diff --git a/app/models.py b/app/models.py
index 1c36d6c4..272880dd 100644
--- a/app/models.py
+++ b/app/models.py
@@ -57,9 +57,9 @@ class Instance(db.Model):
     last_successful_send = db.Column(db.DateTime)           # When we successfully sent them an Activity
     failures = db.Column(db.Integer, default=0)             # How many times we failed to send (reset to 0 after every successful send)
     most_recent_attempt = db.Column(db.DateTime)            # When the most recent failure was
-    dormant = db.Column(db.Boolean, default=False, index=True)          # True once this instance is considered offline and not worth sending to any more
+    dormant = db.Column(db.Boolean, default=False)          # True once this instance is considered offline and not worth sending to any more
     start_trying_again = db.Column(db.DateTime)             # When to start trying again. Should grow exponentially with each failure.
-    gone_forever = db.Column(db.Boolean, default=False, index=True)     # True once this instance is considered offline forever - never start trying again
+    gone_forever = db.Column(db.Boolean, default=False)     # True once this instance is considered offline forever - never start trying again
     ip_address = db.Column(db.String(50))
 
     posts = db.relationship('Post', backref='instance', lazy='dynamic')
diff --git a/migrations/versions/fd5d3a9cb584_community_topics.py b/migrations/versions/fd5d3a9cb584_community_topics.py
index 64e1fac9..c06b038b 100644
--- a/migrations/versions/fd5d3a9cb584_community_topics.py
+++ b/migrations/versions/fd5d3a9cb584_community_topics.py
@@ -29,18 +29,12 @@ def upgrade():
         batch_op.create_index(batch_op.f('ix_community_topic_id'), ['topic_id'], unique=False)
         batch_op.create_foreign_key(None, 'topic', ['topic_id'], ['id'])
 
-    with op.batch_alter_table('instance', schema=None) as batch_op:
-        batch_op.create_index(batch_op.f('ix_instance_dormant'), ['dormant'], unique=False)
-        batch_op.create_index(batch_op.f('ix_instance_gone_forever'), ['gone_forever'], unique=False)
 
     # ### end Alembic commands ###
 
 
 def downgrade():
     # ### commands auto generated by Alembic - please adjust! ###
-    with op.batch_alter_table('instance', schema=None) as batch_op:
-        batch_op.drop_index(batch_op.f('ix_instance_gone_forever'))
-        batch_op.drop_index(batch_op.f('ix_instance_dormant'))
 
     with op.batch_alter_table('community', schema=None) as batch_op:
         batch_op.drop_constraint(None, type_='foreignkey')