diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-bdb2/init.c b/servers/slapd/back-bdb2/init.c
index 10ee85f14f..8d8dcfd127 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-bdb2/init.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-bdb2/init.c
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ bdb2i_back_db_init_internal(
 	li->li_directory = DEFAULT_DB_DIRECTORY;
 
 	argv[ 0 ] = "objectclass";
-	argv[ 1 ] = "pres,eq";
+	argv[ 1 ] = "eq";
 	argv[ 2 ] = NULL;
 	bdb2i_attr_index_config( li, "ldbm objectclass initialization",
 		0, 2, argv, 1 );
diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/init.c b/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/init.c
index 110647f7a3..e399f676ab 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/init.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/init.c
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ ldbm_back_db_init(
 	li->li_directory = ch_strdup( DEFAULT_DB_DIRECTORY );
 
 	argv[ 0 ] = "objectclass";
-	argv[ 1 ] = "pres,eq";
+	argv[ 1 ] = "eq";
 	argv[ 2 ] = NULL;
 	attr_index_config( li, "ldbm objectclass initialization",
 		0, 2, argv, 1 );