diff --git a/sql/indices.src.sql b/sql/indices.src.sql
index 52bfbe35..a4021597 100644
--- a/sql/indices.src.sql
+++ b/sql/indices.src.sql
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ CREATE INDEX idx_search_name_country_centroid ON search_name_country USING GIST
 CREATE INDEX idx_location_property_-partition-_centroid ON location_property_-partition- USING GIST (centroid) {ts:address-index};
 -- end
 
+DROP INDEX IF EXISTS place_id_idx;
 CREATE UNIQUE INDEX idx_place_osm_unique on place using btree(osm_id,osm_type,class,type) {ts:address-index};