diff --git a/lib/tasks/temp_cleanup_whitehall_frontend.rake b/lib/tasks/temp_cleanup_whitehall_frontend.rake
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+desc "Removes all legacy content items that were rendered by Whitehall Frontend"
+task cleanup_whitehall_frontend: :environment do
+  ContentItem.where(rendering_app: "whitehall-frontend").delete_all
+end