Unknown functionality of a script

Something added 6-8 years ago which we don't use anymore...

diff --git a/scripts/fixup_replies.php b/scripts/fixup_replies.php
deleted file mode 100755 (executable)
index 17d746e..0000000
--- a/scripts/fixup_replies.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env php
-<?php
-/*
- * StatusNet - the distributed open-source microblogging tool
- * Copyright (C) 2008, 2009, StatusNet, Inc.
- *
- * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
- * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
- * (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
- * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
-
-// Abort if called from a web server
-if (isset($_SERVER) && array_key_exists('REQUEST_METHOD', $_SERVER)) {
-    print "This script must be run from the command line\n";
-    exit();
-}
-
-define('INSTALLDIR', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . '/..'));
-define('GNUSOCIAL', true);
-define('STATUSNET', true);  // compatibility
-
-require_once(INSTALLDIR . '/lib/common.php');
-
-common_log(LOG_INFO, 'Starting to do old notices.');
-
-$notice = new Notice();
-$cnt = $notice->find();
-
-while ($notice->fetch()) {
-    common_log(LOG_INFO, 'Getting replies for notice #' . $notice->id);
-    common_save_replies($notice);
-}