    await findAndProcessDocs(options)
+  }
+}
+
+main()
+  .then(() => {
     rclient.quit()
     mongoClient.close()
     console.log('DONE')