diff --git a/src/couch_mrview/src/couch_mrview_util.erl b/src/couch_mrview/src/couch_mrview_util.erl
index eb68124..c8bdfaf 100644
--- a/src/couch_mrview/src/couch_mrview_util.erl
+++ b/src/couch_mrview/src/couch_mrview_util.erl
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 -export([index_file/2, compaction_file/2, open_file/1]).
 -export([delete_files/2, delete_index_file/2, delete_compaction_file/2]).
 -export([get_row_count/1, all_docs_reduce_to_count/1, reduce_to_count/1]).
--export([get_view_changes_count/1]).
 -export([all_docs_key_opts/1, all_docs_key_opts/2, key_opts/1, key_opts/2]).
 -export([fold/4, fold_reduce/4]).
 -export([temp_view_to_ddoc/1]).
@@ -33,9 +32,6 @@
 -export([get_view_keys/1, get_view_queries/1]).
 -export([set_view_type/3]).
 -export([set_extra/3, get_extra/2, get_extra/3]).
--export([changes_key_opts/2]).
--export([fold_changes/4]).
--export([to_key_seq/1]).
 
 -define(MOD, couch_mrview_index).
 -define(GET_VIEW_RETRY_COUNT, 1).
@@ -172,15 +168,13 @@
             DictBySrcAcc
     end,
     {DesignOpts} = proplists:get_value(<<"options">>, Fields, {[]}),
-    SeqIndexed = proplists:get_value(<<"seq_indexed">>, DesignOpts, false),
-    KeySeqIndexed = proplists:get_value(<<"keyseq_indexed">>, DesignOpts, false),
     Partitioned = proplists:get_value(<<"partitioned">>, DesignOpts, false),
 
     {RawViews} = couch_util:get_value(<<"views">>, Fields, {[]}),
     BySrc = lists:foldl(MakeDict, dict:new(), RawViews),
 
     NumViews = fun({_, View}, N) ->
-            {View#mrview{id_num=N, seq_indexed=SeqIndexed, keyseq_indexed=KeySeqIndexed}, N+1}
+            {View#mrview{id_num=N}, N+1}
     end,
     {Views, _} = lists:mapfoldl(NumViews, 0, lists:sort(dict:to_list(BySrc))),
 
@@ -194,8 +188,6 @@
         views=Views,
         language=Language,
         design_opts=DesignOpts,
-        seq_indexed=SeqIndexed,
-        keyseq_indexed=KeySeqIndexed,
         partitioned=Partitioned
     },
     SigInfo = {Views, Language, DesignOpts, couch_index_util:sort_lib(Lib)},
@@ -253,11 +245,7 @@
     BaseSig = view_sig(Db, State, View, Args#mrargs{include_docs=false}),
     UpdateSeq = couch_db:get_update_seq(Db),
     PurgeSeq = couch_db:get_purge_seq(Db),
-    #mrst{
-        seq_indexed=SeqIndexed,
-        keyseq_indexed=KeySeqIndexed
-    } = State,
-    Term = view_sig_term(BaseSig, UpdateSeq, PurgeSeq, KeySeqIndexed, SeqIndexed),
+    Term = view_sig_term(BaseSig, UpdateSeq, PurgeSeq),
     couch_index_util:hexsig(couch_hash:md5_hash(term_to_binary(Term)));
 view_sig(Db, State, {_Nth, _Lang, View}, Args) ->
     view_sig(Db, State, View, Args);
@@ -265,24 +253,18 @@
     Sig = State#mrst.sig,
     UpdateSeq = View#mrview.update_seq,
     PurgeSeq = View#mrview.purge_seq,
-    SeqIndexed = View#mrview.seq_indexed,
-    KeySeqIndexed = View#mrview.keyseq_indexed,
     Args = Args0#mrargs{
         preflight_fun=undefined,
         extra=[]
     },
-    Term = view_sig_term(Sig, UpdateSeq, PurgeSeq, KeySeqIndexed, SeqIndexed, Args),
+    Term = view_sig_term(Sig, UpdateSeq, PurgeSeq, Args),
     couch_index_util:hexsig(couch_hash:md5_hash(term_to_binary(Term))).
 
-view_sig_term(BaseSig, UpdateSeq, PurgeSeq, false, false) ->
-    {BaseSig, UpdateSeq, PurgeSeq};
-view_sig_term(BaseSig, UpdateSeq, PurgeSeq, KeySeqIndexed, SeqIndexed) ->
-    {BaseSig, UpdateSeq, PurgeSeq, KeySeqIndexed, SeqIndexed}.
+view_sig_term(BaseSig, UpdateSeq, PurgeSeq) ->
+    {BaseSig, UpdateSeq, PurgeSeq}.
 
-view_sig_term(BaseSig, UpdateSeq, PurgeSeq, false, false, Args) ->
-    {BaseSig, UpdateSeq, PurgeSeq, Args};
-view_sig_term(BaseSig, UpdateSeq, PurgeSeq, KeySeqIndexed, SeqIndexed, Args) ->
-    {BaseSig, UpdateSeq, PurgeSeq, KeySeqIndexed, SeqIndexed, Args}.
+view_sig_term(BaseSig, UpdateSeq, PurgeSeq, Args) ->
+    {BaseSig, UpdateSeq, PurgeSeq, Args}.
 
 
 init_state(Db, Fd, #mrst{views=Views}=State, nil) ->
@@ -291,7 +273,6 @@
         seq=0,
         purge_seq=PurgeSeq,
         id_btree_state=nil,
-        log_btree_state=nil,
         view_states=[make_view_state(#mrview{}) || _ <- Views]
     },
     init_state(Db, Fd, State, Header);
@@ -306,21 +287,17 @@
         seq=Seq,
         purge_seq=PurgeSeq,
         id_btree_state=IdBtreeState,
-        log_btree_state=nil,
         view_states=[make_view_state(V) || V <- ViewStates]
     });
 init_state(Db, Fd, State, Header) ->
     #mrst{
         language=Lang,
-        views=Views,
-        seq_indexed=SeqIndexed,
-        keyseq_indexed=KeySeqIndexed
+        views=Views
     } = State,
     #mrheader{
         seq=Seq,
         purge_seq=PurgeSeq,
         id_btree_state=IdBtreeState,
-        log_btree_state=LogBtreeState,
         view_states=ViewStates
     } = Header,
 
@@ -328,10 +305,6 @@
         {compression, couch_compress:get_compression_method()}
     ],
     {ok, IdBtree} = couch_btree:open(IdBtreeState, Fd, IdBtOpts),
-    {ok, LogBtree} = case SeqIndexed orelse KeySeqIndexed of
-        true -> couch_btree:open(LogBtreeState, Fd, IdBtOpts);
-        false -> {ok, nil}
-    end,
 
     OpenViewFun = fun(St, View) -> open_view(Db, Fd, Lang, St, View) end,
     Views2 = lists:zipwith(OpenViewFun, ViewStates, Views),
@@ -342,7 +315,6 @@
         update_seq=Seq,
         purge_seq=PurgeSeq,
         id_btree=IdBtree,
-        log_btree=LogBtree,
         views=Views2
     }.
 
@@ -358,29 +330,7 @@
     ],
     {ok, Btree} = couch_btree:open(BTState, Fd, ViewBtOpts),
 
-    BySeqReduceFun = make_seq_reduce_fun(),
-    {ok, SeqBtree} = if View#mrview.seq_indexed ->
-        SeqBTState = get_seq_btree_state(ViewState),
-        ViewSeqBtOpts = [{reduce, BySeqReduceFun},
-                         {compression, Compression}],
-
-        couch_btree:open(SeqBTState, Fd, ViewSeqBtOpts);
-    true ->
-        {ok, nil}
-    end,
-    {ok, KeyBySeqBtree} = if View#mrview.keyseq_indexed ->
-        KSeqBTState = get_kseq_btree_state(ViewState),
-        KeyBySeqBtOpts = [{less, LessFun},
-                          {reduce, BySeqReduceFun},
-                          {compression, Compression}],
-        couch_btree:open(KSeqBTState, Fd, KeyBySeqBtOpts);
-    true ->
-        {ok, nil}
-    end,
-
     View#mrview{btree=Btree,
-                seq_btree=SeqBtree,
-                key_byseq_btree=KeyBySeqBtree,
                 update_seq=get_update_seq(ViewState),
                 purge_seq=get_purge_seq(ViewState)}.
 
@@ -424,26 +374,6 @@
     FinalReduction = couch_btree:final_reduce(CountReduceFun, Reductions),
     get_count(FinalReduction).
 
-%% @doc get all changes for a view
-get_view_changes_count(View) ->
-    #mrview{seq_btree=SBtree, key_byseq_btree=KSBtree} = View,
-    CountFun = fun(_SeqStart, PartialReds, 0) ->
-        {ok, couch_btree:final_reduce(SBtree, PartialReds)}
-    end,
-    {ok, Count} = case {SBtree, KSBtree} of
-        {nil, nil} ->
-            {ok, 0};
-        {#btree{}, nil} ->
-            couch_btree:fold_reduce(SBtree, CountFun, 0, []);
-        {_, #btree{}} ->
-            couch_btree:fold_reduce(KSBtree, CountFun, 0, [])
-    end,
-    case {SBtree, KSBtree} of
-        {#btree{}, #btree{}} ->
-            {ok, Count*2};
-        _ ->
-            {ok, Count}
-    end.
 
 fold(#mrview{btree=Bt}, Fun, Acc, Opts) ->
     WrapperFun = fun(KV, Reds, Acc2) ->
@@ -462,23 +392,6 @@
     end.
 
 
-fold_changes(Bt, Fun, Acc, Opts) ->
-    WrapperFun = fun(KV, _Reds, Acc2) ->
-        fold_changes_fun(Fun, changes_expand_dups([KV], []), Acc2)
-    end,
-    {ok, _LastRed, _Acc} = couch_btree:fold(Bt, WrapperFun, Acc, Opts).
-
-fold_changes_fun(_Fun, [], Acc) ->
-    {ok, Acc};
-fold_changes_fun(Fun, [KV|Rest],  Acc) ->
-    case Fun(KV, Acc) of
-        {ok, Acc2} ->
-            fold_changes_fun(Fun, Rest, Acc2);
-        {stop, Acc2} ->
-            {stop, Acc2}
-    end.
-
-
 fold_reduce({NthRed, Lang, View}, Fun,  Acc, Options) ->
     #mrview{
         btree=Bt,
@@ -812,7 +725,6 @@
         update_seq=Seq,
         purge_seq=PurgeSeq,
         id_btree=IdBtree,
-        log_btree=LogBtree,
         views=Views
     } = State,
 
@@ -820,7 +732,6 @@
         seq=Seq,
         purge_seq=PurgeSeq,
         id_btree_state=get_btree_state(IdBtree),
-        log_btree_state=get_btree_state(LogBtree),
         view_states=[make_view_state(V) || V <- Views]
     }.
 
@@ -876,16 +787,9 @@
     State#mrst{
         fd=nil,
         qserver=nil,
-        seq_indexed=State#mrst.seq_indexed,
-        keyseq_indexed=State#mrst.keyseq_indexed,
         update_seq=0,
         id_btree=nil,
-        log_btree=nil,
-        views=[View#mrview{btree=nil, seq_btree=nil,
-                           key_byseq_btree=nil,
-                           seq_indexed=View#mrview.seq_indexed,
-                           keyseq_indexed=View#mrview.keyseq_indexed}
-               || View <- State#mrst.views]
+        views=[View#mrview{btree=nil} || View <- State#mrst.views]
     }.
 
 
@@ -953,45 +857,6 @@
 reverse_key_default(Key) -> Key.
 
 
-changes_key_opts(StartSeq, Args) ->
-    changes_key_opts(StartSeq, Args, []).
-
-
-changes_key_opts(StartSeq, #mrargs{keys=undefined, direction=Dir}=Args, Extra) ->
-    [[{dir, Dir}] ++ changes_skey_opts(StartSeq, Args) ++
-     changes_ekey_opts(StartSeq, Args) ++ Extra];
-changes_key_opts(StartSeq, #mrargs{keys=Keys, direction=Dir}=Args, Extra) ->
-    lists:map(fun(K) ->
-        [{dir, Dir}]
-        ++ changes_skey_opts(StartSeq, Args#mrargs{start_key=K})
-        ++ changes_ekey_opts(StartSeq, Args#mrargs{end_key=K})
-        ++ Extra
-    end, Keys).
-
-
-changes_skey_opts(StartSeq, #mrargs{start_key=undefined}) ->
-    [{start_key, [<<>>, StartSeq+1]}];
-changes_skey_opts(StartSeq, #mrargs{start_key=SKey,
-                                    start_key_docid=SKeyDocId}) ->
-    [{start_key, {[SKey, StartSeq+1], SKeyDocId}}].
-
-
-changes_ekey_opts(_StartSeq, #mrargs{end_key=undefined}) ->
-    [];
-changes_ekey_opts(_StartSeq, #mrargs{end_key=EKey,
-                                    end_key_docid=EKeyDocId,
-                                    direction=Dir}=Args) ->
-    EndSeq = case Dir of
-        fwd -> 16#10000000;
-        rev -> 0
-    end,
-
-    case Args#mrargs.inclusive_end of
-        true -> [{end_key, {[EKey, EndSeq], EKeyDocId}}];
-        false -> [{end_key_gt, {[EKey, EndSeq], EKeyDocId}}]
-    end.
-
-
 reduced_external_size(Tree) ->
     case couch_btree:full_reduce(Tree) of
         {ok, {_, _, Size}} -> Size;
@@ -1000,53 +865,26 @@
     end.
 
 
-reduced_seq_external_size(Tree) ->
-    case couch_btree:full_reduce(Tree) of
-        {ok, {_, Size}} -> Size;
-        % return 0 for older versions that only returned number of docs
-        {ok, NumDocs} when is_integer(NumDocs) -> 0
-    end.
-
-
 calculate_external_size(Views) ->
-    SumFun = fun(#mrview{btree=Bt, seq_btree=SBt, key_byseq_btree=KSBt}, Acc) ->
-        Size0 = sum_btree_sizes(Acc, reduced_external_size(Bt)),
-        Size1 = case SBt of
-            nil -> Size0;
-            _ -> sum_btree_sizes(Size0, reduced_seq_external_size(SBt))
-        end,
-        case KSBt of
-            nil -> Size1;
-            _ -> sum_btree_sizes(Size1, reduced_seq_external_size(KSBt))
-        end
+    SumFun = fun
+        (#mrview{btree=nil}, Acc) ->
+            Acc;
+        (#mrview{btree=Bt}, Acc) ->
+            Acc + reduced_external_size(Bt)
     end,
     {ok, lists:foldl(SumFun, 0, Views)}.
 
 
 calculate_active_size(Views) ->
-    BtSize = fun
-        (nil) -> 0;
-        (Bt) -> couch_btree:size(Bt)
-    end,
-    FoldFun = fun(View, Acc) ->
-        Sizes = [
-            BtSize(View#mrview.btree),
-            BtSize(View#mrview.seq_btree),
-            BtSize(View#mrview.key_byseq_btree)
-        ],
-        Acc + lists:sum([S || S <- Sizes, is_integer(S)])
+    FoldFun = fun
+        (#mrview{btree=nil}, Acc) ->
+            Acc;
+        (#mrview{btree=Bt}, Acc) ->
+            Acc + couch_btree:size(Bt)
     end,
     {ok, lists:foldl(FoldFun, 0, Views)}.
 
 
-sum_btree_sizes(nil, _) ->
-    0;
-sum_btree_sizes(_, nil) ->
-    0;
-sum_btree_sizes(Size1, Size2) ->
-    Size1 + Size2.
-
-
 detuple_kvs([], Acc) ->
     lists:reverse(Acc);
 detuple_kvs([KV | Rest], Acc) ->
@@ -1064,19 +902,6 @@
     expand_dups(Rest, [KV | Acc]).
 
 
-changes_expand_dups([], Acc) ->
-    lists:reverse(Acc);
-changes_expand_dups([{{[Key, Seq], DocId}, {dups, Vals}} | Rest], Acc) ->
-    Expanded = [{{Seq, Key, DocId}, Val} || Val <- Vals],
-    changes_expand_dups(Rest, Expanded ++ Acc);
-changes_expand_dups([{{Seq, Key}, {DocId, {dups, Vals}}} | Rest], Acc) ->
-    Expanded = [{{Seq, Key, DocId}, Val} || Val <- Vals],
-    changes_expand_dups(Rest, Expanded ++ Acc);
-changes_expand_dups([{{[Key, Seq], DocId}, {Val, _}} | Rest], Acc) ->
-    changes_expand_dups(Rest, [{{Seq, Key, DocId}, Val} | Acc]);
-changes_expand_dups([{{Seq, Key}, {DocId, Val, _}} | Rest], Acc) ->
-    changes_expand_dups(Rest, [{{Seq, Key, DocId}, Val} | Acc]).
-
 maybe_load_doc(_Db, _DI, #mrargs{include_docs=false}) ->
     [];
 maybe_load_doc(Db, #doc_info{}=DI, #mrargs{conflicts=true, doc_options=Opts}) ->
@@ -1126,9 +951,6 @@
     throw({query_parse_error, Mesg}).
 
 
-to_key_seq(L) ->
-    [{{[Key, Seq], DocId}, {Val, Rev}} || {{Seq, Key}, {DocId, Val, Rev}} <- L].
-
 %% Updates 1.2.x or earlier view files to 1.3.x or later view files
 %% transparently, the first time the 1.2.x view file is opened by
 %% 1.3.x or later.
@@ -1217,45 +1039,25 @@
 
 make_view_state(#mrview{} = View) ->
     BTState = get_btree_state(View#mrview.btree),
-    SeqBTState = case View#mrview.seq_indexed of
-        true ->
-            get_btree_state(View#mrview.seq_btree);
-        _ ->
-            nil
-    end,
-    KSeqBTState = case View#mrview.keyseq_indexed of
-        true ->
-            get_btree_state(View#mrview.key_byseq_btree);
-        _ ->
-            nil
-    end,
     {
         BTState,
-        SeqBTState,
-        KSeqBTState,
         View#mrview.update_seq,
         View#mrview.purge_seq
     };
-make_view_state({BTState, UpdateSeq, PurgeSeq}) ->
-    {BTState, nil, nil, UpdateSeq, PurgeSeq};
+make_view_state({BTState, _SeqBTState, _KSeqBTState, UpdateSeq, PurgeSeq}) ->
+    {BTState, UpdateSeq, PurgeSeq};
 make_view_state(nil) ->
-    {nil, nil, nil, 0, 0}.
+    {nil, 0, 0}.
 
 
 get_key_btree_state(ViewState) ->
     element(1, ViewState).
 
-get_seq_btree_state(ViewState) ->
+get_update_seq(ViewState) ->
     element(2, ViewState).
 
-get_kseq_btree_state(ViewState) ->
-    element(3, ViewState).
-
-get_update_seq(ViewState) ->
-    element(4, ViewState).
-
 get_purge_seq(ViewState) ->
-    element(5, ViewState).
+    element(3, ViewState).
 
 get_count(Reduction) ->
     element(1, Reduction).
@@ -1296,22 +1098,6 @@
             {Counts, Result, ExternalSize}
     end.
 
-make_seq_reduce_fun() ->
-    fun
-        (reduce, KVs0) ->
-            KVs = detuple_kvs(expand_dups(KVs0, []), []),
-            NumDocs = length(KVs),
-            ExternalSize = kv_external_size(KVs, NumDocs),
-            {NumDocs, ExternalSize};
-        (rereduce, Reds) ->
-            ExtractFun = fun(Red, {NumDocsAcc0, ExtAcc0}) ->
-                NumDocsAcc = NumDocsAcc0 + get_count(Red),
-                ExtAcc = ExtAcc0 + get_external_size_reds(Red),
-                {NumDocsAcc, ExtAcc}
-            end,
-            lists:foldl(ExtractFun, {0, 0}, Reds)
-    end.
-
 
 maybe_define_less_fun(#mrview{options = Options}) ->
     case couch_util:get_value(<<"collation">>, Options) of