diff --git a/ding_dibs/ding_dibs.module b/ding_dibs/ding_dibs.module
index 9c7417c4c..66f5c174b 100644
--- a/ding_dibs/ding_dibs.module
+++ b/ding_dibs/ding_dibs.module
@@ -123,3 +123,14 @@ function ding_dibs_payment_prepare($amount, $params, $callback) {
 
   dibs_payment_prepare($params);
 }
+
+/**
+ * Implementation of hook_cron().
+ * For security reasons we remove old transactions from the database
+ */
+function ding_dibs_cron() {
+  $res = db_query('DELETE FROM {dibs_transactions} WHERE DATEDIFF(sysdate(), payment_time) > 60 LIMIT 250');
+  if(!$res){
+    watchdog('ding_dibs', t('There was an error in deleting DIBS payment transactions'));
+  }
+}