diff --git a/bookwyrm/models/list.py b/bookwyrm/models/list.py
index 7e6de106..639f8402 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/models/list.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/models/list.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class List(OrderedCollectionMixin, BookWyrmModel):
     @property
     def collection_queryset(self):
         """ list of books for this shelf, overrides OrderedCollectionMixin  """
-        return self.books.filter(listitem__approved=True).all().order_by("listitem")
+        return self.books.filter(listitem__approved=True).order_by("listitem")
 
     class Meta:
         """ default sorting """
diff --git a/bookwyrm/models/shelf.py b/bookwyrm/models/shelf.py
index 5bbb84b9..d37668dd 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/models/shelf.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/models/shelf.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class Shelf(OrderedCollectionMixin, BookWyrmModel):
     @property
     def collection_queryset(self):
         """ list of books for this shelf, overrides OrderedCollectionMixin  """
-        return self.books.all().order_by("shelfbook")
+        return self.books.order_by("shelfbook")
 
     def get_remote_id(self):
         """ shelf identifier instead of id """
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templatetags/bookwyrm_tags.py b/bookwyrm/templatetags/bookwyrm_tags.py
index 775c6190..bc526ba1 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templatetags/bookwyrm_tags.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/templatetags/bookwyrm_tags.py
@@ -67,8 +67,7 @@ def get_replies(status):
             reply_parent=status,
             deleted=False,
         )
-        .select_subclasses()
-        .all()[:10]
+        .select_subclasses()[:10]
     )
 
 
diff --git a/bookwyrm/views/feed.py b/bookwyrm/views/feed.py
index cd279282..1b66b494 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/views/feed.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/views/feed.py
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ def get_suggested_books(user, max_books=5):
         )
         shelf = user.shelf_set.get(identifier=preset)
 
-        shelf_books = shelf.shelfbook_set.order_by("-updated_date").all()[:limit]
+        shelf_books = shelf.shelfbook_set.order_by("-updated_date")[:limit]
         if not shelf_books:
             continue
         shelf_preview = {
diff --git a/bookwyrm/views/list.py b/bookwyrm/views/list.py
index 7fb4979c..ff20d991 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/views/list.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/views/list.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class UserLists(View):
         except ValueError:
             page = 1
         user = get_user_from_username(request.user, username)
-        lists = models.List.objects.filter(user=user).all()
+        lists = models.List.objects.filter(user=user)
         lists = privacy_filter(request.user, lists)
         paginated = Paginator(lists, 12)
 
diff --git a/bookwyrm/views/shelf.py b/bookwyrm/views/shelf.py
index 740439db..2ec9e69f 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/views/shelf.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/views/shelf.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class Shelf(View):
             return ActivitypubResponse(shelf.to_activity(**request.GET))
 
         paginated = Paginator(
-            shelf.books.order_by("-updated_date").all(),
+            shelf.books.order_by("-updated_date"),
             PAGE_LENGTH,
         )
 
diff --git a/bookwyrm/views/user.py b/bookwyrm/views/user.py
index 26117a92..e24db01e 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/views/user.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/views/user.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class User(View):
                 {
                     "name": user_shelf.name,
                     "local_path": user_shelf.local_path,
-                    "books": user_shelf.books.all()[:3],
+                    "books": user_shelf.books[:3],
                     "size": user_shelf.books.count(),
                 }
             )