diff --git a/pylib/anki/sched.py b/pylib/anki/sched.py
index c0badf0ac..f530fc323 100644
--- a/pylib/anki/sched.py
+++ b/pylib/anki/sched.py
@@ -859,47 +859,3 @@ update cards set queue={QUEUE_TYPE_SIBLING_BURIED},mod=?,usn=? where id in """
             intTime(),
             self.col.usn(),
         )
-
-    # Sibling spacing
-    ##########################################################################
-
-    def _burySiblings(self, card: Card) -> None:
-        toBury = []
-        nconf = self._newConf(card)
-        buryNew = nconf.get("bury", True)
-        rconf = self._revConf(card)
-        buryRev = rconf.get("bury", True)
-        # loop through and remove from queues
-        for cid, queue in self.col.db.execute(
-            f"""
-select id, queue from cards where nid=? and id!=?
-and (queue={QUEUE_TYPE_NEW} or (queue={QUEUE_TYPE_REV} and due<=?))""",
-            card.nid,
-            card.id,
-            self.today,
-        ):
-            if queue == QUEUE_TYPE_REV:
-                if buryRev:
-                    toBury.append(cid)
-                # if bury disabled, we still discard to give same-day spacing
-                try:
-                    self._revQueue.remove(cid)
-                except ValueError:
-                    pass
-            else:
-                # if bury disabled, we still discard to give same-day spacing
-                if buryNew:
-                    toBury.append(cid)
-                try:
-                    self._newQueue.remove(cid)
-                except ValueError:
-                    pass
-        # then bury
-        if toBury:
-            self.col.db.execute(
-                f"update cards set queue={QUEUE_TYPE_SIBLING_BURIED},mod=?,usn=? where id in "
-                + ids2str(toBury),
-                intTime(),
-                self.col.usn(),
-            )
-            self.col.log(toBury)
diff --git a/pylib/anki/schedv2.py b/pylib/anki/schedv2.py
index fe9f6b16f..6b6685fa8 100644
--- a/pylib/anki/schedv2.py
+++ b/pylib/anki/schedv2.py
@@ -1523,7 +1523,7 @@ update cards set queue=?,mod=?,usn=? where id in """
     ##########################################################################
 
     def _burySiblings(self, card: Card) -> None:
-        toBury = []
+        toBury: List[int] = []
         nconf = self._newConf(card)
         buryNew = nconf.get("bury", True)
         rconf = self._revConf(card)
@@ -1538,21 +1538,19 @@ and (queue={QUEUE_TYPE_NEW} or (queue={QUEUE_TYPE_REV} and due<=?))""",
             self.today,
         ):
             if queue == QUEUE_TYPE_REV:
+                queue_obj = self._revQueue
                 if buryRev:
                     toBury.append(cid)
-                # if bury disabled, we still discard to give same-day spacing
-                try:
-                    self._revQueue.remove(cid)
-                except ValueError:
-                    pass
             else:
-                # if bury disabled, we still discard to give same-day spacing
+                queue_obj = self._newQueue
                 if buryNew:
                     toBury.append(cid)
-                try:
-                    self._newQueue.remove(cid)
-                except ValueError:
-                    pass
+
+            # even if burying disabled, we still discard to give same-day spacing
+            try:
+                queue_obj.remove(cid)
+            except ValueError:
+                pass
         # then bury
         if toBury:
             self.buryCards(toBury, manual=False)