diff --git a/app/models/recent_view.rb b/app/models/recent_view.rb
index bb093bdcf..5d82fa40a 100644
--- a/app/models/recent_view.rb
+++ b/app/models/recent_view.rb
@@ -98,4 +98,22 @@ class RecentView < ApplicationModel
     return if !record.respond_to?(:permission)
     record.permission( current_user: user )
   end
+
+=begin
+
+cleanup old entries
+
+  RecentView.cleanup
+
+optional you can parse the max oldest entries
+
+  RecentView.cleanup(1.month)
+
+=end
+
+  def self.cleanup(diff = 1.month)
+    RecentView.where('created_at < ?', Time.zone.now - diff).delete_all
+    true
+  end
+
 end
diff --git a/db/migrate/20150701000002_add_cleanup2.rb b/db/migrate/20150701000002_add_cleanup2.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..010324e5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20150701000002_add_cleanup2.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+class AddCleanup2 < ActiveRecord::Migration
+  def up
+
+    # delete old entries
+    Scheduler.create_or_update(
+      name: 'Delete old entries.',
+      method: 'RecentView.cleanup',
+      period: 1.day,
+      prio: 2,
+      active: true,
+      updated_by_id: 1,
+      created_by_id: 1,
+    )
+  end
+end