diff --git a/packages/discovery-provider/src/challenges/challenge_event_bus.py b/packages/discovery-provider/src/challenges/challenge_event_bus.py
index f09f7371a2c..9ebbfd6e144 100644
--- a/packages/discovery-provider/src/challenges/challenge_event_bus.py
+++ b/packages/discovery-provider/src/challenges/challenge_event_bus.py
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@
 from src.challenges.tastemaker_challenge import tastemaker_challenge_manager
 from src.challenges.track_upload_challenge import track_upload_challenge_manager
 from src.challenges.trending_challenge import (
-    trending_playlist_challenge_manager,
     trending_track_challenge_manager,
     trending_underground_track_challenge_manager,
 )
@@ -295,9 +294,6 @@ def setup_challenge_bus():
         ChallengeEvent.trending_underground,
         trending_underground_track_challenge_manager,
     )
-    bus.register_listener(
-        ChallengeEvent.trending_playlist, trending_playlist_challenge_manager
-    )
     bus.register_listener(ChallengeEvent.send_tip, send_first_tip_challenge_manager)
     bus.register_listener(
         ChallengeEvent.first_playlist, first_playlist_challenge_manager
diff --git a/packages/discovery-provider/src/tasks/calculate_trending_challenges.py b/packages/discovery-provider/src/tasks/calculate_trending_challenges.py
index b92f1ab94bc..b9bbeebdebe 100644
--- a/packages/discovery-provider/src/tasks/calculate_trending_challenges.py
+++ b/packages/discovery-provider/src/tasks/calculate_trending_challenges.py
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@
 from src.challenges.challenge_event import ChallengeEvent
 from src.challenges.challenge_event_bus import ChallengeEventBus
 from src.models.core.core_indexed_blocks import CoreIndexedBlocks
-from src.queries.get_trending_playlists import (
-    GetTrendingPlaylistsArgs,
-    _get_trending_playlists_with_session,
-)
 from src.queries.get_trending_tracks import _get_trending_tracks_with_session
 from src.queries.get_underground_trending import (
     GetUndergroundTrendingTrackArgs,
@@ -170,37 +166,6 @@ def enqueue_trending_challenges(
                 TrendingType.UNDERGROUND_TRACKS,
             )
 
-        trending_playlist_versions = trending_strategy_factory.get_versions_for_type(
-            TrendingType.PLAYLISTS
-        ).keys()
-        for version in trending_playlist_versions:
-            strategy = trending_strategy_factory.get_strategy(
-                TrendingType.PLAYLISTS, version
-            )
-            playlists_args: GetTrendingPlaylistsArgs = {
-                "limit": TRENDING_LIMIT,
-                "offset": 0,
-                "time": time_range,
-            }
-            trending_playlists = _get_trending_playlists_with_session(
-                session, playlists_args, strategy, False
-            )
-            for idx, playlist in enumerate(trending_playlists):
-                challenge_bus.dispatch(
-                    ChallengeEvent.trending_playlist,
-                    latest_blocknumber,
-                    latest_block_datetime,
-                    playlist["playlist_owner_id"],
-                    {
-                        "id": playlist["playlist_id"],
-                        "user_id": playlist["playlist_owner_id"],
-                        "rank": idx + 1,
-                        "type": str(TrendingType.PLAYLISTS),
-                        "version": str(version),
-                        "week": date_to_week(date),
-                    },
-                )
-
     update_end = time.time()
     update_total = update_end - update_start
     logger.debug(