diff --git a/src/backend/platforms/_example.ts b/src/backend/platforms/_example.ts
index 3c5c3fe..897a151 100644
--- a/src/backend/platforms/_example.ts
+++ b/src/backend/platforms/_example.ts
@@ -41,8 +41,7 @@ async function processPredictions(predictions) {
     const result: FetchedQuestion = {
       id,
       title: prediction.title,
-      url: `https://example.com`,
-      platform: platformName,
+      url: "https://example.com",
       description: prediction.description,
       options,
       qualityindicators: {
diff --git a/src/backend/platforms/fantasyscotus.ts b/src/backend/platforms/fantasyscotus.ts
index 2787373..4a74614 100644
--- a/src/backend/platforms/fantasyscotus.ts
+++ b/src/backend/platforms/fantasyscotus.ts
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ async function processData(data) {
         id: id,
         title: `In ${event.short_name}, the SCOTUS will affirm the lower court's decision`,
         url: `https://fantasyscotus.net/user-predictions${event.docket_url}`,
-        platform: platformName,
         description: `${(pAffirm * 100).toFixed(2)}% (${
           predictionData.numAffirm
         } out of ${
diff --git a/src/backend/platforms/foretold.ts b/src/backend/platforms/foretold.ts
index 9adce77..97e63fd 100644
--- a/src/backend/platforms/foretold.ts
+++ b/src/backend/platforms/foretold.ts
@@ -84,11 +84,10 @@ export const foretold: Platform = {
             },
           ];
         }
-        let result: FetchedQuestion = {
+        const result: FetchedQuestion = {
           id,
           title: question.name,
           url: `https://www.foretold.io/c/${community}/m/${question.id}`,
-          platform: platformName,
           description: "",
           options,
           qualityindicators: {
diff --git a/src/backend/platforms/goodjudgment.ts b/src/backend/platforms/goodjudgment.ts
index 3d191ea..5f4b0df 100644
--- a/src/backend/platforms/goodjudgment.ts
+++ b/src/backend/platforms/goodjudgment.ts
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ export const goodjudgment: Platform = {
           id,
           title,
           url: endpoint,
-          platform: platformName,
           description,
           options,
           qualityindicators: {
diff --git a/src/backend/platforms/index.ts b/src/backend/platforms/index.ts
index dcaa265..7016060 100644
--- a/src/backend/platforms/index.ts
+++ b/src/backend/platforms/index.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export interface QualityIndicators {
 
 export type FetchedQuestion = Omit<
   Question,
-  "extra" | "qualityindicators" | "timestamp"
+  "extra" | "qualityindicators" | "timestamp" | "platform"
 > & {
   timestamp?: Date;
   extra?: object; // required in DB but annoying to return empty; also this is slightly stricter than Prisma's JsonValue
diff --git a/src/backend/platforms/infer.ts b/src/backend/platforms/infer.ts
index d6133c6..1516a93 100644
--- a/src/backend/platforms/infer.ts
+++ b/src/backend/platforms/infer.ts
@@ -179,7 +179,6 @@ async function infer_inner(cookie: string) {
             title: title,
             description: moreinfo.description,
             url: url,
-            platform: platformName,
             options: moreinfo.options,
             ...moreinfo,
           };
diff --git a/src/backend/platforms/kalshi.ts b/src/backend/platforms/kalshi.ts
index 6330298..c7e88be 100644
--- a/src/backend/platforms/kalshi.ts
+++ b/src/backend/platforms/kalshi.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ async function processMarkets(markets) {
       id,
       title: market.title.replaceAll("*", ""),
       url: `https://kalshi.com/markets/${market.ticker_name}`,
-      platform: platformName,
       description: `${market.settle_details}. The resolution source is: ${market.ranged_group_name} (${market.settle_source_url})`,
       options,
       qualityindicators: {
diff --git a/src/backend/platforms/manifold.ts b/src/backend/platforms/manifold.ts
index ab09aa2..f221bc6 100644
--- a/src/backend/platforms/manifold.ts
+++ b/src/backend/platforms/manifold.ts
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ async function processPredictions(predictions) {
       id: id,
       title: prediction.question,
       url: prediction.url,
-      platform: platformName,
       description: prediction.description,
       options: options,
       qualityindicators: {
diff --git a/src/backend/platforms/metaculus.ts b/src/backend/platforms/metaculus.ts
index a567510..5d54b10 100644
--- a/src/backend/platforms/metaculus.ts
+++ b/src/backend/platforms/metaculus.ts
@@ -152,7 +152,6 @@ export const metaculus: Platform = {
               id,
               title: result.title,
               url: "https://www.metaculus.com" + result.page_url,
-              platform: platformName,
               description,
               options,
               qualityindicators: {
diff --git a/src/backend/platforms/polymarket.ts b/src/backend/platforms/polymarket.ts
index a91c42c..e00db69 100644
--- a/src/backend/platforms/polymarket.ts
+++ b/src/backend/platforms/polymarket.ts
@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@ export const polymarket: Platform = {
             id: id,
             title: marketInfo.question,
             url: "https://polymarket.com/market/" + marketInfo.slug,
-            platform: platformName,
             description: marketInfo.description,
             options: options,
             qualityindicators: {
diff --git a/src/backend/platforms/predictit.ts b/src/backend/platforms/predictit.ts
index 0233ec1..9f5fed2 100644
--- a/src/backend/platforms/predictit.ts
+++ b/src/backend/platforms/predictit.ts
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ export const predictit: Platform = {
         id,
         title: market["name"],
         url: market.url,
-        platform: platformName,
         description,
         options,
         qualityindicators: {
diff --git a/src/backend/platforms/rootclaim.ts b/src/backend/platforms/rootclaim.ts
index 1a1feff..0999e73 100644
--- a/src/backend/platforms/rootclaim.ts
+++ b/src/backend/platforms/rootclaim.ts
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ export const rootclaim: Platform = {
         id,
         title: toMarkdown(claim.question).replace("\n", ""),
         url,
-        platform: platformName,
         description: toMarkdown(description).replace("&#39;", "'"),
         options: options,
         qualityindicators: {
diff --git a/src/backend/platforms/smarkets.ts b/src/backend/platforms/smarkets.ts
index 1b95af8..19cb449 100644
--- a/src/backend/platforms/smarkets.ts
+++ b/src/backend/platforms/smarkets.ts
@@ -163,7 +163,6 @@ export const smarkets: Platform = {
         id: id,
         title: name,
         url: "https://smarkets.com/event/" + market.event_id + market.slug,
-        platform: platformName,
         description: market.description,
         options: options,
         timestamp: new Date(),
diff --git a/src/backend/platforms/wildeford.ts b/src/backend/platforms/wildeford.ts
index 7778b04..0b39eaa 100644
--- a/src/backend/platforms/wildeford.ts
+++ b/src/backend/platforms/wildeford.ts
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ async function processPredictions(predictions) {
       id,
       title,
       url: prediction["url"],
-      platform: platformName,
       description: prediction["Notes"] || "",
       options,
       timestamp: new Date(Date.parse(prediction["Prediction Date"] + "Z")),
diff --git a/src/backend/platforms/xrisk.ts b/src/backend/platforms/xrisk.ts
index c769ae9..768e2be 100644
--- a/src/backend/platforms/xrisk.ts
+++ b/src/backend/platforms/xrisk.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ export const xrisk: Platform = {
       return {
         ...item,
         id: `${platformName}-${hash(item.title + " | " + item.url)}`, // some titles are non-unique, but title+url pair is always unique
-        platform: platformName,
       };
     });
     return results;