diff --git a/src/pgstac/migrations/pgstac.0.8.5-unreleased.sql b/src/pgstac/migrations/pgstac.0.8.5-unreleased.sql
index 7c1dea7f..18bccb41 100644
--- a/src/pgstac/migrations/pgstac.0.8.5-unreleased.sql
+++ b/src/pgstac/migrations/pgstac.0.8.5-unreleased.sql
@@ -753,9 +753,6 @@ BEGIN
     search.lastused := now();
     search.usecount := 1;
 
-    -- Calculate statistics for the where statement
-    PERFORM where_stats(search._where, updatestats, _search->'conf');
-
     -- If we are in read only mode, directly return search
     IF ro THEN
         RETURN search;
diff --git a/src/pgstac/migrations/pgstac.unreleased.sql b/src/pgstac/migrations/pgstac.unreleased.sql
index 524437cf..e81009da 100644
--- a/src/pgstac/migrations/pgstac.unreleased.sql
+++ b/src/pgstac/migrations/pgstac.unreleased.sql
@@ -3548,9 +3548,6 @@ BEGIN
     search.lastused := now();
     search.usecount := 1;
 
-    -- Calculate statistics for the where statement
-    PERFORM where_stats(search._where, updatestats, _search->'conf');
-
     -- If we are in read only mode, directly return search
     IF ro THEN
         RETURN search;
diff --git a/src/pgstac/sql/004_search.sql b/src/pgstac/sql/004_search.sql
index 837ecb66..40e7af04 100644
--- a/src/pgstac/sql/004_search.sql
+++ b/src/pgstac/sql/004_search.sql
@@ -635,9 +635,6 @@ BEGIN
     search.lastused := now();
     search.usecount := 1;
 
-    -- Calculate statistics for the where statement
-    PERFORM where_stats(search._where, updatestats, _search->'conf');
-
     -- If we are in read only mode, directly return search
     IF ro THEN
         RETURN search;