diff --git a/db/create.go b/db/create.go
index e1a518de..1622fb48 100644
--- a/db/create.go
+++ b/db/create.go
@@ -81,10 +81,6 @@ func create(txn kvs.TX, doc *item.Doc, ast *sql.CreateStatement) (out interface{
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	if err = doc.StoreTrail(txn); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
 	out = doc.Yield(ast.Echo, sql.AFTER)
 
 	return
diff --git a/db/delete.go b/db/delete.go
index 0fa23910..d35c0bf3 100644
--- a/db/delete.go
+++ b/db/delete.go
@@ -75,10 +75,6 @@ func delete(txn kvs.TX, doc *item.Doc, ast *sql.DeleteStatement) (out interface{
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	if err = doc.StoreTrail(txn); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
 	if err = doc.PurgeIndex(txn); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/db/modify.go b/db/modify.go
index 8ef84033..97d7d01c 100644
--- a/db/modify.go
+++ b/db/modify.go
@@ -73,10 +73,6 @@ func modify(txn kvs.TX, doc *item.Doc, ast *sql.ModifyStatement) (out interface{
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	if err = doc.StoreTrail(txn); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
 	out = doc.Yield(ast.Echo, sql.DIFF)
 
 	return
diff --git a/db/update.go b/db/update.go
index 5cab2e5f..c1d1e152 100644
--- a/db/update.go
+++ b/db/update.go
@@ -87,10 +87,6 @@ func update(txn kvs.TX, doc *item.Doc, ast *sql.UpdateStatement) (out interface{
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	if err = doc.StoreTrail(txn); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
 	out = doc.Yield(ast.Echo, sql.AFTER)
 
 	return
diff --git a/util/item/item.go b/util/item/item.go
index 01a639d2..ebd216a3 100644
--- a/util/item/item.go
+++ b/util/item/item.go
@@ -214,21 +214,6 @@ func (this *Doc) StorePatch(txn kvs.TX) (err error) {
 
 }
 
-func (this *Doc) PurgeTrail(txn kvs.TX) (err error) {
-
-	beg := &keys.Trail{KV: this.key.KV, NS: this.key.NS, DB: this.key.DB, AT: keys.StartOfTime}
-	end := &keys.Trail{KV: this.key.KV, NS: this.key.NS, DB: this.key.DB, AT: keys.EndOfTime}
-	return txn.RDel(beg.Encode(), end.Encode(), 0)
-
-}
-
-func (this *Doc) StoreTrail(txn kvs.TX) (err error) {
-
-	key := &keys.Trail{KV: this.key.KV, NS: this.key.NS, DB: this.key.DB}
-	return txn.CPut(key.Encode(), this.diff(), nil)
-
-}
-
 func (this *Doc) PurgeIndex(txn kvs.TX) (err error) {
 
 	for _, index := range this.indexes {