diff --git a/r2/r2/lib/db/queries.py b/r2/r2/lib/db/queries.py
index 283c98f90..b3a4d107e 100755
--- a/r2/r2/lib/db/queries.py
+++ b/r2/r2/lib/db/queries.py
@@ -768,8 +768,6 @@ def new_vote(vote, foreground=False):
                     results.append(get_domain_links(domain, sort, "all"))
 
         add_queries(results, insert_items = item, foreground=foreground)
-
-    vote._fast_query_timestamp_touch(user)
     
     if isinstance(item, Link):
         # must update both because we don't know if it's a changed
diff --git a/r2/r2/lib/db/thing.py b/r2/r2/lib/db/thing.py
index a32d14186..58e64e2c2 100644
--- a/r2/r2/lib/db/thing.py
+++ b/r2/r2/lib/db/thing.py
@@ -778,30 +778,6 @@ def Relation(type1, type2, denorm1 = None, denorm2 = None):
             #know it's deleted. save -> unsave, hide -> unhide
             self._name = 'un' + self._name
 
-        @classmethod
-        def _fast_query_timestamp_touch(cls, thing1):
-            thing_utils.set_last_modified_for_cls(thing1, cls._type_name)
-
-        @classmethod
-        def _can_skip_lookup(cls, thing1, thing2):
-            # we can't possibly have voted on things that were created
-            # after the last time we voted. for relations that have an
-            # invariant like this we can avoid doing these lookups as
-            # long as the relation takes responsibility for keeping
-            # the timestamp up-to-date
-
-            last_done = thing_utils.get_last_modified_for_cls(
-                thing1, cls._type_name)
-
-            if not last_done:
-                return False
-
-            if thing2._date > last_done:
-                return True
-
-            return False
-
-
         @classmethod
         def _fast_query(cls, thing1s, thing2s, name, data=True, eager_load=True,
                         thing_data=False, timestamp_optimize = False):
@@ -830,9 +806,6 @@ def Relation(type1, type2, denorm1 = None, denorm2 = None):
                 t2_ids = set()
                 names = set()
                 for t1, t2, name in pairs:
-                    if timestamp_optimize and cls._can_skip_lookup(thing1_dict[t1],
-                                                                   thing2_dict[t2]):
-                        continue
                     t1_ids.add(t1)
                     t2_ids.add(t2)
                     names.add(name)
diff --git a/r2/r2/lib/utils/thing_utils.py b/r2/r2/lib/utils/thing_utils.py
index 4e6b37e4b..3c3b0fabd 100644
--- a/r2/r2/lib/utils/thing_utils.py
+++ b/r2/r2/lib/utils/thing_utils.py
@@ -28,21 +28,6 @@ def set_last_modified(thing, action):
     key = last_modified_key(thing, action)
     g.permacache.set(key, make_last_modified())
 
-
-def set_last_modified_for_cls(user, cls_type_name):
-    if cls_type_name != "vote_account_link":
-        set_last_modified(user, "cls_" + cls_type_name)
-
-def get_last_modified_for_cls(user, cls_type_name):
-    # vote times are already stored in the permacache and updated by the
-    # query queue
-    if cls_type_name == "vote_account_link":
-        return max(last_modified_date(user, "liked"),
-                   last_modified_date(user, "disliked"))
-    # other types are not -- special key for them
-    elif cls_type_name in ("vote_account_comment", "savehide"):
-        return last_modified_date(user, "cls_" + cls_type_name)
-
 def last_modified_multi(things, action):
     from pylons import g
     cache = g.permacache
@@ -52,12 +37,3 @@ def last_modified_multi(things, action):
 
     last_modified = cache.get_multi(keys.keys())
     return dict((keys[k], v) for k, v in last_modified.iteritems())
-
-
-def set_last_visit(thing):
-    from pylons import g
-    from r2.lib.cache import CL_ONE
-    key = last_modified_key(thing, "visit")
-    g.permacache.set(key, make_last_modified())
-
-
diff --git a/r2/r2/models/account.py b/r2/r2/models/account.py
index aeecee111..6f1a6c371 100644
--- a/r2/r2/models/account.py
+++ b/r2/r2/models/account.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ from r2.lib.db.operators import lower
 from r2.lib.db.userrel   import UserRel
 from r2.lib.memoize      import memoize
 from r2.lib.utils        import modhash, valid_hash, randstr, timefromnow
-from r2.lib.utils        import UrlParser, set_last_visit
+from r2.lib.utils        import UrlParser
 from r2.lib.utils        import constant_time_compare
 from r2.lib.cache        import sgm
 from r2.lib import filters
diff --git a/r2/r2/models/link.py b/r2/r2/models/link.py
index 594ad786b..4f97c516c 100755
--- a/r2/r2/models/link.py
+++ b/r2/r2/models/link.py
@@ -146,7 +146,6 @@ class Link(Thing, Printable):
         except CreationError, e:
             return somethinged(user, self)[(user, self, name)]
 
-        rel._fast_query_timestamp_touch(user)
         return saved
 
     def _unsomething(self, user, somethinged, name):
diff --git a/r2/r2/models/vote.py b/r2/r2/models/vote.py
index c9b5519a6..5934f8344 100644
--- a/r2/r2/models/vote.py
+++ b/r2/r2/models/vote.py
@@ -215,8 +215,6 @@ class Vote(MultiRelation('vote',
 
         v._commit()
 
-        v._fast_query_timestamp_touch(sub)
-
         up_change, down_change = score_changes(amount, oldamount)
 
         if not (is_new and obj.author_id == sub._id and amount == 1):