diff --git a/src/index.rs b/src/index.rs
index 17dd962730..ebbc2f4873 100644
--- a/src/index.rs
+++ b/src/index.rs
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ define_multimap_table! { SATPOINT_TO_SEQUENCE_NUMBER, &SatPointValue, u32 }
 define_multimap_table! { SAT_TO_SEQUENCE_NUMBER, u64, u32 }
 define_multimap_table! { SEQUENCE_NUMBER_TO_CHILDREN, u32, u32 }
 define_multimap_table! { SCRIPT_PUBKEY_TO_OUTPOINT, &[u8], OutPointValue }
-define_table! { CONTENT_TYPE_TO_COUNT, Option<&[u8]>, u64 }
 define_table! { HEIGHT_TO_BLOCK_HEADER, u32, &HeaderValue }
 define_table! { HEIGHT_TO_LAST_SEQUENCE_NUMBER, u32, u32 }
 define_table! { HOME_INSCRIPTIONS, u32, InscriptionIdValue }
@@ -302,7 +301,6 @@ impl Index {
         tx.open_multimap_table(SAT_TO_SEQUENCE_NUMBER)?;
         tx.open_multimap_table(SCRIPT_PUBKEY_TO_OUTPOINT)?;
         tx.open_multimap_table(SEQUENCE_NUMBER_TO_CHILDREN)?;
-        tx.open_table(CONTENT_TYPE_TO_COUNT)?;
         tx.open_table(HEIGHT_TO_BLOCK_HEADER)?;
         tx.open_table(HEIGHT_TO_LAST_SEQUENCE_NUMBER)?;
         tx.open_table(HOME_INSCRIPTIONS)?;
@@ -515,21 +513,10 @@ impl Index {
     let cursed_inscriptions = statistic(Statistic::CursedInscriptions)?;
     let initial_sync_time = statistic(Statistic::InitialSyncTime)?;
 
-    let mut content_type_counts = rtx
-      .open_table(CONTENT_TYPE_TO_COUNT)?
-      .iter()?
-      .map(|result| {
-        result.map(|(key, value)| (key.value().map(|slice| slice.into()), value.value()))
-      })
-      .collect::<Result<Vec<(Option<Vec<u8>>, u64)>, StorageError>>()?;
-
-    content_type_counts.sort_by_key(|(_content_type, count)| Reverse(*count));
-
     Ok(StatusHtml {
       address_index: self.has_address_index(),
       blessed_inscriptions,
       chain: self.settings.chain(),
-      content_type_counts,
       cursed_inscriptions,
       height,
       initial_sync_time: Duration::from_micros(initial_sync_time),
diff --git a/src/index/updater.rs b/src/index/updater.rs
index 6ba680883a..d494f12176 100644
--- a/src/index/updater.rs
+++ b/src/index/updater.rs
@@ -416,7 +416,6 @@ impl<'index> Updater<'index> {
       }
     };
 
-    let mut content_type_to_count = wtx.open_table(CONTENT_TYPE_TO_COUNT)?;
     let mut height_to_block_header = wtx.open_table(HEIGHT_TO_BLOCK_HEADER)?;
     let mut height_to_last_sequence_number = wtx.open_table(HEIGHT_TO_LAST_SEQUENCE_NUMBER)?;
     let mut home_inscriptions = wtx.open_table(HOME_INSCRIPTIONS)?;
@@ -465,7 +464,6 @@ impl<'index> Updater<'index> {
     let mut inscription_updater = InscriptionUpdater {
       blessed_inscription_count,
       chain: self.index.settings.chain(),
-      content_type_to_count: &mut content_type_to_count,
       cursed_inscription_count,
       event_sender: self.index.event_sender.as_ref(),
       flotsam: Vec::new(),
diff --git a/src/index/updater/inscription_updater.rs b/src/index/updater/inscription_updater.rs
index bc762c990e..218c80e0c1 100644
--- a/src/index/updater/inscription_updater.rs
+++ b/src/index/updater/inscription_updater.rs
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ enum Origin {
 pub(super) struct InscriptionUpdater<'a, 'tx> {
   pub(super) blessed_inscription_count: u64,
   pub(super) chain: Chain,
-  pub(super) content_type_to_count: &'a mut Table<'tx, Option<&'static [u8]>, u64>,
   pub(super) cursed_inscription_count: u64,
   pub(super) event_sender: Option<&'a mpsc::Sender<Event>>,
   pub(super) flotsam: Vec<Flotsam>,
@@ -194,18 +193,6 @@ impl<'a, 'tx> InscriptionUpdater<'a, 'tx> {
           .filter(|&pointer| pointer < total_output_value)
           .unwrap_or(offset);
 
-        let content_type = inscription.payload.content_type.as_deref();
-
-        let content_type_count = self
-          .content_type_to_count
-          .get(content_type)?
-          .map(|entry| entry.value())
-          .unwrap_or_default();
-
-        self
-          .content_type_to_count
-          .insert(content_type, content_type_count + 1)?;
-
         floating_inscriptions.push(Flotsam {
           inscription_id,
           offset,
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 49810323cb..e172e7da8c 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ use {
   snafu::{Backtrace, ErrorCompat, Snafu},
   std::{
     backtrace::BacktraceStatus,
-    cmp::{self, Reverse},
+    cmp,
     collections::{BTreeMap, BTreeSet, HashMap, HashSet, VecDeque},
     env,
     ffi::OsString,
diff --git a/src/subcommand/server.rs b/src/subcommand/server.rs
index f7eaf2909a..a01a767f0c 100644
--- a/src/subcommand/server.rs
+++ b/src/subcommand/server.rs
@@ -3564,15 +3564,6 @@ mod tests {
       [[:xdigit:]]{40}
     </a>
   </dd>
-  <dt>inscription content types</dt>
-  <dd>
-    <dl>
-      <dt>text/plain;charset=utf-8</dt>
-      <dd>2</dt>
-      <dt><em>none</em></dt>
-      <dd>1</dt>
-    </dl>
-  </dd>
 </dl>
 .*",
     );
diff --git a/src/templates/status.rs b/src/templates/status.rs
index 000f2274f1..043dff6da1 100644
--- a/src/templates/status.rs
+++ b/src/templates/status.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ pub struct StatusHtml {
   pub address_index: bool,
   pub blessed_inscriptions: u64,
   pub chain: Chain,
-  pub content_type_counts: Vec<(Option<Vec<u8>>, u64)>,
   pub cursed_inscriptions: u64,
   pub height: Option<u32>,
   pub initial_sync_time: Duration,
diff --git a/templates/status.html b/templates/status.html
index 426226a836..b2356c80f3 100644
--- a/templates/status.html
+++ b/templates/status.html
@@ -48,17 +48,4 @@ <h1>Status</h1>
     </a>
   </dd>
 %% }
-  <dt>inscription content types</dt>
-  <dd>
-    <dl>
-%% for (content_type, count) in &self.content_type_counts {
-%% if let Some(content_type) = content_type {
-      <dt>{{String::from_utf8_lossy(&content_type)}}</dt>
-%% } else {
-      <dt><em>none</em></dt>
-%% }
-      <dd>{{count}}</dt>
-%% }
-    </dl>
-  </dd>
 </dl>
diff --git a/tests/json_api.rs b/tests/json_api.rs
index 1f209de852..78420bae21 100644
--- a/tests/json_api.rs
+++ b/tests/json_api.rs
@@ -496,7 +496,6 @@ fn get_status() {
       address_index: false,
       blessed_inscriptions: 1,
       chain: Chain::Regtest,
-      content_type_counts: vec![(Some("text/plain;charset=utf-8".into()), 1)],
       cursed_inscriptions: 0,
       height: Some(3),
       initial_sync_time: dummy_duration,