diff --git a/lib/pleroma/application.ex b/lib/pleroma/application.ex
index de668052f..f2b234022 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/application.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/application.ex
@@ -119,28 +119,7 @@ def start(_type, _args) do
     max_restarts = Application.get_env(:pleroma, __MODULE__)[:max_restarts]
 
     opts = [strategy: :one_for_one, name: Pleroma.Supervisor, max_restarts: max_restarts]
-    result = Supervisor.start_link(children, opts)
-
-    set_postgres_server_version()
-
-    result
-  end
-
-  defp set_postgres_server_version do
-    version =
-      with %{rows: [[version]]} <- Ecto.Adapters.SQL.query!(Pleroma.Repo, "show server_version"),
-           {num, _} <- Float.parse(version) do
-        num
-      else
-        e ->
-          Logger.warning(
-            "Could not get the postgres version: #{inspect(e)}.\nSetting the default value of 9.6"
-          )
-
-          9.6
-      end
-
-    :persistent_term.put({Pleroma.Repo, :postgres_version}, version)
+    Supervisor.start_link(children, opts)
   end
 
   def load_custom_modules do
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/search/database_search.ex b/lib/pleroma/search/database_search.ex
index c6311e0c7..31bfc7e33 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/search/database_search.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/search/database_search.ex
@@ -23,19 +23,12 @@ def search(user, search_query, options \\ []) do
     offset = Keyword.get(options, :offset, 0)
     author = Keyword.get(options, :author)
 
-    search_function =
-      if :persistent_term.get({Pleroma.Repo, :postgres_version}) >= 11 do
-        :websearch
-      else
-        :plain
-      end
-
     try do
       Activity
       |> Activity.with_preloaded_object()
       |> Activity.restrict_deactivated_users()
       |> restrict_public(user)
-      |> query_with(index_type, search_query, search_function)
+      |> query_with(index_type, search_query, :websearch)
       |> maybe_restrict_local(user)
       |> maybe_restrict_author(author)
       |> maybe_restrict_blocked(user)