diff --git a/db/migrate/20201002102257_remove_superfluous_indexes_part1.rb b/db/migrate/20201002102257_remove_superfluous_indexes_part1.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b6350e16a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20201002102257_remove_superfluous_indexes_part1.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+class RemoveSuperfluousIndexesPart1 < ActiveRecord::Migration[6.0]
+  disable_ddl_transaction!
+
+  def up
+    # covered by index_articles_on_slug_and_user_id
+    if index_exists?(:articles, :slug)
+      remove_index :articles, column: :slug, algorithm: :concurrently
+    end
+
+    # covered by index_rating_votes_on_user_id_and_article_id_and_context
+    if index_exists?(:rating_votes, :user_id)
+      remove_index :rating_votes, column: :user_id, algorithm: :concurrently
+    end
+
+    # covered by idx_pins_on_pinnable_id_profile_id_profile_type_pinnable_type
+    if index_exists?(:profile_pins, :pinnable_id)
+      remove_index :profile_pins, column: :pinnable_id, algorithm: :concurrently
+    end
+
+    # covered by index_reactions_on_reactable_id_and_reactable_type
+    if index_exists?(:reactions, :reactable_id)
+      remove_index :reactions, column: :reactable_id, algorithm: :concurrently
+    end
+
+    # covered by index_reactions_on_user_id_reactable_id_reactable_type_category
+    if index_exists?(:reactions, :user_id)
+      remove_index :reactions, column: :user_id, algorithm: :concurrently
+    end
+  end
+
+  def down
+    unless index_exists?(:articles, :slug)
+      add_index :articles, :slug, algorithm: :concurrently
+    end
+
+    unless index_exists?(:rating_votes, :user_id)
+      add_index :rating_votes, :user_id, algorithm: :concurrently
+    end
+
+    unless index_exists?(:profile_pins, :pinnable_id)
+      add_index :profile_pins, :pinnable_id, algorithm: :concurrently
+    end
+
+    unless index_exists?(:reactions, :reactable_id)
+      add_index :reactions, :reactable_id, algorithm: :concurrently
+    end
+
+    unless index_exists?(:reactions, :user_id)
+      add_index :reactions, :user_id, algorithm: :concurrently
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/db/migrate/20201002102303_remove_superfluous_indexes_part2.rb b/db/migrate/20201002102303_remove_superfluous_indexes_part2.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..44d15085f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20201002102303_remove_superfluous_indexes_part2.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+class RemoveSuperfluousIndexesPart2 < ActiveRecord::Migration[6.0]
+  disable_ddl_transaction!
+
+  def up
+    # covered by index_subscriber_id_and_email_with_user_subscription_source
+    if index_exists?(:user_subscriptions, :subscriber_id)
+      remove_index :user_subscriptions, column: :subscriber_id, algorithm: :concurrently
+    end
+
+    # covered by index_badge_achievements_on_badge_id_and_user_id
+    if index_exists?(:badge_achievements, :badge_id)
+      remove_index :badge_achievements, column: :badge_id, algorithm: :concurrently
+    end
+
+    # covered by index_badge_achievements_on_user_id_and_badge_id
+    if index_exists?(:badge_achievements, :user_id)
+      remove_index :badge_achievements, column: :user_id, algorithm: :concurrently
+    end
+
+    # covered by index_chat_channel_memberships_on_chat_channel_id_and_user_id
+    if index_exists?(:chat_channel_memberships, :chat_channel_id)
+      remove_index :chat_channel_memberships, column: :chat_channel_id, algorithm: :concurrently
+    end
+
+    # covered by index_chat_channel_memberships_on_user_id_and_chat_channel_id
+    if index_exists?(:chat_channel_memberships, :user_id)
+      remove_index :chat_channel_memberships, column: :user_id, algorithm: :concurrently
+    end
+
+    # covered by index_response_templates_on_user_id_and_type_of
+    if index_exists?(:response_templates, :user_id)
+      remove_index :response_templates, column: :user_id, algorithm: :concurrently
+    end
+  end
+
+  def down
+    unless index_exists?(:user_subscriptions, :subscriber_id)
+      add_index :user_subscriptions, :subscriber_id, algorithm: :concurrently
+    end
+
+    unless index_exists?(:badge_achievements, :badge_id)
+      add_index :badge_achievements, :badge_id, algorithm: :concurrently
+    end
+
+    unless index_exists?(:badge_achievements, :user_id)
+      add_index :badge_achievements, :user_id, algorithm: :concurrently
+    end
+
+    unless index_exists?(:chat_channel_memberships, :chat_channel_id)
+      add_index :chat_channel_memberships, :chat_channel_id, algorithm: :concurrently
+    end
+
+    unless index_exists?(:chat_channel_memberships, :user_id)
+      add_index :chat_channel_memberships, :user_id, algorithm: :concurrently
+    end
+
+    unless index_exists?(:response_templates, :user_id)
+      add_index :response_templates, :user_id, algorithm: :concurrently
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/db/schema.rb b/db/schema.rb
index 02275d7a7..959b94af2 100644
--- a/db/schema.rb
+++ b/db/schema.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #
 # It's strongly recommended that you check this file into your version control system.
 
-ActiveRecord::Schema.define(version: 2020_10_01_154006) do
+ActiveRecord::Schema.define(version: 2020_10_02_102303) do
 
   # These are extensions that must be enabled in order to support this database
   enable_extension "citext"
@@ -165,7 +165,6 @@ ActiveRecord::Schema.define(version: 2020_10_01_154006) do
     t.index ["published"], name: "index_articles_on_published"
     t.index ["published_at"], name: "index_articles_on_published_at"
     t.index ["slug", "user_id"], name: "index_articles_on_slug_and_user_id", unique: true
-    t.index ["slug"], name: "index_articles_on_slug"
     t.index ["user_id"], name: "index_articles_on_user_id"
   end
 
@@ -190,9 +189,7 @@ ActiveRecord::Schema.define(version: 2020_10_01_154006) do
     t.datetime "updated_at", null: false
     t.bigint "user_id", null: false
     t.index ["badge_id", "user_id"], name: "index_badge_achievements_on_badge_id_and_user_id", unique: true
-    t.index ["badge_id"], name: "index_badge_achievements_on_badge_id"
     t.index ["user_id", "badge_id"], name: "index_badge_achievements_on_user_id_and_badge_id"
-    t.index ["user_id"], name: "index_badge_achievements_on_user_id"
   end
 
   create_table "badges", force: :cascade do |t|
@@ -312,9 +309,7 @@ ActiveRecord::Schema.define(version: 2020_10_01_154006) do
     t.datetime "updated_at", null: false
     t.bigint "user_id", null: false
     t.index ["chat_channel_id", "user_id"], name: "index_chat_channel_memberships_on_chat_channel_id_and_user_id", unique: true
-    t.index ["chat_channel_id"], name: "index_chat_channel_memberships_on_chat_channel_id"
     t.index ["user_id", "chat_channel_id"], name: "index_chat_channel_memberships_on_user_id_and_chat_channel_id"
-    t.index ["user_id"], name: "index_chat_channel_memberships_on_user_id"
   end
 
   create_table "chat_channels", force: :cascade do |t|
@@ -968,7 +963,6 @@ ActiveRecord::Schema.define(version: 2020_10_01_154006) do
     t.string "profile_type"
     t.datetime "updated_at", null: false
     t.index ["pinnable_id", "profile_id", "profile_type", "pinnable_type"], name: "idx_pins_on_pinnable_id_profile_id_profile_type_pinnable_type", unique: true
-    t.index ["pinnable_id"], name: "index_profile_pins_on_pinnable_id"
     t.index ["profile_id"], name: "index_profile_pins_on_profile_id"
   end
 
@@ -990,7 +984,6 @@ ActiveRecord::Schema.define(version: 2020_10_01_154006) do
     t.bigint "user_id"
     t.index ["article_id"], name: "index_rating_votes_on_article_id"
     t.index ["user_id", "article_id", "context"], name: "index_rating_votes_on_user_id_and_article_id_and_context", unique: true
-    t.index ["user_id"], name: "index_rating_votes_on_user_id"
   end
 
   create_table "reactions", force: :cascade do |t|
@@ -1006,10 +999,8 @@ ActiveRecord::Schema.define(version: 2020_10_01_154006) do
     t.index ["created_at"], name: "index_reactions_on_created_at"
     t.index ["points"], name: "index_reactions_on_points"
     t.index ["reactable_id", "reactable_type"], name: "index_reactions_on_reactable_id_and_reactable_type"
-    t.index ["reactable_id"], name: "index_reactions_on_reactable_id"
     t.index ["reactable_type"], name: "index_reactions_on_reactable_type"
     t.index ["user_id", "reactable_id", "reactable_type", "category"], name: "index_reactions_on_user_id_reactable_id_reactable_type_category", unique: true
-    t.index ["user_id"], name: "index_reactions_on_user_id"
   end
 
   create_table "response_templates", force: :cascade do |t|
@@ -1023,7 +1014,6 @@ ActiveRecord::Schema.define(version: 2020_10_01_154006) do
     t.index ["content", "user_id", "type_of", "content_type"], name: "idx_response_templates_on_content_user_id_type_of_content_type", unique: true
     t.index ["type_of"], name: "index_response_templates_on_type_of"
     t.index ["user_id", "type_of"], name: "index_response_templates_on_user_id_and_type_of"
-    t.index ["user_id"], name: "index_response_templates_on_user_id"
   end
 
   create_table "roles", force: :cascade do |t|
@@ -1180,7 +1170,6 @@ ActiveRecord::Schema.define(version: 2020_10_01_154006) do
     t.index ["author_id"], name: "index_user_subscriptions_on_author_id"
     t.index ["subscriber_email"], name: "index_user_subscriptions_on_subscriber_email"
     t.index ["subscriber_id", "subscriber_email", "user_subscription_sourceable_type", "user_subscription_sourceable_id"], name: "index_subscriber_id_and_email_with_user_subscription_source", unique: true
-    t.index ["subscriber_id"], name: "index_user_subscriptions_on_subscriber_id"
     t.index ["user_subscription_sourceable_type", "user_subscription_sourceable_id"], name: "index_on_user_subscription_sourcebable_type_and_id"
   end