diff --git a/AccessQueueService/Data/IAccessQueueRepo.cs b/AccessQueueService/Data/IAccessQueueRepo.cs
index 094afca..f3c0e8b 100644
--- a/AccessQueueService/Data/IAccessQueueRepo.cs
+++ b/AccessQueueService/Data/IAccessQueueRepo.cs
@@ -15,8 +15,5 @@ namespace AccessQueueService.Data
         public int DeleteExpiredTickets();
         public bool RemoveUser(string userId);
         public bool DidDequeueUntilFull(int activeSeconds, int expirationSeconds, int capacityLimit);
-
-
-
     }
 }
diff --git a/AccessQueueService/Data/TakeANumberAccessQueueRepo.cs b/AccessQueueService/Data/TakeANumberAccessQueueRepo.cs
index 63c5eb4..21b1dc6 100644
--- a/AccessQueueService/Data/TakeANumberAccessQueueRepo.cs
+++ b/AccessQueueService/Data/TakeANumberAccessQueueRepo.cs
@@ -50,11 +50,6 @@ namespace AccessQueueService.Data
             return count;
         }
 
-        public void RemoveUser(string userId)
-        {
-            _accessTickets.Remove(userId);
-        }
-
         public bool DidDequeueUntilFull(int activeSeconds, int expirationSeconds, int capacityLimit)
         {
             var now = DateTime.UtcNow;
diff --git a/AccessQueueService/Program.cs b/AccessQueueService/Program.cs
index 746706c..5272265 100644
--- a/AccessQueueService/Program.cs
+++ b/AccessQueueService/Program.cs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ builder.Services.AddEndpointsApiExplorer();
 builder.Services.AddSwaggerGen();
 builder.Services.AddSingleton<IAccessService, AccessService>();
 builder.Services.AddSingleton<IAccessQueueRepo, TakeANumberAccessQueueRepo>();
+builder.Services.AddHostedService<AccessCleanupBackgroundService>();
 
 
 var app = builder.Build();
diff --git a/AccessQueueService/Services/AccessCleanupBackgroundService.cs b/AccessQueueService/Services/AccessCleanupBackgroundService.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2548563
--- /dev/null
+++ b/AccessQueueService/Services/AccessCleanupBackgroundService.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+
+namespace AccessQueueService.Services
+{
+    public class AccessCleanupBackgroundService : BackgroundService
+    {
+        private readonly IAccessService _accessService;
+        private readonly IConfiguration _config;
+
+        public AccessCleanupBackgroundService(IAccessService accessService, IConfiguration config)
+        {
+            _accessService = accessService;
+            _config = config;
+        }
+
+        protected override async Task ExecuteAsync(CancellationToken stoppingToken)
+        {
+            var cleanupIntervalMillis = _config.GetValue<int>("AccessQueue:CleanupIntervalSeconds") * 1000;
+            while (!stoppingToken.IsCancellationRequested)
+            {
+                _accessService.DeleteExpiredTickets();
+                await Task.Delay(cleanupIntervalMillis, stoppingToken);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/AccessQueueService/appsettings.json b/AccessQueueService/appsettings.json
index 6ba2637..7a7cdb3 100644
--- a/AccessQueueService/appsettings.json
+++ b/AccessQueueService/appsettings.json
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
         "CapacityLimit": 100, // Maximum number of active users
         "ActivitySeconds": 900, // Time since last access before a user is considered inactive
         "ExpirationSeconds": 43200, // 12 hours - Time before a user access is revoked
-        "RollingExpiration": true // Whether to extend expiration time on access
+        "RollingExpiration": true, // Whether to extend expiration time on access
+        "CleanupIntervalSeconds": 60 // Interval for cleaning up expired users
     },
   "AllowedHosts": "*"
 }