diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/multisite/index/ChangeCheckerImpl.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/multisite/index/ChangeCheckerImpl.java
index f3fa2e3..57c7cd1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/multisite/index/ChangeCheckerImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/multisite/index/ChangeCheckerImpl.java
@@ -15,9 +15,7 @@
 package com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.multisite.index;
 
 import com.google.gerrit.entities.Change;
-import com.google.gerrit.entities.HumanComment;
 import com.google.gerrit.exceptions.StorageException;
-import com.google.gerrit.server.DraftCommentsReader;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.change.ChangeFinder;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.config.GerritInstanceId;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.config.GerritServerConfig;
@@ -45,12 +43,10 @@
 public class ChangeCheckerImpl implements ChangeChecker {
   private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ChangeCheckerImpl.class);
   private final GitRepositoryManager gitRepoMgr;
-  private final DraftCommentsReader draftCommentsReader;
   private final OneOffRequestContext oneOffReqCtx;
   private final String changeId;
   private final ChangeFinder changeFinder;
   private final String instanceId;
-  private final boolean enableDraftCommentEvents;
   private Optional<Long> computedChangeTs = Optional.empty();
   private Optional<ChangeNotes> changeNotes = Optional.empty();
 
@@ -67,7 +63,6 @@
   @Inject
   public ChangeCheckerImpl(
       GitRepositoryManager gitRepoMgr,
-      DraftCommentsReader draftCommentsReader,
       ChangeFinder changeFinder,
       OneOffRequestContext oneOffReqCtx,
       @GerritInstanceId String instanceId,
@@ -75,12 +70,9 @@
       @Assisted String changeId) {
     this.changeFinder = changeFinder;
     this.gitRepoMgr = gitRepoMgr;
-    this.draftCommentsReader = draftCommentsReader;
     this.oneOffReqCtx = oneOffReqCtx;
     this.changeId = changeId;
     this.instanceId = instanceId;
-    this.enableDraftCommentEvents =
-        config.getBoolean("event", "stream-events", "enableDraftCommentEvents", false);
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -198,23 +190,12 @@
   }
 
   private Optional<Long> computeLastChangeTs() {
-    return getChangeNotes().map(this::getTsFromChangeAndDraftComments);
+    return getChangeNotes().map(this::getTsFromChange);
   }
 
-  private long getTsFromChangeAndDraftComments(ChangeNotes notes) {
+  private long getTsFromChange(ChangeNotes notes) {
     Change change = notes.getChange();
     Timestamp changeTs = Timestamp.from(change.getLastUpdatedOn());
-    if (enableDraftCommentEvents) {
-      try {
-        for (HumanComment comment :
-            draftCommentsReader.getDraftsByChangeForAllAuthors(changeNotes.get())) {
-          Timestamp commentTs = comment.writtenOn;
-          changeTs = commentTs.after(changeTs) ? commentTs : changeTs;
-        }
-      } catch (StorageException e) {
-        log.warn("Unable to access draft comments for change {}", change, e);
-      }
-    }
     return changeTs.getTime() / 1000;
   }
 }