diff --git a/app/celery/nightly_tasks.py b/app/celery/nightly_tasks.py
index ae8c68992..65b9a94d8 100644
--- a/app/celery/nightly_tasks.py
+++ b/app/celery/nightly_tasks.py
@@ -65,9 +65,9 @@ def _remove_csv_files(job_types):
 
 @notify_celery.task(name="delete-notifications-older-than-retention")
 def delete_notifications_older_than_retention():
-    delete_email_notifications_older_than_retention.apply_async(queue=QueueNames.PERIODIC)
-    delete_sms_notifications_older_than_retention.apply_async(queue=QueueNames.PERIODIC)
-    delete_letter_notifications_older_than_retention.apply_async(queue=QueueNames.PERIODIC)
+    delete_email_notifications_older_than_retention.apply_async(queue=QueueNames.REPORTING)
+    delete_sms_notifications_older_than_retention.apply_async(queue=QueueNames.REPORTING)
+    delete_letter_notifications_older_than_retention.apply_async(queue=QueueNames.REPORTING)
 
 
 @notify_celery.task(name="delete-sms-notifications")
diff --git a/app/config.py b/app/config.py
index 177e78113..ab5a08b27 100644
--- a/app/config.py
+++ b/app/config.py
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ class Config(object):
             'delete-notifications-older-than-retention': {
                 'task': 'delete-notifications-older-than-retention',
                 'schedule': crontab(hour=3, minute=0),  # after 'create-nightly-notification-status'
-                'options': {'queue': QueueNames.PERIODIC}
+                'options': {'queue': QueueNames.REPORTING}
             },
             'delete-inbound-sms': {
                 'task': 'delete-inbound-sms',