diff --git a/netbox/extras/middleware.py b/netbox/extras/middleware.py
index bc77e990d..71200faf3 100644
--- a/netbox/extras/middleware.py
+++ b/netbox/extras/middleware.py
@@ -48,12 +48,3 @@ class ObjectChangeMiddleware(object):
         pre_delete.disconnect(handle_deleted_object, dispatch_uid='handle_deleted_object')
 
         return response
-
-        # TODO: Put this somewhere
-        # # Housekeeping: 1% chance of clearing out expired ObjectChanges. This applies only to requests which result in
-        # # one or more changes being logged.
-        # if settings.CHANGELOG_RETENTION and random.randint(1, 100) == 1:
-        #     cutoff = timezone.now() - timedelta(days=settings.CHANGELOG_RETENTION)
-        #     purged_count, _ = ObjectChange.objects.filter(
-        #         time__lt=cutoff
-        #     ).delete()
diff --git a/netbox/extras/signals.py b/netbox/extras/signals.py
index c5d1a7cf7..e10c41d34 100644
--- a/netbox/extras/signals.py
+++ b/netbox/extras/signals.py
@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
+import random
+from datetime import timedelta
+
 from cacheops.signals import cache_invalidated, cache_read
+from django.conf import settings
+from django.utils import timezone
 from django_prometheus.models import model_deletes, model_inserts, model_updates
 from prometheus_client import Counter
 
 from .choices import ObjectChangeActionChoices
+from .models import ObjectChange
 from .webhooks import enqueue_webhooks
 
 
@@ -41,6 +47,11 @@ def _handle_changed_object(request, sender, instance, **kwargs):
     elif action == ObjectChangeActionChoices.ACTION_UPDATE:
         model_updates.labels(instance._meta.model_name).inc()
 
+    # Housekeeping: 0.1% chance of clearing out expired ObjectChanges
+    if settings.CHANGELOG_RETENTION and random.randint(1, 1000) == 1:
+        cutoff = timezone.now() - timedelta(days=settings.CHANGELOG_RETENTION)
+        ObjectChange.objects.filter(time__lt=cutoff).delete()
+
 
 def _handle_deleted_object(request, sender, instance, **kwargs):
     """