diff --git a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby.rb b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby.rb
index b119084e6..ae2c1717e 100755
--- a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby.rb
+++ b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby.rb
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ require "jam_ruby/resque/scheduled/audiomixer_retry"
 require "jam_ruby/resque/scheduled/icecast_config_retry"
 require "jam_ruby/resque/scheduled/icecast_source_check"
 require "jam_ruby/resque/scheduled/cleanup_facebook_signup"
+require "jam_ruby/resque/scheduled/unused_music_notation_cleaner"
 require "jam_ruby/resque/google_analytics_event"
 require "jam_ruby/mq_router"
 require "jam_ruby/base_manager"
diff --git a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/resque/scheduled/unused_music_notation_cleaner.rb b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/resque/scheduled/unused_music_notation_cleaner.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9fb3e307f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/resque/scheduled/unused_music_notation_cleaner.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+require 'json'
+require 'resque'
+require 'resque-lonely_job'
+require 'net/http'
+require 'digest/md5'
+
+module JamRuby
+  class UnusedMusicNotationCleaner
+    extend Resque::Plugins::LonelyJob
+
+    @queue = :unused_music_notation_cleaner
+
+    @@log = Logging.logger[UnusedMusicNotationCleaner]
+
+    def self.lock_timeout
+      # this should be enough time to make sure the job has finished, but not so long that the system isn't recovering from a abandoned job
+      120
+    end
+
+    def self.perform
+      @@log.debug("waking up")
+
+      JamWebEventMachine.run_wait_stop do
+        UnusedMusicNotationCleaner.new.run
+      end
+
+      @@log.debug("done")
+    end
+
+
+    def run
+      MusicNotation.find_each do |music_notation|
+        if music_notation.music_session && music_notation.music_session.session_removed_at
+          handle_notifications music_notation if music_notation.music_session.session_removed_at + 1.day < Time.now
+        elsif music_notation.music_session.nil?
+          handle_notifications music_notation if music_notation.created_at + 1.day < Time.now
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    def handle_notifications music_notation
+      music_notation.destroy
+    end
+  end
+end
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diff --git a/ruby/spec/jam_ruby/resque/unused_music_notation_cleaner_spec.rb b/ruby/spec/jam_ruby/resque/unused_music_notation_cleaner_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8657a508c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ruby/spec/jam_ruby/resque/unused_music_notation_cleaner_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+require 'fileutils'
+
+# these tests avoid the use of ActiveRecord and FactoryGirl to do blackbox, non test-instrumented tests
+describe UnusedMusicNotationCleaner do
+  include UsesTempFiles
+
+  NOTATION_TEMP_FILE='detail.png'
+
+  in_directory_with_file(NOTATION_TEMP_FILE)
+
+  before do
+    content_for_file("this is music notation test file")
+  end
+
+  let(:check) { UnusedMusicNotationCleaner.new }
+
+  describe "integration" do
+
+    before(:all) do
+      MusicNotation.delete_all
+    end
+
+    it "be OK with no music notations" do
+      MusicNotation.count().should == 0
+      check.should_not_receive(:handle_notifications)
+      check.run
+    end
+
+
+    it "find no music notataions if music_session_id is nil and created at 1 hour ago" do
+      notation = MusicNotation.new
+      notation.file_url = File.open(NOTATION_TEMP_FILE)
+      notation.user = FactoryGirl.create(:user)
+      notation.created_at = Time.now - 1.hours
+      notation.save!
+
+      check.should_not_receive(:handle_notifications)
+      check.run
+    end
+
+    it "find no music notataion if music_session_id is not nil and session_removed_at is in 1 hour" do
+      music_session = FactoryGirl.create(:music_session, :session_removed_at => Time.now - 1.hours)
+
+      notation = MusicNotation.new
+      notation.file_url = File.open(NOTATION_TEMP_FILE)
+      notation.user = FactoryGirl.create(:user)
+      notation.created_at = Time.now - 1.hours
+      notation.music_session = music_session
+      notation.save!
+
+      check.run
+    end
+
+    it "find music notataions if music_session_id is nil and created at 2 days ago" do
+      notation = MusicNotation.new
+      notation.file_url = File.open(NOTATION_TEMP_FILE)
+      notation.user = FactoryGirl.create(:user)
+      notation.created_at = Time.now - 2.days
+      notation.save!
+
+      check.should_receive(:handle_notifications)
+      check.run
+    end
+
+    it "find music notataion if music_session_id is not nil and session_removed_at 2 days ago" do
+      music_session = FactoryGirl.create(:music_session, :session_removed_at => Time.now - 2.days)
+
+      notation = MusicNotation.new
+      notation.file_url = File.open(NOTATION_TEMP_FILE)
+      notation.user = FactoryGirl.create(:user)
+      notation.created_at = Time.now - 3.days
+      notation.music_session = music_session
+      notation.save!
+
+      check.should_receive(:handle_notifications)
+      check.run
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/web/config/scheduler.yml b/web/config/scheduler.yml
index 480cefc29..b158ce4b3 100644
--- a/web/config/scheduler.yml
+++ b/web/config/scheduler.yml
@@ -24,3 +24,7 @@ EmailErrorCollector:
   class: "JamRuby::EmailErrorCollector"
   description: "Collects sendgrid email errors"
 
+UnusedMusicNotationCleaner:
+  cron: "10 * * * * *"
+  class: "JamRuby::UnusedMusicNotationCleaner"
+  description: "Remove unused music notations"
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