diff --git a/api/src/org/labkey/api/action/BaseApiAction.java b/api/src/org/labkey/api/action/BaseApiAction.java
index 6bce922f6b4..525de642ab4 100644
--- a/api/src/org/labkey/api/action/BaseApiAction.java
+++ b/api/src/org/labkey/api/action/BaseApiAction.java
@@ -19,12 +19,14 @@
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonMappingException;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectReader;
+import jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
+import jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 import org.json.JSONArray;
 import org.json.JSONException;
 import org.json.JSONObject;
 import org.json.JSONTokener;
-import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.labkey.api.miniprofiler.MiniProfiler;
 import org.labkey.api.miniprofiler.Timing;
 import org.labkey.api.query.BatchValidationException;
@@ -37,7 +39,6 @@
 import org.labkey.api.util.HttpUtil;
 import org.labkey.api.util.JsonUtil;
 import org.labkey.api.util.MimeMap;
-import org.labkey.api.util.ResponseHelper;
 import org.labkey.api.util.StringUtilsLabKey;
 import org.labkey.api.view.BadRequestException;
 import org.labkey.api.view.NotFoundException;
@@ -50,13 +51,10 @@
 import org.springframework.validation.Errors;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.ModelAndView;
 
-import jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
-import jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStreamReader;
 import java.io.Reader;
 import java.net.SocketTimeoutException;
-import java.time.Duration;
 import java.util.Map;
 
 /**
@@ -201,37 +199,6 @@ public ModelAndView handlePost() throws Exception
             }
             else
             {
-                boolean cachable = false;
-
-                // ETag header
-                String eTag = getETag(form);
-                if (eTag != null)
-                {
-                    getViewContext().getResponse().setHeader("ETag", eTag);
-                    cachable = true;
-                }
-
-                // Last-Modified header
-                long lastModified = getLastModified(form);
-                if (lastModified != Long.MIN_VALUE)
-                {
-                    getViewContext().getResponse().addDateHeader("Last-Modified", lastModified);
-                    cachable = true;
-                }
-
-                if (cachable)
-                {
-                    // Include max-age to tell the browser to cache for a short duration before making another request to check "If-Modified-Since"
-                    ResponseHelper.setPrivate(getViewContext().getResponse(), Duration.ofSeconds(10));
-                }
-
-                // Check if the conditions specified in the optional If headers are satisfied.
-                if (!ResponseHelper.checkIfHeaders(getViewContext(), eTag, lastModified))
-                {
-                    assert getViewContext().getResponse().getStatus() != HttpServletResponse.SC_OK;
-                    return null;
-                }
-
                 Object response;
                 try (Timing ignored = MiniProfiler.step("execute"))
                 {
diff --git a/api/src/org/labkey/api/action/BaseViewAction.java b/api/src/org/labkey/api/action/BaseViewAction.java
index 7d4f3020b85..e42ad5205c2 100644
--- a/api/src/org/labkey/api/action/BaseViewAction.java
+++ b/api/src/org/labkey/api/action/BaseViewAction.java
@@ -770,20 +770,4 @@ public String getCommandName()
     {
         return _commandName;
     }
-
-    /**
-     * Cacheable resources can calculate a last modified timestamp to send to the browser.
-     */
-    protected long getLastModified(FORM form)
-    {
-        return Long.MIN_VALUE;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Cacheable resources can calculate an ETag header to send to the browser.
-     */
-    protected String getETag(FORM form)
-    {
-        return null;
-    }
 }
diff --git a/api/src/org/labkey/api/data/DbScope.java b/api/src/org/labkey/api/data/DbScope.java
index e8bfbf7b492..f020ec50d63 100644
--- a/api/src/org/labkey/api/data/DbScope.java
+++ b/api/src/org/labkey/api/data/DbScope.java
@@ -1624,7 +1624,6 @@ public void invalidateSchema(DbSchema schema)
      */
     public void invalidateSchema(String schemaName, DbSchemaType type)
     {
-        QueryService.get().updateLastModified();
         _schemaCache.remove(schemaName, type);
         invalidateAllTables(schemaName, type);
     }
@@ -1641,7 +1640,6 @@ private void invalidateAllTables(String schemaName, DbSchemaType type)
     // DbSchema.
     public void invalidateTable(String schemaName, String tableName, DbSchemaType type)
     {
-        QueryService.get().updateLastModified();
         getTableInfoCache(type).remove(schemaName, tableName, type);
         _schemaCache.remove(schemaName, type);
     }
diff --git a/api/src/org/labkey/api/query/QueryService.java b/api/src/org/labkey/api/query/QueryService.java
index d54e7b9e044..f90e5c90704 100644
--- a/api/src/org/labkey/api/query/QueryService.java
+++ b/api/src/org/labkey/api/query/QueryService.java
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@
 
 public interface QueryService
 {
-    String EXPERIMENTAL_LAST_MODIFIED = "queryMetadataLastModified";
     String EXPERIMENTAL_DISABLE_MANAGED_TRIGGER_COLUMNS = "queryDisableManagedTriggerColumns";
     String EXPERIMENTAL_PRODUCT_ALL_FOLDER_LOOKUPS = "queryProductAllFolderLookups";
     String EXPERIMENTAL_PRODUCT_PROJECT_DATA_LISTING_SCOPED = "queryProductProjectDataListingScoped";
@@ -135,12 +134,6 @@ static void setInstance(QueryService impl)
 
     // TODO: These probably need to change to support data source qualified schema names
 
-    /** Get the value used for the "Last-Modified" time stamp in query metadata API responses. */
-    long metadataLastModified();
-
-    /** Invalidate the value used for the "Last-Modified" time stamp. */
-    void updateLastModified();
-
     /** Get schema for SchemaKey encoded path. */
     UserSchema getUserSchema(User user, Container container, String schemaPath);
     /** Get schema for SchemaKey path. */
diff --git a/api/src/org/labkey/api/util/ResponseHelper.java b/api/src/org/labkey/api/util/ResponseHelper.java
index 2fa0939e385..d50313e513e 100644
--- a/api/src/org/labkey/api/util/ResponseHelper.java
+++ b/api/src/org/labkey/api/util/ResponseHelper.java
@@ -18,12 +18,11 @@
 
 // place to centralize some common usages
 
+import jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
+import jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
-import org.labkey.api.view.ViewContext;
 import org.springframework.http.ContentDisposition;
 
-import jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
-import jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
 import java.time.Duration;
@@ -166,21 +165,6 @@ public static void setContentDisposition(HttpServletResponse response, ContentDi
         response.setHeader("Content-Disposition", type.toHeaderValue(filename));
     }
 
-
-    /**
-     * Check if the conditions specified in the optional If headers are
-     * satisfied.
-     *
-     * @return boolean true if the resource meets all the specified conditions,
-     *         and false if any of the conditions is not satisfied, in which case
-     *         request processing is stopped
-     */
-    public static boolean checkIfHeaders(ViewContext context, String eTag, long lastModified)
-            throws IOException
-    {
-        return checkIfHeaders(context.getRequest(), context.getResponse(), eTag, lastModified);
-    }
-
     /**
      * Check if the conditions specified in the optional If headers are
      * satisfied.
diff --git a/assay/src/org/labkey/assay/AssayDomainServiceImpl.java b/assay/src/org/labkey/assay/AssayDomainServiceImpl.java
index 819d96d410a..2b9b35e902f 100644
--- a/assay/src/org/labkey/assay/AssayDomainServiceImpl.java
+++ b/assay/src/org/labkey/assay/AssayDomainServiceImpl.java
@@ -660,7 +660,6 @@ public GWTProtocol saveChanges(GWTProtocol assay, boolean replaceIfExisting) thr
                     QueryService.get().saveCalculatedFieldsMetadata(domainDescriptor.getSchemaName(), domainDescriptor.getQueryName(), null, domain.getCalculatedFields(), hasExistingCalcFields, getUser(), protocol.getContainer());
                 }
 
-                QueryService.get().updateLastModified();
                 transaction.commit();
                 AssayManager.get().clearProtocolCache();
                 return getAssayDefinition(assay.getProtocolId(), false);
diff --git a/assay/src/org/labkey/assay/ModuleAssayCache.java b/assay/src/org/labkey/assay/ModuleAssayCache.java
index e9518e05e9c..beaa92e45a2 100644
--- a/assay/src/org/labkey/assay/ModuleAssayCache.java
+++ b/assay/src/org/labkey/assay/ModuleAssayCache.java
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 import org.labkey.api.module.ModuleResourceCaches;
 import org.labkey.api.module.ResourceRootProvider;
 import org.labkey.api.pipeline.PipelineProvider;
-import org.labkey.api.query.QueryService;
 import org.labkey.api.util.Path;
 
 import java.util.Collection;
@@ -72,7 +71,6 @@ void clearModuleAssayCollections()
         synchronized (PROVIDER_LOCK)
         {
             _moduleAssayCollections = null;
-            QueryService.get().updateLastModified();
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/experiment/src/org/labkey/experiment/api/property/DomainImpl.java b/experiment/src/org/labkey/experiment/api/property/DomainImpl.java
index 55491df7b4a..c17a1bebd45 100644
--- a/experiment/src/org/labkey/experiment/api/property/DomainImpl.java
+++ b/experiment/src/org/labkey/experiment/api/property/DomainImpl.java
@@ -922,8 +922,6 @@ else if (!isDomainNew)
                     getDomainKind().invalidate(this);
             };
             transaction.addCommitTask(afterDomainCommitOrRollback, DbScope.CommitTaskOption.POSTCOMMIT, DbScope.CommitTaskOption.POSTROLLBACK);
-
-            QueryService.get().updateLastModified();
             transaction.commit();
         }
     }
diff --git a/query/src/org/labkey/query/QueryModule.java b/query/src/org/labkey/query/QueryModule.java
index 3a03809f167..4419ac69ef5 100644
--- a/query/src/org/labkey/query/QueryModule.java
+++ b/query/src/org/labkey/query/QueryModule.java
@@ -237,9 +237,6 @@ public QuerySchema createSchema(DefaultSchema schema, Module module)
         DataViewService.get().registerProvider(QueryDataViewProvider.TYPE, new QueryDataViewProvider());
         DataViewService.get().registerProvider(InheritedQueryDataViewProvider.TYPE, new InheritedQueryDataViewProvider());
 
-        OptionalFeatureService.get().addExperimentalFeatureFlag(QueryServiceImpl.EXPERIMENTAL_LAST_MODIFIED, "Include Last-Modified header on query metadata requests",
-            "For schema, query, and view metadata requests include a Last-Modified header such that the browser can cache the response. " +
-            "The metadata is invalidated when performing actions such as creating a new List or modifying the columns on a custom view", false);
         OptionalFeatureService.get().addExperimentalFeatureFlag(USE_ROW_BY_ROW_UPDATE, "Use row-by-row update",
             "For Query.updateRows api, do row-by-row update, instead of using a prepared statement that updates rows in batches.", false);
         OptionalFeatureService.get().addExperimentalFeatureFlag(QueryServiceImpl.EXPERIMENTAL_PRODUCT_ALL_FOLDER_LOOKUPS, "Less restrictive product folder lookups",
@@ -308,7 +305,6 @@ public void doStartup(ModuleContext moduleContext)
         // Note: DailyMessageDigest timer is initialized by the AnnouncementModule
 
         CacheManager.addListener(new ServerManager.CacheListener());
-        CacheManager.addListener(new QueryServiceImpl.CacheListener());
 
         AdminLinkManager.getInstance().addListener((adminNavTree, container, user) -> {
             if (container.hasPermission(user, ReadPermission.class))
diff --git a/query/src/org/labkey/query/QueryServiceImpl.java b/query/src/org/labkey/query/QueryServiceImpl.java
index 80eab8d4a51..294d7499590 100644
--- a/query/src/org/labkey/query/QueryServiceImpl.java
+++ b/query/src/org/labkey/query/QueryServiceImpl.java
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@
 import org.labkey.api.module.ModuleLoader;
 import org.labkey.api.module.ModuleResourceCache;
 import org.labkey.api.module.ModuleResourceCacheHandler;
-import org.labkey.api.module.ModuleResourceCacheListener;
 import org.labkey.api.module.ModuleResourceCaches;
 import org.labkey.api.module.ResourceRootProvider;
 import org.labkey.api.pipeline.PipelineJob;
@@ -191,7 +190,6 @@
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Collections;
-import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
@@ -207,7 +205,6 @@
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentMap;
 import java.util.concurrent.CopyOnWriteArrayList;
-import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicLong;
 import java.util.function.Consumer;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
@@ -235,46 +232,11 @@ public void fillResourceRoots(@NotNull Resource topRoot, @NotNull Collection<Res
     private static final ModuleResourceCache<MultiValuedMap<Path, ModuleQueryDef>> MODULE_QUERY_DEF_CACHE = ModuleResourceCaches.create("Module query definitions", new QueryDefResourceCacheHandler(), QUERY_AND_ASSAY_PROVIDER);
     private static final ModuleResourceCache<MultiValuedMap<Path, ModuleQueryMetadataDef>> MODULE_QUERY_METADATA_DEF_CACHE = ModuleResourceCaches.create("Module query meta data", new QueryMetaDataDefResourceCacheHandler(), QUERY_AND_ASSAY_PROVIDER);
     private static final ModuleResourceCache<MultiValuedMap<Path, ModuleCustomViewDef>> MODULE_CUSTOM_VIEW_CACHE = ModuleResourceCaches.create("Module custom view definitions", new CustomViewResourceCacheHandler(), QUERY_AND_ASSAY_PROVIDER);
-
-    private static final ModuleResourceCacheListener INVALIDATE_QUERY_METADATA_HANDLER = new ModuleResourceCacheListener()
-    {
-        @Override
-        public void entryCreated(java.nio.file.Path directory, java.nio.file.Path entry)
-        {
-            QueryService.get().updateLastModified();
-        }
-
-        @Override
-        public void entryDeleted(java.nio.file.Path directory, java.nio.file.Path entry)
-        {
-            QueryService.get().updateLastModified();
-        }
-
-        @Override
-        public void entryModified(java.nio.file.Path directory, java.nio.file.Path entry)
-        {
-            QueryService.get().updateLastModified();
-        }
-
-        @Override
-        public void overflow()
-        {
-        }
-
-        @Override
-        public void moduleChanged(Module module)
-        {
-            QueryService.get().updateLastModified();
-        }
-    };
-
     private final ConcurrentMap<Class<? extends Controller>, Pair<Module, String>> _schemaLinkActions = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
     private QueryAnalysisService _queryAnalysisService;
 
     private final List<QueryIconURLProvider> _queryIconURLProviders = new CopyOnWriteArrayList<>();
 
-    private final AtomicLong _metadataLastModified = new AtomicLong(new Date().getTime());
-
     private final List<CompareType> COMPARE_TYPES = new CopyOnWriteArrayList<>(Arrays.asList(
             CompareType.EQUAL,
             CompareType.DATE_EQUAL,
@@ -696,30 +658,6 @@ static public QueryServiceImpl get()
         return (QueryServiceImpl) QueryService.get();
     }
 
-    static class CacheListener implements org.labkey.api.cache.CacheListener
-    {
-        @Override
-        public void clearCaches()
-        {
-            QueryServiceImpl.get().updateLastModified();
-        }
-    }
-
-    /** Get the value used for the "Last-Modified" time stamp in query metadata API responses. */
-    @Override
-    public long metadataLastModified()
-    {
-        return AppProps.getInstance().isOptionalFeatureEnabled(EXPERIMENTAL_LAST_MODIFIED) ?
-                _metadataLastModified.get() : Long.MIN_VALUE;
-    }
-
-    /** Invalidate the value used for the "Last-Modified" time stamp. */
-    @Override
-    public void updateLastModified()
-    {
-        _metadataLastModified.set(new Date().getTime());
-    }
-
     @Override
     public UserSchema getUserSchema(User user, Container container, String schemaPath)
     {
@@ -984,7 +922,6 @@ public void uncacheModuleResources(Module module)
         MODULE_QUERY_DEF_CACHE.onModuleChanged(module);
         MODULE_QUERY_METADATA_DEF_CACHE.onModuleChanged(module);
         MODULE_CUSTOM_VIEW_CACHE.onModuleChanged(module);
-        INVALIDATE_QUERY_METADATA_HANDLER.moduleChanged(module);
     }
 
     private static class QueryDefResourceCacheHandler implements ModuleResourceCacheHandler<MultiValuedMap<Path, ModuleQueryDef>>
@@ -997,12 +934,6 @@ public MultiValuedMap<Path, ModuleQueryDef> load(Stream<? extends Resource> reso
                     .map(resource -> new ModuleQueryDef(module, resource))
                     .collect(LabKeyCollectors.toMultiValuedMap(def -> def.getPath().getParent(), def -> def)));
         }
-
-        @Override
-        public @Nullable ModuleResourceCacheListener createChainedListener(Module module)
-        {
-            return INVALIDATE_QUERY_METADATA_HANDLER;
-        }
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -1434,12 +1365,6 @@ public MultiValuedMap<Path, ModuleCustomViewDef> load(Stream<? extends Resource>
                     .map(ModuleCustomViewDef::new)
                     .collect(LabKeyCollectors.toMultiValuedMap(def -> def.getPath().getParent(), def -> def)));
         }
-
-        @Override
-        public @Nullable ModuleResourceCacheListener createChainedListener(Module module)
-        {
-            return INVALIDATE_QUERY_METADATA_HANDLER;
-        }
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -2555,12 +2480,6 @@ public MultiValuedMap<Path, ModuleQueryMetadataDef> load(Stream<? extends Resour
                     .map(ModuleQueryMetadataDef::new)
                     .collect(LabKeyCollectors.toMultiValuedMap(def -> def.getPath().getParent(), def -> def)));
         }
-
-        @Override
-        public @Nullable ModuleResourceCacheListener createChainedListener(Module module)
-        {
-            return INVALIDATE_QUERY_METADATA_HANDLER;
-        }
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/query/src/org/labkey/query/controllers/GetQueryDetailsAction.java b/query/src/org/labkey/query/controllers/GetQueryDetailsAction.java
index 8e148f40b40..5394da6b60f 100644
--- a/query/src/org/labkey/query/controllers/GetQueryDetailsAction.java
+++ b/query/src/org/labkey/query/controllers/GetQueryDetailsAction.java
@@ -87,12 +87,6 @@ public class GetQueryDetailsAction extends ReadOnlyApiAction<GetQueryDetailsActi
 {
     private static final Logger LOG = LogManager.getLogger(GetQueryDetailsAction.class);
 
-    @Override
-    protected long getLastModified(Form form)
-    {
-        return QueryService.get().metadataLastModified();
-    }
-
     @Override
     public ApiResponse execute(Form form, BindException errors)
     {
diff --git a/query/src/org/labkey/query/controllers/GetSchemaQueryTreeAction.java b/query/src/org/labkey/query/controllers/GetSchemaQueryTreeAction.java
index af2e93f6df7..01b862d447f 100644
--- a/query/src/org/labkey/query/controllers/GetSchemaQueryTreeAction.java
+++ b/query/src/org/labkey/query/controllers/GetSchemaQueryTreeAction.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 package org.labkey.query.controllers;
 
+import jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.json.JSONArray;
 import org.json.JSONObject;
@@ -37,7 +38,6 @@
 import org.labkey.api.security.permissions.ReadPermission;
 import org.springframework.validation.BindException;
 
-import jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -52,12 +52,6 @@
 @Action(ActionType.SelectMetaData.class)
 public class GetSchemaQueryTreeAction extends ReadOnlyApiAction<GetSchemaQueryTreeAction.Form>
 {
-    @Override
-    protected long getLastModified(Form form)
-    {
-        return QueryService.get().metadataLastModified();
-    }
-
     @Override
     public ApiResponse execute(Form form, BindException errors) throws Exception
     {
diff --git a/query/src/org/labkey/query/controllers/QueryController.java b/query/src/org/labkey/query/controllers/QueryController.java
index b4ebe9d8ed5..202951cc808 100644
--- a/query/src/org/labkey/query/controllers/QueryController.java
+++ b/query/src/org/labkey/query/controllers/QueryController.java
@@ -6603,12 +6603,6 @@ public void setIncludeHidden(boolean includeHidden)
     @ApiVersion(12.3)
     public static class GetSchemasAction extends ReadOnlyApiAction<GetSchemasForm>
     {
-        @Override
-        protected long getLastModified(GetSchemasForm form)
-        {
-            return QueryService.get().metadataLastModified();
-        }
-
         @Override
         public ApiResponse execute(GetSchemasForm form, BindException errors)
         {
@@ -6755,12 +6749,6 @@ public void setIncludeTitle(boolean includeTitle)
     @Action(ActionType.SelectMetaData.class)
     public static class GetQueriesAction extends ReadOnlyApiAction<GetQueriesForm>
     {
-        @Override
-        protected long getLastModified(GetQueriesForm form)
-        {
-            return QueryService.get().metadataLastModified();
-        }
-
         @Override
         public ApiResponse execute(GetQueriesForm form, BindException errors)
         {
@@ -6963,12 +6951,6 @@ public void setExcludeSessionView(boolean excludeSessionView)
     @Action(ActionType.SelectMetaData.class)
     public static class GetQueryViewsAction extends ReadOnlyApiAction<GetQueryViewsForm>
     {
-        @Override
-        protected long getLastModified(GetQueryViewsForm form)
-        {
-            return QueryService.get().metadataLastModified();
-        }
-
         @Override
         public ApiResponse execute(GetQueryViewsForm form, BindException errors)
         {
diff --git a/query/src/org/labkey/query/persist/QueryManager.java b/query/src/org/labkey/query/persist/QueryManager.java
index 3717b6dff61..30b0df1af29 100644
--- a/query/src/org/labkey/query/persist/QueryManager.java
+++ b/query/src/org/labkey/query/persist/QueryManager.java
@@ -429,7 +429,6 @@ public void deleteLinkedSchema(Container container, String userSchemaName)
     // changes in any way (insert/update/delete).
     public void updateExternalSchemas(Container c)
     {
-        QueryService.get().updateLastModified();
         if (null != c)
         {
             ExternalSchemaDefCache.uncache(c);
@@ -559,14 +558,12 @@ public void removeQueryListener(QueryChangeListener listener)
 
     public void fireQueryCreated(User user, Container container, ContainerFilter scope, SchemaKey schema, @NotNull Collection<String> queries)
     {
-        QueryService.get().updateLastModified();
         for (QueryChangeListener l : QUERY_LISTENERS)
             l.queryCreated(user, container, scope, schema, queries);
     }
 
     public void fireQueryChanged(User user, Container container, ContainerFilter scope, SchemaKey schema, @NotNull QueryChangeListener.QueryProperty property, @NotNull Collection<QueryPropertyChange<?>> changes)
     {
-        QueryService.get().updateLastModified();
         assert checkChanges(property, changes);
         for (QueryChangeListener l : QUERY_LISTENERS)
             l.queryChanged(user, container, scope, schema, property, changes);
@@ -605,7 +602,6 @@ private boolean checkChanges(QueryChangeListener.QueryProperty property, Collect
 
     public void fireQueryDeleted(User user, Container container, ContainerFilter scope, SchemaKey schema, Collection<String> queries)
     {
-        QueryService.get().updateLastModified();
         for (QueryChangeListener l : QUERY_LISTENERS)
             l.queryDeleted(user, container, scope, schema, queries);
     }
@@ -630,21 +626,18 @@ public void removeCustomViewListener(CustomViewChangeListener listener)
 
     public void fireViewCreated(CustomView view)
     {
-        QueryService.get().updateLastModified();
         for (CustomViewChangeListener l : VIEW_LISTENERS)
             l.viewCreated(view);
     }
 
     public void fireViewChanged(CustomView view)
     {
-        QueryService.get().updateLastModified();
         for (CustomViewChangeListener l : VIEW_LISTENERS)
             l.viewChanged(view);
     }
 
     public void fireViewDeleted(CustomView view)
     {
-        QueryService.get().updateLastModified();
         for (CustomViewChangeListener l : VIEW_LISTENERS)
             l.viewDeleted(view);
     }
diff --git a/study/src/org/labkey/study/model/StudyManager.java b/study/src/org/labkey/study/model/StudyManager.java
index bdf0424e68c..77e59c501f4 100644
--- a/study/src/org/labkey/study/model/StudyManager.java
+++ b/study/src/org/labkey/study/model/StudyManager.java
@@ -626,7 +626,6 @@ public StudyImpl createStudy(User user, StudyImpl study)
             transaction.commit();
         }
         StudyDesignManager.get().ensureStudyDesignDomains(container, user);
-        QueryService.get().updateLastModified();
         ContainerManager.notifyContainerChange(container.getId(), ContainerManager.Property.StudyChange);
         return study;
     }
@@ -656,7 +655,6 @@ public ValidationException updateStudy(@Nullable User user, StudyImpl study)
             String comment = "Dataset security type changed from " + oldStudy.getSecurityType() + " to " + study.getSecurityType();
             StudyService.get().addStudyAuditEvent(study.getContainer(), user, comment);
         }
-        QueryService.get().updateLastModified();
         return errors;
     }
 
@@ -688,8 +686,6 @@ public void createDatasetDefinition(User user, DatasetDefinition datasetDefiniti
             // we're open to a race condition if another thread tries to do something with the dataset's table
             // and ends up attempting to create the domain as well
             datasetDefinition.getStorageTableInfo(true);
-
-            QueryService.get().updateLastModified();
             transaction.commit();
         }
         indexDataset(SearchService.get().defaultTask().getQueue(datasetDefinition.getContainer(), SearchService.PRIORITY.modified), datasetDefinition);
@@ -872,7 +868,6 @@ else if (datasetDefinition.getKeyPropertyName() == null)
 
             // NOTE: not redundant with uncache() in commit task, there may be an active outer transaction
             uncache(datasetDefinition);
-            QueryService.get().updateLastModified();
             transaction.commit();
         }
         datasetDefinition.refreshDomain();