diff --git a/keyserver/src/scripts/add-leave-thread-permissions.js b/keyserver/src/scripts/add-leave-thread-permissions.js
--- a/keyserver/src/scripts/add-leave-thread-permissions.js
+++ b/keyserver/src/scripts/add-leave-thread-permissions.js
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@
 
 import { endScript } from './utils.js';
 import { dbQuery, SQL } from '../database/database.js';
-import { recalculateAllThreadPermissions } from '../updaters/thread-permission-updaters.js';
+import { DEPRECATED_recalculateAllThreadPermissions } from '../updaters/thread-permission-updaters.js';
 
 async function main() {
   try {
     await addLeaveThreadPermissions();
-    await recalculateAllThreadPermissions();
+    await DEPRECATED_recalculateAllThreadPermissions();
   } catch (e) {
     console.warn(e);
   } finally {
diff --git a/keyserver/src/scripts/create-sidebar-permissions.js b/keyserver/src/scripts/create-sidebar-permissions.js
--- a/keyserver/src/scripts/create-sidebar-permissions.js
+++ b/keyserver/src/scripts/create-sidebar-permissions.js
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@
 
 import { endScript } from './utils.js';
 import { dbQuery, SQL } from '../database/database.js';
-import { recalculateAllThreadPermissions } from '../updaters/thread-permission-updaters.js';
+import { DEPRECATED_recalculateAllThreadPermissions } from '../updaters/thread-permission-updaters.js';
 
 async function main() {
   try {
     await createSidebarPermissions();
-    await recalculateAllThreadPermissions();
+    await DEPRECATED_recalculateAllThreadPermissions();
   } catch (e) {
     console.warn(e);
   } finally {
diff --git a/keyserver/src/updaters/thread-permission-updaters.js b/keyserver/src/updaters/thread-permission-updaters.js
--- a/keyserver/src/updaters/thread-permission-updaters.js
+++ b/keyserver/src/updaters/thread-permission-updaters.js
@@ -1216,7 +1216,8 @@
   }
 }
 
-async function recalculateAllThreadPermissions() {
+// Deprecated - use updateRolesAndPermissionsForAllThreads instead
+async function DEPRECATED_recalculateAllThreadPermissions() {
   const getAllThreads = SQL`SELECT id FROM threads`;
   const [result] = await dbQuery(getAllThreads);
 
@@ -1286,6 +1287,6 @@
   getChangesetCommitResultForExistingThread,
   saveMemberships,
   commitMembershipChangeset,
-  recalculateAllThreadPermissions,
+  DEPRECATED_recalculateAllThreadPermissions,
   updateRolesAndPermissionsForAllThreads,
 };