diff --git a/upub/core/src/model/attachment.rs b/upub/core/src/model/attachment.rs
index cabea9cc..97851f5b 100644
--- a/upub/core/src/model/attachment.rs
+++ b/upub/core/src/model/attachment.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ pub struct Model {
 	pub document_type: DocumentType,
 	pub name: Option<String>,
 	pub media_type: String,
-	pub published: ChronoDateTimeUtc,
 }
 
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, EnumIter, DeriveRelation)]
@@ -42,6 +41,5 @@ impl Model {
 			.set_document_type(Some(self.document_type))
 			.set_media_type(Some(&self.media_type))
 			.set_name(self.name.as_deref())
-			.set_published(Some(self.published))
 	}
 }
diff --git a/upub/core/src/model/hashtag.rs b/upub/core/src/model/hashtag.rs
index bcd603ba..5318579f 100644
--- a/upub/core/src/model/hashtag.rs
+++ b/upub/core/src/model/hashtag.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ pub struct Model {
 	pub internal: i64,
 	pub object: i64,
 	pub name: String,
-	pub published: ChronoDateTimeUtc,
 }
 
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, EnumIter, DeriveRelation)]
diff --git a/upub/core/src/model/mention.rs b/upub/core/src/model/mention.rs
index f08cb043..b2a3a9c6 100644
--- a/upub/core/src/model/mention.rs
+++ b/upub/core/src/model/mention.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ pub struct Model {
 	pub internal: i64,
 	pub object: i64,
 	pub actor: String,
-	pub published: ChronoDateTimeUtc,
 }
 
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, EnumIter, DeriveRelation)]
diff --git a/upub/core/src/traits/normalize.rs b/upub/core/src/traits/normalize.rs
index 929c581d..0f01dce5 100644
--- a/upub/core/src/traits/normalize.rs
+++ b/upub/core/src/traits/normalize.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ pub trait Normalizer {
 impl Normalizer for crate::Context {
 
 	async fn insert_object(&self, object: impl apb::Object, tx: &impl ConnectionTrait) -> Result<crate::model::object::Model, NormalizerError> {
-		let now = chrono::Utc::now();
 		let mut object_model = AP::object(&object)?;
 
 		// make sure content only contains a safe subset of html
@@ -87,7 +86,6 @@ impl Normalizer for crate::Context {
 					document_type: Set(apb::DocumentType::Page),
 					name: Set(l.name().str()),
 					media_type: Set(l.media_type().unwrap_or("link").to_string()),
-					published: Set(now),
 				},
 				Node::Object(o) =>
 					AP::attachment_q(o.as_document()?, object_model.internal, None)?,
@@ -133,7 +131,6 @@ impl Normalizer for crate::Context {
 							internal: NotSet,
 							object: Set(object_model.internal),
 							actor: Set(l.href().to_string()),
-							published: Set(now),
 						};
 						crate::model::mention::Entity::insert(model)
 							.exec(tx)
@@ -147,7 +144,6 @@ impl Normalizer for crate::Context {
 							internal: NotSet,
 							object: Set(object_model.internal),
 							name: Set(hashtag),
-							published: Set(now),
 						};
 						crate::model::hashtag::Entity::insert(model)
 							.exec(tx)
@@ -273,7 +269,6 @@ impl AP {
 			document_type: document.as_document().map_or(apb::DocumentType::Document, |x| x.document_type().unwrap_or(apb::DocumentType::Page)),
 			name: document.name().str(),
 			media_type: document.media_type().unwrap_or("link").to_string(),
-			published: document.published().unwrap_or_else(|_| chrono::Utc::now()),
 		})
 	}
 
diff --git a/upub/migrations/src/m20240524_000005_create_attachments_tags_mentions.rs b/upub/migrations/src/m20240524_000005_create_attachments_tags_mentions.rs
index e3c6eee7..934efca0 100644
--- a/upub/migrations/src/m20240524_000005_create_attachments_tags_mentions.rs
+++ b/upub/migrations/src/m20240524_000005_create_attachments_tags_mentions.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ pub enum Attachments {
 	Object,
 	Name,
 	MediaType,
-	Published,
 }
 
 #[derive(DeriveIden)]
@@ -20,7 +19,6 @@ pub enum Mentions {
 	Internal,
 	Object,
 	Actor,
-	Published,
 }
 
 #[derive(DeriveIden)]
@@ -29,7 +27,6 @@ pub enum Hashtags {
 	Internal,
 	Object,
 	Name,
-	Published,
 }
 
 #[derive(DeriveMigrationName)]
@@ -63,7 +60,6 @@ impl MigrationTrait for Migration {
 					.col(ColumnDef::new(Attachments::DocumentType).string().not_null())
 					.col(ColumnDef::new(Attachments::Name).string().null())
 					.col(ColumnDef::new(Attachments::MediaType).string().not_null())
-					.col(ColumnDef::new(Attachments::Published).timestamp_with_time_zone().not_null().default(Expr::current_timestamp()))
 					.to_owned()
 			)
 			.await?;
@@ -116,14 +112,7 @@ impl MigrationTrait for Migration {
 			.await?;
 
 		manager
-			.create_index(
-				Index::create()
-					.name("index-mentions-actor-published")
-					.table(Mentions::Table)
-					.col(Mentions::Actor)
-					.col((Mentions::Published, IndexOrder::Desc))
-					.to_owned()
-			)
+			.create_index(Index::create().name("index-mentions-actor").table(Mentions::Table).col(Mentions::Actor).to_owned())
 			.await?;
 
 		manager
@@ -148,7 +137,6 @@ impl MigrationTrait for Migration {
 							.on_delete(ForeignKeyAction::Cascade)
 					)
 					.col(ColumnDef::new(Hashtags::Name).string().not_null())
-					.col(ColumnDef::new(Hashtags::Published).timestamp_with_time_zone().not_null().default(Expr::current_timestamp()))
 					.to_owned()
 			)
 			.await?;
@@ -158,14 +146,7 @@ impl MigrationTrait for Migration {
 			.await?;
 
 		manager
-			.create_index(
-				Index::create()
-					.name("index-hashtags-name-published")
-					.table(Hashtags::Table)
-					.col(Hashtags::Name)
-					.col((Hashtags::Published, IndexOrder::Desc))
-					.to_owned()
-			)
+			.create_index(Index::create().name("index-hashtags-name").table(Hashtags::Table).col(Hashtags::Name).to_owned())
 			.await?;
 
 		Ok(())