diff --git a/graph/sql/quadstore.go b/graph/sql/quadstore.go
index 61dfbb9..65b25fe 100644
--- a/graph/sql/quadstore.go
+++ b/graph/sql/quadstore.go
@@ -77,25 +77,17 @@ func createSQLTables(addr string, options graph.Options) error {
 		glog.Errorf("Cannot create quad table: %v", quadTable)
 		return err
 	}
-	idxStrat, _, err := options.StringKey("db_index_strategy")
 	factor, factorOk, err := options.IntKey("db_fill_factor")
 	if !factorOk {
 		factor = 50
 	}
 	var index sql.Result
-	if idxStrat == "brin" {
-		index, err = tx.Exec(`
-		CREATE INDEX spo_index ON quads USING brin(subject) WITH (pages_per_range = 32);
-		CREATE INDEX pos_index ON quads USING brin(predicate) WITH (pages_per_range = 32);
-		CREATE INDEX osp_index ON quads USING brin(object) WITH (pages_per_range = 32);
-		`)
-	} else {
-		index, err = tx.Exec(fmt.Sprintf(`
+
+	index, err = tx.Exec(fmt.Sprintf(`
 	CREATE INDEX spo_index ON quads (subject_hash) WITH (FILLFACTOR = %d);
 	CREATE INDEX pos_index ON quads (predicate_hash) WITH (FILLFACTOR = %d);
 	CREATE INDEX osp_index ON quads (object_hash) WITH (FILLFACTOR = %d);
 	`, factor, factor, factor))
-	}
 	if err != nil {
 		glog.Errorf("Cannot create indices: %v", index)
 		return err
@@ -110,10 +102,22 @@ func newQuadStore(addr string, options graph.Options) (graph.QuadStore, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	localOpt, localOptOk, err := options.BoolKey("local_optimize")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 	qs.db = conn
 	qs.sqlFlavor = "postgres"
 	qs.size = -1
 	qs.lru = newCache(1024)
+
+	// Skip size checking by default.
+	qs.noSizes = true
+	if localOptOk {
+		if localOpt {
+			qs.noSizes = false
+		}
+	}
 	return &qs, nil
 }
 
@@ -192,25 +196,12 @@ func (qs *QuadStore) buildTxPostgres(tx *sql.Tx, in []graph.Delta) error {
 				glog.Errorf("couldn't prepare INSERT statement: %v", err)
 				return err
 			}
-			//for _, dir := range quad.Directions {
-			//_, err := tx.Exec(`
-			//WITH upsert AS (UPDATE nodes SET size=size+1 WHERE node=$1 RETURNING *)
-			//INSERT INTO nodes (node, size) SELECT $1, 1 WHERE NOT EXISTS (SELECT * FROM UPSERT);
-			//`, d.Quad.Get(dir))
-			//if err != nil {
-			//glog.Errorf("couldn't prepare upsert statement in direction %s: %v", dir, err)
-			//return err
-			//}
-			//}
 		case graph.Delete:
 			_, err := tx.Exec(`DELETE FROM quads WHERE subject=$1 and predicate=$2 and object=$3 and label=$4;`,
 				d.Quad.Subject, d.Quad.Predicate, d.Quad.Object, d.Quad.Label)
 			if err != nil {
 				glog.Errorf("couldn't prepare DELETE statement: %v", err)
 			}
-			//for _, dir := range quad.Directions {
-			//tx.Exec(`UPDATE nodes SET size=size-1 WHERE node=$1;`, d.Quad.Get(dir))
-			//}
 		default:
 			panic("unknown action")
 		}
diff --git a/graph/sql/sql_iterator.go b/graph/sql/sql_iterator.go
index 35a062f..74ca0c2 100644
--- a/graph/sql/sql_iterator.go
+++ b/graph/sql/sql_iterator.go
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ func (it *SQLIterator) makeCursor(next bool, value graph.Value) error {
 	}
 	var q string
 	var values []string
-	q, values = it.sql.buildSQL(next, value, true)
+	q, values = it.sql.buildSQL(next, value)
 	q = convertToPostgres(q, values)
 	ivalues := make([]interface{}, 0, len(values))
 	for _, v := range values {
diff --git a/graph/sql/sql_link_iterator.go b/graph/sql/sql_link_iterator.go
index dea3243..f2750c3 100644
--- a/graph/sql/sql_link_iterator.go
+++ b/graph/sql/sql_link_iterator.go
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ type sqlItDir struct {
 type sqlIterator interface {
 	sqlClone() sqlIterator
 
-	buildSQL(next bool, val graph.Value, topLevel bool) (string, []string)
+	buildSQL(next bool, val graph.Value) (string, []string)
 	getTables() []tableDef
 	getTags() []tagDir
 	buildWhere() (string, []string)
@@ -143,7 +143,8 @@ func (l *SQLLinkIterator) Size(qs *QuadStore) (int64, bool) {
 }
 
 func (l *SQLLinkIterator) Describe() string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("SQL_LINK_QUERY: %#v", l)
+	s, _ := l.buildSQL(true, nil)
+	return fmt.Sprintf("SQL_LINK_QUERY: %s", s)
 }
 
 func (l *SQLLinkIterator) Type() sqlQueryType {
@@ -246,20 +247,13 @@ func (l *SQLLinkIterator) tableID() tagDir {
 	}
 }
 
-func (l *SQLLinkIterator) buildSQL(next bool, val graph.Value, topLevel bool) (string, []string) {
+func (l *SQLLinkIterator) buildSQL(next bool, val graph.Value) (string, []string) {
 	query := "SELECT "
-	if topLevel {
-		query += "DISTINCT "
-	}
-	hashs := ""
-	if !topLevel {
-		hashs = "_hash"
-	}
 	t := []string{
-		fmt.Sprintf("%s.subject%s", l.tableName, hashs),
-		fmt.Sprintf("%s.predicate%s", l.tableName, hashs),
-		fmt.Sprintf("%s.object%s", l.tableName, hashs),
-		fmt.Sprintf("%s.label%s", l.tableName, hashs),
+		fmt.Sprintf("%s.subject", l.tableName),
+		fmt.Sprintf("%s.predicate", l.tableName),
+		fmt.Sprintf("%s.object", l.tableName),
+		fmt.Sprintf("%s.label", l.tableName),
 	}
 	for _, v := range l.getTags() {
 		t = append(t, v.String())
@@ -301,8 +295,6 @@ func (l *SQLLinkIterator) buildSQL(next bool, val graph.Value, topLevel bool) (s
 	query += constraint
 	query += ";"
 
-	glog.V(2).Infoln(query)
-
 	if glog.V(4) {
 		dstr := query
 		for i := 1; i <= len(values); i++ {
diff --git a/graph/sql/sql_node_intersection.go b/graph/sql/sql_node_intersection.go
index 9c0434e..a9e26e2 100644
--- a/graph/sql/sql_node_intersection.go
+++ b/graph/sql/sql_node_intersection.go
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ func (n *SQLNodeIntersection) Size(qs *QuadStore) (int64, bool) {
 }
 
 func (n *SQLNodeIntersection) Describe() string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("SQL_NODE_INTERSECTION: %#v", n)
+	s, _ := n.buildSQL(true, nil)
+	return fmt.Sprintf("SQL_NODE_INTERSECTION: %s", s)
 }
 
 func (n *SQLNodeIntersection) buildResult(result []string, cols []string) map[string]string {
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ func (n *SQLNodeIntersection) buildSubqueries() []tableDef {
 	for i, it := range n.nodeIts {
 		var td tableDef
 		var table string
-		table, td.values = it.buildSQL(true, nil, false)
+		table, td.values = it.buildSQL(true, nil)
 		td.table = fmt.Sprintf("\n(%s)", table[:len(table)-1])
 		td.name = n.nodetables[i]
 		out = append(out, td)
@@ -159,14 +160,11 @@ func (n *SQLNodeIntersection) buildWhere() (string, []string) {
 	return query, vals
 }
 
-func (n *SQLNodeIntersection) buildSQL(next bool, val graph.Value, topLevel bool) (string, []string) {
+func (n *SQLNodeIntersection) buildSQL(next bool, val graph.Value) (string, []string) {
 	topData := n.tableID()
 	tags := []tagDir{topData}
 	tags = append(tags, n.getTags()...)
 	query := "SELECT "
-	if topLevel {
-		query += "DISTINCT "
-	}
 	var t []string
 	for _, v := range tags {
 		t = append(t, v.String())
@@ -196,8 +194,6 @@ func (n *SQLNodeIntersection) buildSQL(next bool, val graph.Value, topLevel bool
 	query += constraint
 	query += ";"
 
-	glog.V(2).Infoln(query)
-
 	if glog.V(4) {
 		dstr := query
 		for i := 1; i <= len(values); i++ {
diff --git a/graph/sql/sql_node_iterator.go b/graph/sql/sql_node_iterator.go
index abe89f4..811121a 100644
--- a/graph/sql/sql_node_iterator.go
+++ b/graph/sql/sql_node_iterator.go
@@ -83,7 +83,8 @@ func (n *SQLNodeIterator) Size(qs *QuadStore) (int64, bool) {
 }
 
 func (n *SQLNodeIterator) Describe() string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("SQL_NODE_QUERY: %#v", n)
+	s, _ := n.buildSQL(true, nil)
+	return fmt.Sprintf("SQL_NODE_QUERY: %s", s)
 }
 
 func (n *SQLNodeIterator) buildResult(result []string, cols []string) map[string]string {
@@ -160,14 +161,12 @@ func (n *SQLNodeIterator) buildWhere() (string, []string) {
 	return query, vals
 }
 
-func (n *SQLNodeIterator) buildSQL(next bool, val graph.Value, topLevel bool) (string, []string) {
+func (n *SQLNodeIterator) buildSQL(next bool, val graph.Value) (string, []string) {
 	topData := n.tableID()
 	tags := []tagDir{topData}
 	tags = append(tags, n.getTags()...)
 	query := "SELECT "
-	if topLevel {
-		query += "DISTINCT "
-	}
+
 	var t []string
 	for _, v := range tags {
 		t = append(t, v.String())
@@ -197,8 +196,6 @@ func (n *SQLNodeIterator) buildSQL(next bool, val graph.Value, topLevel bool) (s
 	query += constraint
 	query += ";"
 
-	glog.V(2).Infoln(query)
-
 	if glog.V(4) {
 		dstr := query
 		for i := 1; i <= len(values); i++ {