diff --git a/models/schema/index.js b/models/schema/index.js
index 976b437c0..c33402078 100644
--- a/models/schema/index.js
+++ b/models/schema/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-const { CREATE_MONGO_INDEXES } = require('../../config');
-
 const Action = require('./action');
 const Asset = require('./asset');
 const Comment = require('./comment');
@@ -7,15 +5,4 @@ const Migration = require('./migration');
 const Setting = require('./setting');
 const User = require('./user');
 
-const schema = { Action, Asset, Comment, Migration, Setting, User };
-
-// Provide the schema to each of the plugins so that they can add in indexes if
-// it is enabled.
-if (CREATE_MONGO_INDEXES) {
-  const plugins = require('../../services/plugins');
-  plugins.get('server', 'indexes').map(({ indexes }) => {
-    indexes(schema);
-  });
-}
-
-module.exports = schema;
+module.exports = { Action, Asset, Comment, Migration, Setting, User };
diff --git a/plugin-api/beta/server/getReactionConfig.js b/plugin-api/beta/server/getReactionConfig.js
index da075d76c..e90a06122 100644
--- a/plugin-api/beta/server/getReactionConfig.js
+++ b/plugin-api/beta/server/getReactionConfig.js
@@ -2,23 +2,24 @@ const { SEARCH_OTHER_USERS } = require('../../../perms/constants');
 const { ErrNotFound, ErrAlreadyExists } = require('../../../errors');
 const pluralize = require('pluralize');
 const sc = require('snake-case');
-// const { CREATE_MONGO_INDEXES } = require('../../../config');
+const { CREATE_MONGO_INDEXES } = require('../../../config');
+const Comment = require('models/comment');
 
 function getReactionConfig(reaction) {
   reaction = reaction.toLowerCase();
 
-  // if (CREATE_MONGO_INDEXES) {
-  //   // Create the index on the comment model based on the reaction config.
-  //   CommentModel.collection.createIndex(
-  //     {
-  //       created_at: 1,
-  //       [`action_counts.${sc(reaction)}`]: 1,
-  //     },
-  //     {
-  //       background: true,
-  //     }
-  //   );
-  // }
+  if (CREATE_MONGO_INDEXES) {
+    // Create the index on the comment model based on the reaction config.
+    Comment.collection.createIndex(
+      {
+        created_at: 1,
+        [`action_counts.${sc(reaction)}`]: 1,
+      },
+      {
+        background: true,
+      }
+    );
+  }
 
   const reactionPlural = pluralize(reaction);
   const Reaction = reaction.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + reaction.slice(1);
@@ -127,17 +128,6 @@ function getReactionConfig(reaction) {
 
   return {
     typeDefs,
-    indexes: ({ Comment }) => {
-      Comment.index(
-        {
-          created_at: 1,
-          [`action_counts.${sc(reaction)}`]: 1,
-        },
-        {
-          background: true,
-        }
-      );
-    },
     context: {
       Sort: () => ({
         Comments: {
diff --git a/services/mongoose.js b/services/mongoose.js
index 4e242cf47..167b0d45b 100644
--- a/services/mongoose.js
+++ b/services/mongoose.js
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ if (CREATE_MONGO_INDEXES) {
   require('../models/action');
   require('../models/asset');
   require('../models/comment');
+  require('../models/migration');
   require('../models/setting');
   require('../models/user');
   require('./migration');