diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e25dcd7b3..70e90a13c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ You can also check the
 
 ## Unreleased
 
-Nothing yet.
+### Changed
+
+- Improve cube query performance by removing expensive `DISTINCT` and `GROUP BY` clauses from SPARQL queries
 
 ### 6.2.5 - 2025-12-02
 
diff --git a/app/rdf/queries.ts b/app/rdf/queries.ts
index 4153f89fa..5d2174909 100644
--- a/app/rdf/queries.ts
+++ b/app/rdf/queries.ts
@@ -453,7 +453,6 @@ export const getCubeObservations = async ({
     preview,
     limit,
     observationsView,
-    disableDistinct: !filters || Object.keys(filters).length === 0,
   });
 
   const serverFilter =
@@ -723,13 +722,13 @@ async function fetchViewObservations({
   preview,
   limit,
   observationsView,
-  disableDistinct,
 }: {
   preview?: boolean | null;
   limit?: number | null;
   observationsView: View;
-  disableDistinct: boolean;
 }) {
+  const disableDistinct = true
+
   /**
    * Add LIMIT to query
    */