diff -r 492e1e0bbc6c -r 1fd029f11dc4 cubicweb/server/querier.py
--- a/cubicweb/server/querier.py	Wed Dec 18 22:06:31 2019 +0100
+++ b/cubicweb/server/querier.py	Tue Mar 12 23:30:12 2019 +0100
@@ -171,10 +171,6 @@
         # tracing token for debugging
         self.rql_query_tracing_token = None
 
-    def annotate_rqlst(self):
-        if not self.rqlst.annotated:
-            self.rqlhelper.annotate(self.rqlst)
-
     def add_step(self, step):
         """add a step to the plan"""
         self.steps.append(step)