diff --git a/sql/update_indexes.sql b/sql/update_indexes.sql
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-DROP INDEX stable_id_idx on exon_stable_id;
-CREATE INDEX  stable_id_idx on exon_stable_id(stable_id, version);
-DROP INDEX stable_id_idx on gene_stable_id;
-CREATE INDEX  stable_id_idx on gene_stable_id(stable_id, version);
-DROP INDEX stable_id_idx on transcript_stable_id;
-CREATE INDEX  stable_id_idx on transcript_stable_id(stable_id, version);
-DROP INDEX stable_id_idx on translation_stable_id;
-CREATE INDEX  stable_id_idx on translation_stable_id(stable_id, version);