diff --git a/celerywyrm/celery.py b/celerywyrm/celery.py
index 0b4ff7bd3..3a0969e5d 100644
--- a/celerywyrm/celery.py
+++ b/celerywyrm/celery.py
@@ -19,13 +19,3 @@ app.config_from_object("django.conf:settings", namespace="CELERY")
 
 # Load task modules from all registered Django app configs.
 app.autodiscover_tasks()
-app.autodiscover_tasks(["bookwyrm"], related_name="activitypub.base_activity")
-app.autodiscover_tasks(["bookwyrm"], related_name="activitystreams")
-app.autodiscover_tasks(["bookwyrm"], related_name="broadcast")
-app.autodiscover_tasks(["bookwyrm"], related_name="connectors.abstract_connector")
-app.autodiscover_tasks(["bookwyrm"], related_name="emailing")
-app.autodiscover_tasks(["bookwyrm"], related_name="goodreads_import")
-app.autodiscover_tasks(["bookwyrm"], related_name="preview_images")
-app.autodiscover_tasks(["bookwyrm"], related_name="models.user")
-app.autodiscover_tasks(["bookwyrm"], related_name="suggested_users")
-app.autodiscover_tasks(["bookwyrm"], related_name="views.inbox")
diff --git a/celerywyrm/settings.py b/celerywyrm/settings.py
index 48d134468..55af4ce4d 100644
--- a/celerywyrm/settings.py
+++ b/celerywyrm/settings.py
@@ -10,21 +10,7 @@ CELERY_RESULT_BACKEND = "redis://:{}@redis_broker:{}/0".format(
     requests.utils.quote(env("REDIS_BROKER_PASSWORD", "")), env("REDIS_BROKER_PORT")
 )
 
-CELERY_TASK_ROUTES = ([
-    # high - should really happen ASAP
-    ("bookwyrm.emailing.*", {"queue": "high_priority"}),
-    # medium - should really happen
-    ("bookwyrm.activitypub.base_activity.*", {"queue": "medium_priority"}),
-    ("bookwyrm.views.inbox.*", {"queue": "medium_priority"}),
-    ("bookwyrm.broadcast.*", {"queue": "medium_priority"}),
-    ("bookwyrm.activitystreams.*", {"queue": "medium_priority"}),
-    # low - no rush
-    ("bookwyrm.connectors.abstract_connector.*", {"queue": "low_priority"}),
-    ("bookwyrm.goodreads_import.*", {"queue": "low_priority"}),
-    ("bookwyrm.models.user.*", {"queue": "low_priority"}),
-    ("bookwyrm.suggested_users.*", {"queue": "low_priority"}),
-    ("bookwyrm.preview_images.*", {"queue": "low_priority"}),
-])
+CELERY_DEFAULT_QUEUE="low_priority"
 
 CELERY_ACCEPT_CONTENT = ["json"]
 CELERY_TASK_SERIALIZER = "json"