--- a/server/rqlannotation.py	Tue Feb 11 11:03:01 2014 +0100
+++ b/server/rqlannotation.py	Fri Dec 20 08:39:03 2013 +0100
@@ -35,15 +35,6 @@
     #if server.DEBUG:
     #    print '-------- sql annotate', repr(rqlst)
     getrschema = annotator.schema.rschema
-    need_distinct = rqlst.distinct
-    for rel in rqlst.iget_nodes(Relation):
-        if getrschema(rel.r_type).symmetric and not isinstance(rel.parent, Exists):
-            for vref in rel.iget_nodes(VariableRef):
-                stinfo = vref.variable.stinfo
-                if not stinfo['constnode'] and stinfo['selected']:
-                    need_distinct = True
-                    # XXX could mark as not invariant
-                    break
     for var in rqlst.defined_vars.itervalues():
         stinfo = var.stinfo
         if stinfo.get('ftirels'):
@@ -158,7 +149,6 @@
     for col_alias in rqlst.aliases.itervalues():
         if col_alias.stinfo.get('ftirels'):
             has_text_query = True
-    rqlst.need_distinct = need_distinct
     return has_text_query