diff --git a/reporting/CassandraBackend.cpp b/reporting/CassandraBackend.cpp
index 64e65a0c8..a139e5b72 100644
--- a/reporting/CassandraBackend.cpp
+++ b/reporting/CassandraBackend.cpp
@@ -540,19 +540,6 @@ CassandraBackend::open()
             continue;
 
         query = {};
-        query << "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS " << tablePrefix << "keys"
-              << " ( key blob, created bigint, deleted bigint, PRIMARY KEY "
-                 "(key, created)) with clustering order by (created "
-                 "desc) ";
-        if (!executeSimpleStatement(query.str()))
-            continue;
-
-        query = {};
-        query << "SELECT * FROM " << tablePrefix << "keys"
-              << " LIMIT 1";
-        if (!executeSimpleStatement(query.str()))
-            continue;
-        query = {};
         query << "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS " << tablePrefix << "books"
               << " ( book blob, sequence bigint, key blob, deleted_at "
                  "bigint, PRIMARY KEY "
@@ -638,12 +625,6 @@ CassandraBackend::open()
         if (!insertTransaction_.prepareStatement(query, session_.get()))
             continue;
 
-        query = {};
-        query << "INSERT INTO " << tablePrefix << "keys"
-              << " (key, created, deleted) VALUES (?, ?, ?)";
-        if (!insertKey_.prepareStatement(query, session_.get()))
-            continue;
-
         query = {};
         query << "INSERT INTO " << tablePrefix << "books"
               << " (book, key, sequence, deleted_at) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)";
@@ -655,12 +636,6 @@ CassandraBackend::open()
         if (!deleteBook_.prepareStatement(query, session_.get()))
             continue;
 
-        query = {};
-        query << "SELECT created FROM " << tablePrefix << "keys"
-              << " WHERE key = ? ORDER BY created desc LIMIT 1";
-        if (!getCreated_.prepareStatement(query, session_.get()))
-            continue;
-
         query = {};
         query << "SELECT object, sequence FROM " << tablePrefix << "objects"
               << " WHERE key = ? AND sequence <= ? ORDER BY sequence DESC "
@@ -690,15 +665,6 @@ CassandraBackend::open()
                 query, session_.get()))
             continue;
 
-        query = {};
-        query << "SELECT key FROM " << tablePrefix << "keys "
-              << " WHERE TOKEN(key) >= ? and created <= ?"
-              << " and deleted > ?"
-              << " PER PARTITION LIMIT 1 LIMIT ?"
-              << " ALLOW FILTERING";
-        if (!selectLedgerPageKeys_.prepareStatement(query, session_.get()))
-            continue;
-
         query = {};
         query << "SELECT object,key FROM " << tablePrefix << "objects "
               << " WHERE TOKEN(key) >= ? and sequence <= ? "
@@ -787,6 +753,7 @@ CassandraBackend::open()
         setupPreparedStatements = true;
     }
 
+    /*
     while (true)
     {
         std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::seconds(1));
@@ -823,6 +790,7 @@ CassandraBackend::open()
         }
         break;
     }
+    */
 
     if (config_.contains("max_requests_outstanding"))
     {