diff --git a/roles/badges-backend/files/cron/award-oldschool-badges b/roles/badges-backend/files/cron/award-oldschool-badges
index bf2902ad43..0f96476cbc 100755
--- a/roles/badges-backend/files/cron/award-oldschool-badges
+++ b/roles/badges-backend/files/cron/award-oldschool-badges
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ def get_fas_groupings(fas_credentials, lookup, **config):
     finally:
         socket.setdefaulttimeout(timeout)
 
-    mega_list = request['people'] + request['unapproved_people']
+    mega_list = request['people']
 
     results = {}
     packager_id = None