diff --git a/hc/accounts/management/commands/pruneusers.py b/hc/accounts/management/commands/pruneusers.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..055d3c46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hc/accounts/management/commands/pruneusers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+from datetime import timedelta
+
+from django.contrib.auth.models import User
+from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand
+from django.db.models import Count
+from django.utils import timezone
+
+
+class Command(BaseCommand):
+    help = """Prune old, inactive user accounts.
+
+    Conditions for removing an user account:
+        - created 1+ month ago and never logged in.
+          Use case: visitor types in their email at the website but
+          never follows through with login.
+
+        - not logged in for 1 month, and has no checks
+          Use case: user wants to remove their account. So they
+          remove all checks and leave the account at that.
+
+    """
+
+    def handle(self, *args, **options):
+        cutoff = timezone.now() - timedelta(days=31)
+
+        # Old accounts, never logged in
+        q = User.objects
+        q = q.filter(date_joined__lt=cutoff, last_login=None)
+        n1, _ = q.delete()
+
+        # Not logged in for 1 month, 0 checks
+        q = User.objects
+        q = q.annotate(n_checks=Count("check"))
+        q = q.filter(last_login__lt=cutoff, n_checks=0)
+        n2, _ = q.delete()
+
+        return "Done! Pruned %d user accounts." % (n1 + n2)
diff --git a/hc/api/management/commands/pruneemails.py b/hc/api/management/commands/pruneemails.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..771cd86c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hc/api/management/commands/pruneemails.py
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+from datetime import timedelta
+
+from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand
+from django.utils import timezone
+from djmail.models import Message
+
+
+class Command(BaseCommand):
+    help = 'Prune stored email messages older than 7 days'
+
+    def handle(self, *args, **options):
+        cutoff = timezone.now() - timedelta(days=7)
+        n, _ = Message.objects.filter(sent_at__lt=cutoff).delete()
+        return "Done! Pruned %d email messages." % n
diff --git a/hc/api/views.py b/hc/api/views.py
index 530baf19..e48a4d03 100644
--- a/hc/api/views.py
+++ b/hc/api/views.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 from datetime import timedelta as td
-import json
 
 from django.db.models import F
 from django.http import HttpResponse, HttpResponseBadRequest, JsonResponse