diff --git a/corehq/motech/repeaters/models.py b/corehq/motech/repeaters/models.py
index de79fdb559bf..56860797d8c2 100644
--- a/corehq/motech/repeaters/models.py
+++ b/corehq/motech/repeaters/models.py
@@ -618,6 +618,10 @@ def form_class_name(self):
         """
         return self._repeater_type
 
+    @property
+    def can_merge_records(self):
+        return hasattr(self, 'merge_records')
+
 
 class FormRepeater(Repeater):
 
@@ -722,6 +726,46 @@ def get_headers(self, repeat_record):
         })
         return headers
 
+    # TODO: Test
+    def merge_records(self):
+        """
+        ``CaseRepeater`` and ``UpdateCaseRepeater`` forward a case as it
+        is at the time of sending (not as it is at the time that the
+        repeat record was registered). This method merges repeat records
+        to send each case only once and cancel any duplicate repeat
+        records for the same case.
+        """
+        # Get only the payload IDs to be sent
+        payload_ids = {
+            record.payload_id
+            for record in self.repeat_records_ready[:self.num_workers]
+        }
+        payload_records = (
+            self.repeat_records_ready
+            .filter(payload_id__in=payload_ids)
+        )
+        if len(payload_records) == len(payload_ids):
+            # There are no duplicates
+            return
+
+        records_by_payload_id = defaultdict(list)
+        for record in payload_records:
+            records_by_payload_id[record.payload_id].append(record)
+
+        for payload_id, records in records_by_payload_id.items():
+            if len(records) > 1:
+                new_record = RepeatRecord(
+                    repeater_id=self.id,
+                    domain=self.domain,
+                    registered_at=records[0].registered_at,
+                    next_check=records[0].next_check,
+                    payload_id=payload_id,
+                )
+                new_record.save()
+                for old_record in records:
+                    old_record.cancel()
+                    old_record.save()
+
 
 class CreateCaseRepeater(CaseRepeater):
     class Meta:
@@ -733,6 +777,11 @@ def allowed_to_forward(self, payload):
         # assume if there's exactly 1 xform_id that modified the case it's being created
         return super().allowed_to_forward(payload) and len(payload.xform_ids) == 1
 
+    @property
+    def can_merge_records(self):
+        # CreateCaseRepeater will not have duplicate repeat records
+        return False
+
 
 class UpdateCaseRepeater(CaseRepeater):
     """
diff --git a/corehq/motech/repeaters/tasks.py b/corehq/motech/repeaters/tasks.py
index b7020c173b12..3ef5f6d251ac 100644
--- a/corehq/motech/repeaters/tasks.py
+++ b/corehq/motech/repeaters/tasks.py
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ def process_repeater(repeater, lock_token):
     """
     Initiates a Celery task to process a repeater.
     """
-    if hasattr(repeater, 'merge_records'):
+    if repeater.can_merge_records:
         _merge_records_and_process_repeater.delay(repeater.repeater_id, lock_token)
     else:
         _process_repeater(repeater, lock_token)