diff --git a/src/cmdforge/registry/db.py b/src/cmdforge/registry/db.py
index 5bd9604..08d8375 100644
--- a/src/cmdforge/registry/db.py
+++ b/src/cmdforge/registry/db.py
@@ -243,9 +243,8 @@ CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_content_pages_type ON content_pages(content_type,
 CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_audit_log_target ON audit_log(target_type, target_id);
 CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_audit_log_actor ON audit_log(actor_id);
 CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_audit_log_created ON audit_log(created_at DESC);
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_tools_moderation ON tools(moderation_status, visibility);
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_publishers_role ON publishers(role);
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_publishers_banned ON publishers(banned);
+-- Note: idx_tools_moderation, idx_publishers_role, idx_publishers_banned are created
+-- in migrate_db() to support upgrading existing databases without these columns
 
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS pageviews (
     id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,