diff --git a/include/Contact.php b/include/Contact.php
index b1f63cbdf..ea8a5f108 100644
--- a/include/Contact.php
+++ b/include/Contact.php
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ function posts_from_gcontact($a, $gcontact_id) {
 	$r = q("SELECT `item`.`uri`, `item`.*, `item`.`id` AS `item_id`,
 			`author-name` AS `name`, `owner-avatar` AS `photo`,
 			`owner-link` AS `url`, `owner-avatar` AS `thumb`
-		FROM `item` FORCE INDEX (`gcontactid_uid_created`)
+		FROM `item`
 		WHERE `gcontact-id` = %d AND $sql AND
 			NOT `deleted` AND NOT `moderated` AND `visible`
 		ORDER BY `item`.`created` DESC LIMIT %d, %d",
diff --git a/mod/community.php b/mod/community.php
index d7fd2bb93..b1b5c2fd2 100644
--- a/mod/community.php
+++ b/mod/community.php
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ function community_getitems($start, $itemspage) {
 		return(community_getpublicitems($start, $itemspage));
 
 	$r = qu("SELECT %s
-		FROM `thread` FORCE INDEX (`wall_private_received`)
+		FROM `thread`
 		INNER JOIN `user` ON `user`.`uid` = `thread`.`uid` AND NOT `user`.`hidewall`
 		INNER JOIN `item` ON `item`.`id` = `thread`.`iid`
 		AND `item`.`allow_cid` = ''  AND `item`.`allow_gid` = ''