diff --git a/internal/admin/repository/eventsourcing/eventstore/features.go b/internal/admin/repository/eventsourcing/eventstore/features.go
index dccaf20176..cf161b088e 100644
--- a/internal/admin/repository/eventsourcing/eventstore/features.go
+++ b/internal/admin/repository/eventsourcing/eventstore/features.go
@@ -34,13 +34,7 @@ func (repo *FeaturesRepo) GetDefaultFeatures(ctx context.Context) (*features_mod
 		features = new(model.FeaturesView)
 	}
 
-	sequence := features.Sequence
-	currentSequence, err := repo.View.GetLatestFeaturesSequence()
-	if err == nil {
-		sequence = currentSequence.CurrentSequence
-	}
-
-	events, esErr := repo.getIAMEvents(ctx, sequence)
+	events, esErr := repo.getIAMEvents(ctx, features.Sequence)
 	if errors.IsNotFound(viewErr) && len(events) == 0 {
 		return nil, errors.ThrowNotFound(nil, "EVENT-Lsoj7", "Errors.Org.NotFound")
 	}
diff --git a/internal/admin/repository/eventsourcing/eventstore/iam.go b/internal/admin/repository/eventsourcing/eventstore/iam.go
index b5b0205611..12be269857 100644
--- a/internal/admin/repository/eventsourcing/eventstore/iam.go
+++ b/internal/admin/repository/eventsourcing/eventstore/iam.go
@@ -139,13 +139,7 @@ func (repo *IAMRepository) GetDefaultLoginPolicy(ctx context.Context) (*iam_mode
 		policy = new(iam_es_model.LoginPolicyView)
 	}
 
-	sequence := policy.Sequence
-	currentSequence, err := repo.View.GetLatestLoginPolicySequence()
-	if err == nil {
-		sequence = currentSequence.CurrentSequence
-	}
-
-	events, esErr := repo.getIAMEvents(ctx, sequence)
+	events, esErr := repo.getIAMEvents(ctx, policy.Sequence)
 	if caos_errs.IsNotFound(viewErr) && len(events) == 0 {
 		return nil, caos_errs.ThrowNotFound(nil, "EVENT-cmO9s", "Errors.IAM.LoginPolicy.NotFound")
 	}
@@ -218,13 +212,7 @@ func (repo *IAMRepository) GetDefaultPasswordComplexityPolicy(ctx context.Contex
 		policy = new(iam_es_model.PasswordComplexityPolicyView)
 	}
 
-	sequence := policy.Sequence
-	currentSequence, err := repo.View.GetLatestPasswordComplexityPolicySequence()
-	if err == nil {
-		sequence = currentSequence.CurrentSequence
-	}
-
-	events, esErr := repo.getIAMEvents(ctx, sequence)
+	events, esErr := repo.getIAMEvents(ctx, policy.Sequence)
 	if caos_errs.IsNotFound(viewErr) && len(events) == 0 {
 		return nil, caos_errs.ThrowNotFound(nil, "EVENT-1Mc0s", "Errors.IAM.PasswordComplexityPolicy.NotFound")
 	}
@@ -250,13 +238,7 @@ func (repo *IAMRepository) GetDefaultPasswordAgePolicy(ctx context.Context) (*ia
 		policy = new(iam_es_model.PasswordAgePolicyView)
 	}
 
-	sequence := policy.Sequence
-	currentSequence, err := repo.View.GetLatestPasswordAgePolicySequence()
-	if err == nil {
-		sequence = currentSequence.CurrentSequence
-	}
-
-	events, esErr := repo.getIAMEvents(ctx, sequence)
+	events, esErr := repo.getIAMEvents(ctx, policy.Sequence)
 	if caos_errs.IsNotFound(viewErr) && len(events) == 0 {
 		return nil, caos_errs.ThrowNotFound(nil, "EVENT-vMyS3", "Errors.IAM.PasswordAgePolicy.NotFound")
 	}
@@ -282,13 +264,7 @@ func (repo *IAMRepository) GetDefaultPasswordLockoutPolicy(ctx context.Context)
 		policy = new(iam_es_model.PasswordLockoutPolicyView)
 	}
 
-	sequence := policy.Sequence
-	currentSequence, err := repo.View.GetLatestPasswordLockoutPolicySequence()
-	if err == nil {
-		sequence = currentSequence.CurrentSequence
-	}
-
-	events, esErr := repo.getIAMEvents(ctx, sequence)
+	events, esErr := repo.getIAMEvents(ctx, policy.Sequence)
 	if caos_errs.IsNotFound(viewErr) && len(events) == 0 {
 		return nil, caos_errs.ThrowNotFound(nil, "EVENT-2M9oP", "Errors.IAM.PasswordLockoutPolicy.NotFound")
 	}
@@ -314,13 +290,7 @@ func (repo *IAMRepository) GetOrgIAMPolicy(ctx context.Context) (*iam_model.OrgI
 		policy = new(iam_es_model.OrgIAMPolicyView)
 	}
 
-	sequence := policy.Sequence
-	currentSequence, err := repo.View.GetLatestOrgIAMPolicySequence()
-	if err == nil {
-		sequence = currentSequence.CurrentSequence
-	}
-
-	events, esErr := repo.getIAMEvents(ctx, sequence)
+	events, esErr := repo.getIAMEvents(ctx, policy.Sequence)
 	if caos_errs.IsNotFound(viewErr) && len(events) == 0 {
 		return nil, caos_errs.ThrowNotFound(nil, "EVENT-MkoL0", "Errors.IAM.OrgIAMPolicy.NotFound")
 	}
diff --git a/internal/admin/repository/eventsourcing/eventstore/org.go b/internal/admin/repository/eventsourcing/eventstore/org.go
index 432f19b6b3..a89302b4f7 100644
--- a/internal/admin/repository/eventsourcing/eventstore/org.go
+++ b/internal/admin/repository/eventsourcing/eventstore/org.go
@@ -38,13 +38,7 @@ func (repo *OrgRepo) OrgByID(ctx context.Context, id string) (*org_model.OrgView
 		org = new(model.OrgView)
 	}
 
-	sequence := org.Sequence
-	currentSequence, err := repo.View.GetLatestOrgSequence()
-	if err == nil {
-		sequence = currentSequence.CurrentSequence
-	}
-
-	events, esErr := repo.getOrgEvents(ctx, id, sequence)
+	events, esErr := repo.getOrgEvents(ctx, id, org.Sequence)
 	if errors.IsNotFound(viewErr) && len(events) == 0 {
 		return nil, errors.ThrowNotFound(nil, "EVENT-Lsoj7", "Errors.Org.NotFound")
 	}
diff --git a/internal/auth/repository/eventsourcing/eventstore/refresh_token.go b/internal/auth/repository/eventsourcing/eventstore/refresh_token.go
index ff63cec541..8572a68677 100644
--- a/internal/auth/repository/eventsourcing/eventstore/refresh_token.go
+++ b/internal/auth/repository/eventsourcing/eventstore/refresh_token.go
@@ -41,13 +41,7 @@ func (r *RefreshTokenRepo) RefreshTokenByID(ctx context.Context, refreshToken st
 		tokenView.UserID = userID
 	}
 
-	sequence := tokenView.Sequence
-	currentSequence, err := r.View.GetLatestRefreshTokenSequence()
-	if err == nil {
-		sequence = currentSequence.CurrentSequence
-	}
-
-	events, esErr := r.getUserEvents(ctx, userID, sequence)
+	events, esErr := r.getUserEvents(ctx, userID, tokenView.Sequence)
 	if errors.IsNotFound(viewErr) && len(events) == 0 {
 		return nil, errors.ThrowNotFound(nil, "EVENT-BHB52", "Errors.User.RefreshToken.Invalid")
 	}
diff --git a/internal/authz/repository/eventsourcing/eventstore/token_verifier.go b/internal/authz/repository/eventsourcing/eventstore/token_verifier.go
index 376bd721ce..862e298678 100644
--- a/internal/authz/repository/eventsourcing/eventstore/token_verifier.go
+++ b/internal/authz/repository/eventsourcing/eventstore/token_verifier.go
@@ -43,13 +43,7 @@ func (repo *TokenVerifierRepo) TokenByID(ctx context.Context, tokenID, userID st
 		token.UserID = userID
 	}
 
-	sequence := token.Sequence
-	currentSequence, err := repo.View.GetLatestTokenSequence()
-	if err == nil {
-		sequence = currentSequence.CurrentSequence
-	}
-
-	events, esErr := repo.getUserEvents(ctx, userID, sequence)
+	events, esErr := repo.getUserEvents(ctx, userID, token.Sequence)
 	if caos_errs.IsNotFound(viewErr) && len(events) == 0 {
 		return nil, caos_errs.ThrowNotFound(nil, "EVENT-4T90g", "Errors.Token.NotFound")
 	}
diff --git a/internal/management/repository/eventsourcing/eventstore/user.go b/internal/management/repository/eventsourcing/eventstore/user.go
index 972c96f7c1..df31d4d555 100644
--- a/internal/management/repository/eventsourcing/eventstore/user.go
+++ b/internal/management/repository/eventsourcing/eventstore/user.go
@@ -42,13 +42,7 @@ func (repo *UserRepo) UserByID(ctx context.Context, id string) (*usr_model.UserV
 		user = new(model.UserView)
 	}
 
-	sequence := user.Sequence
-	currentSequence, err := repo.View.GetLatestUserSequence()
-	if err == nil {
-		sequence = currentSequence.CurrentSequence
-	}
-
-	events, esErr := repo.getUserEvents(ctx, id, sequence)
+	events, esErr := repo.getUserEvents(ctx, id, user.Sequence)
 	if caos_errs.IsNotFound(viewErr) && len(events) == 0 {
 		return nil, caos_errs.ThrowNotFound(nil, "EVENT-Lsoj7", "Errors.User.NotFound")
 	}
diff --git a/migrations/cockroach/V1.51__drop_changes_idx.sql b/migrations/cockroach/V1.51__drop_changes_idx.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5ecbb742ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/cockroach/V1.51__drop_changes_idx.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+use eventstore;
+
+drop index events@changes_idx;