diff --git a/lib/tasks/remove_placeholder_deactivations.rake b/lib/tasks/remove_placeholder_deactivations.rake
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+namespace :data_cleanup do
+  desc "Remove all the deactivations for given model with deactivation date after 2031/01/01"
+  task :remove_placeholder_deactivations, %i[model_name] => :environment do |_task, args|
+    model_name = args[:model_name]
+    raise "Usage: rake data_cleanup:remove_placeholder_deactivations['model_name']" if model_name.blank?
+
+    case model_name
+    when "location"
+      location_deactivation_periods = LocationDeactivationPeriod.where("deactivation_date >= ?", Time.zone.local(2031, 1, 1))
+      location_deactivation_periods_count = location_deactivation_periods.count
+      location_deactivation_periods.delete_all
+      Rails.logger.info("Removed #{location_deactivation_periods_count} location deactivation periods")
+    when "scheme"
+      scheme_deactivation_periods = SchemeDeactivationPeriod.where("deactivation_date >= ?", Time.zone.local(2031, 1, 1))
+      scheme_deactivation_periods_count = scheme_deactivation_periods.count
+      scheme_deactivation_periods.delete_all
+      Rails.logger.info("Removed #{scheme_deactivation_periods_count} scheme deactivation periods")
+    else
+      raise "Deactivations for #{model_name} cannot be deleted"
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/lib/tasks/remove_placeholder_deactivations_spec.rb b/spec/lib/tasks/remove_placeholder_deactivations_spec.rb
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+require "rails_helper"
+require "rake"
+
+RSpec.describe "data_cleanup" do
+  describe ":remove_placeholder_deactivations", type: :task do
+    subject(:task) { Rake::Task["data_cleanup:remove_placeholder_deactivations"] }
+
+    before do
+      Rake.application.rake_require("tasks/remove_placeholder_deactivations")
+      Rake::Task.define_task(:environment)
+      task.reenable
+    end
+
+    context "when the rake task is run" do
+      context "with location model" do
+        let(:locations) { create_list(:location, 3) }
+        let!(:placeholder_location_deactivation) { create(:location_deactivation_period, deactivation_date: Time.zone.local(2031, 1, 1), location: locations[0]) }
+        let!(:placeholder_location_deactivation_two) { create(:location_deactivation_period, deactivation_date: Time.zone.local(2031, 1, 1), location: locations[1]) }
+        let!(:valid_location_deactivation) { create(:location_deactivation_period, deactivation_date: Time.zone.local(2030, 12, 31), location: locations[2]) }
+
+        it "removes location_deactivation_period with date on or after 2031/01/01" do
+          expect(Rails.logger).to receive(:info).with("Removed 2 location deactivation periods")
+          expect { task.invoke("location") }.to change(LocationDeactivationPeriod, :count).by(-2)
+          expect { placeholder_location_deactivation.reload }.to raise_error(ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound)
+          expect { placeholder_location_deactivation_two.reload }.to raise_error(ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound)
+          expect { valid_location_deactivation.reload }.not_to raise_error(ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound)
+        end
+      end
+
+      context "with scheme model" do
+        let(:schemes) { create_list(:scheme, 3) }
+        let!(:placeholder_scheme_deactivation) { create(:scheme_deactivation_period, deactivation_date: Time.zone.local(2031, 1, 1), scheme: schemes[0]) }
+        let!(:placeholder_scheme_deactivation_two) { create(:scheme_deactivation_period, deactivation_date: Time.zone.local(2031, 1, 1), scheme: schemes[1]) }
+        let!(:valid_scheme_deactivation) { create(:scheme_deactivation_period, deactivation_date: Time.zone.local(2030, 12, 31), scheme: schemes[2]) }
+
+        it "removes scheme_deactivation_period with date on or after 2031/01/01" do
+          expect(Rails.logger).to receive(:info).with("Removed 2 scheme deactivation periods")
+          expect { task.invoke("scheme") }.to change(SchemeDeactivationPeriod, :count).by(-2)
+          expect { placeholder_scheme_deactivation.reload }.to raise_error(ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound)
+          expect { placeholder_scheme_deactivation_two.reload }.to raise_error(ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound)
+          expect { valid_scheme_deactivation.reload }.not_to raise_error(ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound)
+        end
+      end
+
+      it "raises an error when no model is given" do
+        expect { task.invoke(nil) }.to raise_error(RuntimeError, "Usage: rake data_cleanup:remove_placeholder_deactivations['model_name']")
+      end
+
+      it "logs an error when wrong model is given" do
+        expect { task.invoke("fake_model") }.to raise_error(RuntimeError, "Deactivations for fake_model cannot be deleted")
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end