diff --git a/lib/submission.go b/lib/submission.go
index 12f14eb..df852db 100644
--- a/lib/submission.go
+++ b/lib/submission.go
@@ -98,8 +98,9 @@ func moderateSubmissionsHandler(h handler) {
 	}
 	for i, b := range res {
 		data.Books[i].B = b
-		_, data.Books[i].TitleFound, _ = h.db.GetBooks("title:"+b.Title, 1, 0)
-		_, data.Books[i].AuthorFound, _ = h.db.GetBooks("author:"+strings.Join(b.Authors, " author:"), 1, 0)
+		// FIXME: there is a heavy performance issue searching for title/authors
+		//_, data.Books[i].TitleFound, _ = h.db.GetBooks("title:"+b.Title, 1, 0)
+		//_, data.Books[i].AuthorFound, _ = h.db.GetBooks("author:"+strings.Join(b.Authors, " author:"), 1, 0)
 		data.Books[i].Comment, err = h.db.GetComment(b.ID)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Error("Error getting comment for ", b.Title, " (", b.ID, "): ", err)