diff --git a/include/ircd/m/event/fetch.h b/include/ircd/m/event/fetch.h
index fda57ed7e..7c08fab66 100644
--- a/include/ircd/m/event/fetch.h
+++ b/include/ircd/m/event/fetch.h
@@ -114,11 +114,6 @@ struct ircd::m::event::fetch::opts
 	/// json query anyway.
 	bool query_json_force {false};
 
-	/// Whether to enforce the keys populated with values are tight to those
-	/// keys specified here. This is naturally true for row queries anyway,
-	/// but json queries may have more data than is being sought.
-	bool selected_only {true};
-
 	opts(const event::keys &, const db::gopts & = {});
 	opts(const db::gopts &, const event::keys & = {});
 	opts() = default;
diff --git a/ircd/m/event.cc b/ircd/m/event.cc
index 9d74c6734..7e6892a51 100644
--- a/ircd/m/event.cc
+++ b/ircd/m/event.cc
@@ -1674,11 +1674,12 @@ ircd::m::event::fetch::assign_from_json(const opts &opts)
 		_json.val()
 	};
 
-	assert(!empty(source));
-	event = opts.selected_only?
-		m::event{source, opts.keys}:
-		m::event{source};
+	event =
+	{
+		source, opts.keys
+	};
 
+	assert(!empty(source));
 	assert(data(event.source) == data(source));
 	return true;
 }