diff --git a/hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/memory_engine.py b/hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/memory_engine.py
index 8ddb96ac..f6211416 100644
--- a/hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/memory_engine.py
+++ b/hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/memory_engine.py
@@ -473,29 +473,6 @@ class MemoryEngine(MemoryEngineInterface):
         _current_schema.set(tenant_context.schema_name)
         return tenant_context.schema_name
 
-    async def _handle_access_count_update(self, task_dict: dict[str, Any]):
-        """
-        Handler for access count update tasks.
-
-        Args:
-            task_dict: Dict with 'node_ids' key containing list of node IDs to update
-
-        Raises:
-            Exception: Any exception from database operations (propagates to execute_task for retry)
-        """
-        node_ids = task_dict.get("node_ids", [])
-        if not node_ids:
-            return
-
-        pool = await self._get_pool()
-        # Convert string UUIDs to UUID type for faster matching
-        uuid_list = [uuid.UUID(nid) for nid in node_ids]
-        async with acquire_with_retry(pool) as conn:
-            await conn.execute(
-                f"UPDATE {fq_table('memory_units')} SET access_count = access_count + 1 WHERE id = ANY($1::uuid[])",
-                uuid_list,
-            )
-
     async def _handle_batch_retain(self, task_dict: dict[str, Any]):
         """
         Handler for batch retain tasks.
@@ -797,7 +774,7 @@ class MemoryEngine(MemoryEngineInterface):
 
         Args:
             task_dict: Task dictionary with 'type' key and other payload data
-                      Example: {'type': 'access_count_update', 'node_ids': [...]}
+                      Example: {'type': 'batch_retain', 'bank_id': '...', 'contents': [...]}
         """
         task_type = task_dict.get("type")
         operation_id = task_dict.get("operation_id")
@@ -822,9 +799,7 @@ class MemoryEngine(MemoryEngineInterface):
                 # Continue with processing if we can't check status
 
         try:
-            if task_type == "access_count_update":
-                await self._handle_access_count_update(task_dict)
-            elif task_type == "batch_retain":
+            if task_type == "batch_retain":
                 await self._handle_batch_retain(task_dict)
             elif task_type == "refresh_mental_models":
                 await self._handle_refresh_mental_models(task_dict)
@@ -2287,7 +2262,6 @@ class MemoryEngine(MemoryEngineInterface):
                         text=sr.retrieval.text,
                         context=sr.retrieval.context or "",
                         event_date=sr.retrieval.occurred_start,
-                        access_count=sr.retrieval.access_count,
                         is_entry_point=(sr.id in [ep.node_id for ep in tracer.entry_points]),
                         parent_node_id=None,  # In parallel retrieval, there's no clear parent
                         link_type=None,
@@ -2299,18 +2273,6 @@ class MemoryEngine(MemoryEngineInterface):
                         final_weight=sr.weight,
                     )
 
-            # Step 8: Queue access count updates for visited nodes
-            visited_ids = list(set([sr.id for sr in scored_results[:50]]))  # Top 50
-            if visited_ids:
-                await self._task_backend.submit_task(
-                    {
-                        "type": "access_count_update",
-                        "bank_id": bank_id,
-                        "node_ids": visited_ids,
-                    }
-                )
-                log_buffer.append(f"  [7] Queued access count updates for {len(visited_ids)} nodes")
-
             # Log fact_type distribution in results
             fact_type_counts = {}
             for sr in top_scored:
diff --git a/hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/retain/fact_storage.py b/hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/retain/fact_storage.py
index d1839e1a..43e4c2f0 100644
--- a/hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/retain/fact_storage.py
+++ b/hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/retain/fact_storage.py
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ async def insert_facts_batch(
     contexts = []
     fact_types = []
     confidence_scores = []
-    access_counts = []
     metadata_jsons = []
     chunk_ids = []
     document_ids = []
@@ -61,7 +60,6 @@ async def insert_facts_batch(
         fact_types.append(fact.fact_type)
         # confidence_score is only for opinion facts
         confidence_scores.append(1.0 if fact.fact_type == "opinion" else None)
-        access_counts.append(0)  # Initial access count
         metadata_jsons.append(json.dumps(fact.metadata))
         chunk_ids.append(fact.chunk_id)
         # Use per-fact document_id if available, otherwise fallback to batch-level document_id
@@ -76,16 +74,16 @@ async def insert_facts_batch(
         WITH input_data AS (
             SELECT * FROM unnest(
                 $2::text[], $3::vector[], $4::timestamptz[], $5::timestamptz[], $6::timestamptz[], $7::timestamptz[],
-                $8::text[], $9::text[], $10::float[], $11::int[], $12::jsonb[], $13::text[], $14::text[], $15::jsonb[]
+                $8::text[], $9::text[], $10::float[], $11::jsonb[], $12::text[], $13::text[], $14::jsonb[]
             ) AS t(text, embedding, event_date, occurred_start, occurred_end, mentioned_at,
-                   context, fact_type, confidence_score, access_count, metadata, chunk_id, document_id, tags_json)
+                   context, fact_type, confidence_score, metadata, chunk_id, document_id, tags_json)
         )
         INSERT INTO {fq_table("memory_units")} (bank_id, text, embedding, event_date, occurred_start, occurred_end, mentioned_at,
-                                 context, fact_type, confidence_score, access_count, metadata, chunk_id, document_id, tags)
+                                 context, fact_type, confidence_score, metadata, chunk_id, document_id, tags)
         SELECT
             $1,
             text, embedding, event_date, occurred_start, occurred_end, mentioned_at,
-            context, fact_type, confidence_score, access_count, metadata, chunk_id, document_id,
+            context, fact_type, confidence_score, metadata, chunk_id, document_id,
             COALESCE(
                 (SELECT array_agg(elem) FROM jsonb_array_elements_text(tags_json) AS elem),
                 '{{}}'::varchar[]
@@ -103,7 +101,6 @@ async def insert_facts_batch(
         contexts,
         fact_types,
         confidence_scores,
-        access_counts,
         metadata_jsons,
         chunk_ids,
         document_ids,
diff --git a/hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/search/graph_retrieval.py b/hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/search/graph_retrieval.py
index 60f3169a..8edea18e 100644
--- a/hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/search/graph_retrieval.py
+++ b/hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/search/graph_retrieval.py
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ class BFSGraphRetriever(GraphRetriever):
         entry_points = await conn.fetch(
             f"""
             SELECT id, text, context, event_date, occurred_start, occurred_end,
-                   mentioned_at, access_count, embedding, fact_type, document_id, chunk_id, tags,
+                   mentioned_at, embedding, fact_type, document_id, chunk_id, tags,
                    1 - (embedding <=> $1::vector) AS similarity
             FROM {fq_table("memory_units")}
             WHERE bank_id = $2
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ class BFSGraphRetriever(GraphRetriever):
                 neighbors = await conn.fetch(
                     f"""
                     SELECT mu.id, mu.text, mu.context, mu.occurred_start, mu.occurred_end,
-                           mu.mentioned_at, mu.access_count, mu.embedding, mu.fact_type,
+                           mu.mentioned_at, mu.embedding, mu.fact_type,
                            mu.document_id, mu.chunk_id, mu.tags,
                            ml.weight, ml.link_type, ml.from_unit_id
                     FROM {fq_table("memory_links")} ml
diff --git a/hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/search/link_expansion_retrieval.py b/hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/search/link_expansion_retrieval.py
index 76d157b9..992b1541 100644
--- a/hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/search/link_expansion_retrieval.py
+++ b/hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/search/link_expansion_retrieval.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ async def _find_semantic_seeds(
     rows = await conn.fetch(
         f"""
         SELECT id, text, context, event_date, occurred_start, occurred_end,
-               mentioned_at, access_count, embedding, fact_type, document_id, chunk_id, tags,
+               mentioned_at, embedding, fact_type, document_id, chunk_id, tags,
                1 - (embedding <=> $1::vector) AS similarity
         FROM {fq_table("memory_units")}
         WHERE bank_id = $2
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ class LinkExpansionRetriever(GraphRetriever):
                 f"""
                 SELECT
                     mu.id, mu.text, mu.context, mu.event_date, mu.occurred_start,
-                    mu.occurred_end, mu.mentioned_at, mu.access_count, mu.embedding,
+                    mu.occurred_end, mu.mentioned_at, mu.embedding,
                     mu.fact_type, mu.document_id, mu.chunk_id, mu.tags,
                     COUNT(*)::float AS score
                 FROM {fq_table("unit_entities")} seed_ue
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ class LinkExpansionRetriever(GraphRetriever):
                 f"""
                 SELECT DISTINCT ON (mu.id)
                     mu.id, mu.text, mu.context, mu.event_date, mu.occurred_start,
-                    mu.occurred_end, mu.mentioned_at, mu.access_count, mu.embedding,
+                    mu.occurred_end, mu.mentioned_at, mu.embedding,
                     mu.fact_type, mu.document_id, mu.chunk_id, mu.tags,
                     ml.weight + 1.0 AS score
                 FROM {fq_table("memory_links")} ml
diff --git a/hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/search/mpfp_retrieval.py b/hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/search/mpfp_retrieval.py
index 269a0ac4..b186dcf2 100644
--- a/hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/search/mpfp_retrieval.py
+++ b/hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/search/mpfp_retrieval.py
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ async def fetch_memory_units_by_ids(
         rows = await conn.fetch(
             f"""
             SELECT id, text, context, event_date, occurred_start, occurred_end,
-                   mentioned_at, access_count, embedding, fact_type, document_id, chunk_id, tags
+                   mentioned_at, embedding, fact_type, document_id, chunk_id, tags
             FROM {fq_table("memory_units")}
             WHERE id = ANY($1::uuid[])
               AND fact_type = $2
diff --git a/hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/search/retrieval.py b/hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/search/retrieval.py
index 4adc80cd..95f207a3 100644
--- a/hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/search/retrieval.py
+++ b/hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/search/retrieval.py
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ async def retrieve_semantic(
 
     results = await conn.fetch(
         f"""
-        SELECT id, text, context, event_date, occurred_start, occurred_end, mentioned_at, access_count, embedding, fact_type, document_id, chunk_id, tags,
+        SELECT id, text, context, event_date, occurred_start, occurred_end, mentioned_at, embedding, fact_type, document_id, chunk_id, tags,
                1 - (embedding <=> $1::vector) AS similarity
         FROM {fq_table("memory_units")}
         WHERE bank_id = $2
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ async def retrieve_bm25(
 
     results = await conn.fetch(
         f"""
-        SELECT id, text, context, event_date, occurred_start, occurred_end, mentioned_at, access_count, embedding, fact_type, document_id, chunk_id, tags,
+        SELECT id, text, context, event_date, occurred_start, occurred_end, mentioned_at, embedding, fact_type, document_id, chunk_id, tags,
                ts_rank_cd(search_vector, to_tsquery('english', $1)) AS bm25_score
         FROM {fq_table("memory_units")}
         WHERE bank_id = $2
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ async def retrieve_semantic_bm25_combined(
         results = await conn.fetch(
             f"""
             WITH semantic_ranked AS (
-                SELECT id, text, context, event_date, occurred_start, occurred_end, mentioned_at, access_count, embedding, fact_type, document_id, chunk_id, tags,
+                SELECT id, text, context, event_date, occurred_start, occurred_end, mentioned_at, embedding, fact_type, document_id, chunk_id, tags,
                        1 - (embedding <=> $1::vector) AS similarity,
                        NULL::float AS bm25_score,
                        'semantic' AS source,
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ async def retrieve_semantic_bm25_combined(
                   AND (1 - (embedding <=> $1::vector)) >= 0.3
                   {tags_clause}
             )
-            SELECT id, text, context, event_date, occurred_start, occurred_end, mentioned_at, access_count, embedding, fact_type, document_id, chunk_id, tags,
+            SELECT id, text, context, event_date, occurred_start, occurred_end, mentioned_at, embedding, fact_type, document_id, chunk_id, tags,
                    similarity, bm25_score, source
             FROM semantic_ranked
             WHERE rn <= $4
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ async def retrieve_semantic_bm25_combined(
     results = await conn.fetch(
         f"""
         WITH semantic_ranked AS (
-            SELECT id, text, context, event_date, occurred_start, occurred_end, mentioned_at, access_count, embedding, fact_type, document_id, chunk_id, tags,
+            SELECT id, text, context, event_date, occurred_start, occurred_end, mentioned_at, embedding, fact_type, document_id, chunk_id, tags,
                    1 - (embedding <=> $1::vector) AS similarity,
                    NULL::float AS bm25_score,
                    'semantic' AS source,
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ async def retrieve_semantic_bm25_combined(
               {tags_clause}
         ),
         bm25_ranked AS (
-            SELECT id, text, context, event_date, occurred_start, occurred_end, mentioned_at, access_count, embedding, fact_type, document_id, chunk_id, tags,
+            SELECT id, text, context, event_date, occurred_start, occurred_end, mentioned_at, embedding, fact_type, document_id, chunk_id, tags,
                    NULL::float AS similarity,
                    ts_rank_cd(search_vector, to_tsquery('english', $5)) AS bm25_score,
                    'bm25' AS source,
@@ -306,12 +306,12 @@ async def retrieve_semantic_bm25_combined(
               {tags_clause}
         ),
         semantic AS (
-            SELECT id, text, context, event_date, occurred_start, occurred_end, mentioned_at, access_count, embedding, fact_type, document_id, chunk_id, tags,
+            SELECT id, text, context, event_date, occurred_start, occurred_end, mentioned_at, embedding, fact_type, document_id, chunk_id, tags,
                    similarity, bm25_score, source
             FROM semantic_ranked WHERE rn <= $4
         ),
         bm25 AS (
-            SELECT id, text, context, event_date, occurred_start, occurred_end, mentioned_at, access_count, embedding, fact_type, document_id, chunk_id, tags,
+            SELECT id, text, context, event_date, occurred_start, occurred_end, mentioned_at, embedding, fact_type, document_id, chunk_id, tags,
                    similarity, bm25_score, source
             FROM bm25_ranked WHERE rn <= $4
         )
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ async def retrieve_temporal_combined(
     entry_points = await conn.fetch(
         f"""
         WITH ranked_entries AS (
-            SELECT id, text, context, event_date, occurred_start, occurred_end, mentioned_at, access_count, embedding, fact_type, document_id, chunk_id, tags,
+            SELECT id, text, context, event_date, occurred_start, occurred_end, mentioned_at, embedding, fact_type, document_id, chunk_id, tags,
                    1 - (embedding <=> $1::vector) AS similarity,
                    ROW_NUMBER() OVER (PARTITION BY fact_type ORDER BY COALESCE(occurred_start, mentioned_at, occurred_end) DESC, embedding <=> $1::vector) AS rn
             FROM {fq_table("memory_units")}
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ async def retrieve_temporal_combined(
               AND (1 - (embedding <=> $1::vector)) >= $6
               {tags_clause}
         )
-        SELECT id, text, context, event_date, occurred_start, occurred_end, mentioned_at, access_count, embedding, fact_type, document_id, chunk_id, tags, similarity
+        SELECT id, text, context, event_date, occurred_start, occurred_end, mentioned_at, embedding, fact_type, document_id, chunk_id, tags, similarity
         FROM ranked_entries
         WHERE rn <= 10
         """,
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ async def retrieve_temporal_combined(
 
             neighbors = await conn.fetch(
                 f"""
-                SELECT mu.id, mu.text, mu.context, mu.event_date, mu.occurred_start, mu.occurred_end, mu.mentioned_at, mu.access_count, mu.embedding, mu.fact_type, mu.document_id, mu.chunk_id, mu.tags,
+                SELECT mu.id, mu.text, mu.context, mu.event_date, mu.occurred_start, mu.occurred_end, mu.mentioned_at, mu.embedding, mu.fact_type, mu.document_id, mu.chunk_id, mu.tags,
                        ml.weight, ml.link_type, ml.from_unit_id,
                        1 - (mu.embedding <=> $1::vector) AS similarity
                 FROM {fq_table("memory_links")} ml
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@ async def retrieve_temporal(
 
     entry_points = await conn.fetch(
         f"""
-        SELECT id, text, context, event_date, occurred_start, occurred_end, mentioned_at, access_count, embedding, fact_type, document_id, chunk_id, tags,
+        SELECT id, text, context, event_date, occurred_start, occurred_end, mentioned_at, embedding, fact_type, document_id, chunk_id, tags,
                1 - (embedding <=> $1::vector) AS similarity
         FROM {fq_table("memory_units")}
         WHERE bank_id = $2
@@ -691,7 +691,7 @@ async def retrieve_temporal(
         # Batch fetch all neighbors for this batch of nodes
         neighbors = await conn.fetch(
             f"""
-            SELECT mu.id, mu.text, mu.context, mu.event_date, mu.occurred_start, mu.occurred_end, mu.mentioned_at, mu.access_count, mu.embedding, mu.fact_type, mu.document_id, mu.chunk_id,
+            SELECT mu.id, mu.text, mu.context, mu.event_date, mu.occurred_start, mu.occurred_end, mu.mentioned_at, mu.embedding, mu.fact_type, mu.document_id, mu.chunk_id,
                    ml.weight, ml.link_type, ml.from_unit_id,
                    1 - (mu.embedding <=> $1::vector) AS similarity
             FROM {fq_table("memory_links")} ml
@@ -1023,7 +1023,7 @@ async def _get_temporal_entry_points(
     rows = await conn.fetch(
         f"""
         SELECT id, text, context, event_date, occurred_start, occurred_end, mentioned_at,
-               access_count, embedding, fact_type, document_id, chunk_id,
+               embedding, fact_type, document_id, chunk_id,
                1 - (embedding <=> $1::vector) AS similarity
         FROM {fq_table("memory_units")}
         WHERE bank_id = $2
diff --git a/hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/search/scoring.py b/hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/search/scoring.py
index d0258175..a8c5f361 100644
--- a/hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/search/scoring.py
+++ b/hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/search/scoring.py
@@ -65,31 +65,6 @@ def calculate_recency_weight(days_since: float, half_life_days: float = 365.0) -
     return 1.0 / (1.0 + math.log1p(normalized_age))
 
 
-def calculate_frequency_weight(access_count: int, max_boost: float = 2.0) -> float:
-    """
-    Calculate frequency weight based on access count.
-
-    Frequently accessed memories are weighted higher.
-    Uses logarithmic scaling to avoid over-weighting.
-
-    Args:
-        access_count: Number of times the memory was accessed
-        max_boost: Maximum multiplier for frequently accessed memories
-
-    Returns:
-        Weight between 1.0 and max_boost
-    """
-    import math
-
-    if access_count <= 0:
-        return 1.0
-
-    # Logarithmic scaling: log(access_count + 1) / log(10)
-    # This gives: 0 accesses = 1.0, 9 accesses ~= 1.5, 99 accesses ~= 2.0
-    normalized = math.log(access_count + 1) / math.log(10)
-    return 1.0 + min(normalized, max_boost - 1.0)
-
-
 def calculate_temporal_anchor(occurred_start: datetime, occurred_end: datetime) -> datetime:
     """
     Calculate a single temporal anchor point from a temporal range.
diff --git a/hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/search/trace.py b/hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/search/trace.py
index e0ed874b..b61557bd 100644
--- a/hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/search/trace.py
+++ b/hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/search/trace.py
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ class NodeVisit(BaseModel):
     text: str = Field(description="Memory unit text content")
     context: str = Field(description="Memory unit context")
     event_date: datetime | None = Field(default=None, description="When the memory occurred")
-    access_count: int = Field(description="Number of times accessed before this search")
 
     # How this node was reached
     is_entry_point: bool = Field(description="Whether this is an entry point")
diff --git a/hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/search/tracer.py b/hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/search/tracer.py
index d5c5016e..c2d436b1 100644
--- a/hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/search/tracer.py
+++ b/hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/search/tracer.py
@@ -136,7 +136,6 @@ class SearchTracer:
         text: str,
         context: str,
         event_date: datetime | None,
-        access_count: int,
         is_entry_point: bool,
         parent_node_id: str | None,
         link_type: Literal["temporal", "semantic", "entity"] | None,
@@ -155,7 +154,6 @@ class SearchTracer:
             text: Memory unit text
             context: Memory unit context
             event_date: When the memory occurred
-            access_count: Access count before this search
             is_entry_point: Whether this is an entry point
             parent_node_id: Node that led here (None for entry points)
             link_type: Type of link from parent
@@ -194,7 +192,6 @@ class SearchTracer:
             text=text,
             context=context,
             event_date=event_date,
-            access_count=access_count,
             is_entry_point=is_entry_point,
             parent_node_id=parent_node_id,
             link_type=link_type,
diff --git a/hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/search/types.py b/hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/search/types.py
index b80bb2e3..7473fb66 100644
--- a/hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/search/types.py
+++ b/hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/search/types.py
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ class RetrievalResult:
     mentioned_at: datetime | None = None
     document_id: str | None = None
     chunk_id: str | None = None
-    access_count: int = 0
     embedding: list[float] | None = None
     tags: list[str] | None = None  # Visibility scope tags
 
@@ -71,7 +70,6 @@ class RetrievalResult:
             mentioned_at=row.get("mentioned_at"),
             document_id=row.get("document_id"),
             chunk_id=row.get("chunk_id"),
-            access_count=row.get("access_count", 0),
             embedding=row.get("embedding"),
             tags=row.get("tags"),
             similarity=row.get("similarity"),
@@ -156,7 +154,6 @@ class ScoredResult:
             "mentioned_at": self.retrieval.mentioned_at,
             "document_id": self.retrieval.document_id,
             "chunk_id": self.retrieval.chunk_id,
-            "access_count": self.retrieval.access_count,
             "embedding": self.retrieval.embedding,
             "tags": self.retrieval.tags,
             "semantic_similarity": self.retrieval.similarity,
diff --git a/hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/utils.py b/hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/utils.py
index 87f0824b..204622ee 100644
--- a/hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/utils.py
+++ b/hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/utils.py
@@ -124,31 +124,6 @@ def calculate_recency_weight(days_since: float, half_life_days: float = 365.0) -
     return 1.0 / (1.0 + math.log1p(normalized_age))
 
 
-def calculate_frequency_weight(access_count: int, max_boost: float = 2.0) -> float:
-    """
-    Calculate frequency weight based on access count.
-
-    Frequently accessed memories are weighted higher.
-    Uses logarithmic scaling to avoid over-weighting.
-
-    Args:
-        access_count: Number of times the memory was accessed
-        max_boost: Maximum multiplier for frequently accessed memories
-
-    Returns:
-        Weight between 1.0 and max_boost
-    """
-    import math
-
-    if access_count <= 0:
-        return 1.0
-
-    # Logarithmic scaling: log(access_count + 1) / log(10)
-    # This gives: 0 accesses = 1.0, 9 accesses ~= 1.5, 99 accesses ~= 2.0
-    normalized = math.log(access_count + 1) / math.log(10)
-    return 1.0 + min(normalized, max_boost - 1.0)
-
-
 def calculate_temporal_anchor(occurred_start: datetime, occurred_end: datetime) -> datetime:
     """
     Calculate a single temporal anchor point from a temporal range.
diff --git a/hindsight-api/hindsight_api/models.py b/hindsight-api/hindsight_api/models.py
index 15c890fe..b5ecf4ca 100644
--- a/hindsight-api/hindsight_api/models.py
+++ b/hindsight-api/hindsight_api/models.py
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ class MemoryUnit(Base):
     mentioned_at: Mapped[datetime | None] = mapped_column(TIMESTAMP(timezone=True))  # When fact was mentioned
     fact_type: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(Text, nullable=False, server_default="world")
     confidence_score: Mapped[float | None] = mapped_column(Float)
-    access_count: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(Integer, server_default="0")
     unit_metadata: Mapped[dict] = mapped_column(
         "metadata", JSONB, server_default=sql_text("'{}'::jsonb")
     )  # User-defined metadata (str->str)
@@ -131,7 +130,6 @@ class MemoryUnit(Base):
         Index("idx_memory_units_document_id", "document_id"),
         Index("idx_memory_units_event_date", "event_date", postgresql_ops={"event_date": "DESC"}),
         Index("idx_memory_units_bank_date", "bank_id", "event_date", postgresql_ops={"event_date": "DESC"}),
-        Index("idx_memory_units_access_count", "access_count", postgresql_ops={"access_count": "DESC"}),
         Index("idx_memory_units_fact_type", "fact_type"),
         Index("idx_memory_units_bank_fact_type", "bank_id", "fact_type"),
         Index(
diff --git a/hindsight-docs/docs/developer/api/operations.md b/hindsight-docs/docs/developer/api/operations.md
index 343d84e0..48b90456 100644
--- a/hindsight-docs/docs/developer/api/operations.md
+++ b/hindsight-docs/docs/developer/api/operations.md
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ Support for external streaming platforms like Kafka for scale-out processing is
 | **batch_retain** | `retain_batch` with `async=True` | Processes large content batches in the background |
 | **form_opinion** | After each `reflect` call | Extracts and stores new opinions formed during reflection |
 | **reinforce_opinion** | After `retain` | Updates opinion confidence based on new supporting evidence |
-| **access_count_update** | After `recall` | Tracks which memories are accessed for relevance scoring |
 | **regenerate_observations** | Bank profile update | Regenerates entity observations when disposition changes |
 
 ## Async Retain Example