diff --git a/lib/galaxy/model/scripts/__init__.py b/lib/galaxy/model/scripts/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e69de29bb2d1
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/model/scripts/prune_history_table.py b/lib/galaxy/model/scripts/prune_history_table.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..af5d11a0b0d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/galaxy/model/scripts/prune_history_table.py
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import argparse
+import os
+import sys
+
+from sqlalchemy import create_engine
+
+sys.path.insert(
+    1, os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), os.pardir, os.pardir, os.pardir, os.pardir, "lib"))
+)
+
+from galaxy.model.orm.scripts import get_config
+from galaxy.model.scripts.history_table_pruner import HistoryTablePruner
+
+DESCRIPTION = """Remove unused histories from database.
+
+A history is considered unused if it doesn't have a user and its hid counter has not been incremented.
+"""
+
+
+def main():
+    args = _get_parser().parse_args()
+    config = get_config(sys.argv, use_argparse=False, cwd=os.getcwd())
+    engine = create_engine(config["db_url"])
+    htp = HistoryTablePruner(engine=engine, batch_size=args.batch, max_create_time=args.created)
+    htp.run()
+
+
+def _get_parser():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=DESCRIPTION)
+    parser.add_argument("--batch", help="batch size")
+    parser.add_argument("--created", help="most recent create_time")
+    return parser
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/packages/data/setup.cfg b/packages/data/setup.cfg
index d1404b141164..cd53e425aa10 100644
--- a/packages/data/setup.cfg
+++ b/packages/data/setup.cfg
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ console_scripts =
         galaxy-build-objects = galaxy.model.store.build_objects:main
         galaxy-load-objects = galaxy.model.store.load_objects:main
         galaxy-manage-db = galaxy.model.orm.scripts:manage_db
+        galaxy-prune-histories = galaxy.model.scripts:prune_history_table
 
 [options.packages.find]
 exclude =