diff --git a/server/kolide/invites.go b/server/kolide/invites.go
index 8aab1954da..68b1056d60 100644
--- a/server/kolide/invites.go
+++ b/server/kolide/invites.go
@@ -59,13 +59,13 @@ type InvitePayload struct {
 type Invite struct {
 	UpdateCreateTimestamps
 	DeleteFields
-	ID        uint   `json:"id" gorm:"primary_key"`
-	InvitedBy uint   `json:"invited_by" gorm:"not null" db:"invited_by"`
-	Email     string `json:"email" gorm:"not null;unique_index:idx_invite_unique_email"`
+	ID        uint   `json:"id"`
+	InvitedBy uint   `json:"invited_by" db:"invited_by"`
+	Email     string `json:"email"`
 	Admin     bool   `json:"admin"`
 	Name      string `json:"name"`
 	Position  string `json:"position,omitempty"`
-	Token     string `json:"-" gorm:"not null;unique_index:idx_invite_unique_key"`
+	Token     string `json:"-"`
 }
 
 // TODO: fixme
diff --git a/server/kolide/packs.go b/server/kolide/packs.go
index cd32baab1b..cf66487536 100644
--- a/server/kolide/packs.go
+++ b/server/kolide/packs.go
@@ -46,13 +46,13 @@ type PackService interface {
 type Pack struct {
 	UpdateCreateTimestamps
 	DeleteFields
-	ID       uint   `json:"id" gorm:"primary_key"`
-	Name     string `json:"name" gorm:"not null;unique_index:idx_pack_unique_name"`
+	ID       uint   `json:"id"`
+	Name     string `json:"name"`
 	Platform string `json:"platform"`
 }
 
 type PackQuery struct {
-	ID        uint `gorm:"primary_key"`
+	ID        uint
 	CreatedAt time.Time
 	UpdatedAt time.Time
 	PackID    uint
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ type PackQuery struct {
 }
 
 type PackTarget struct {
-	ID     uint `gorm:"primary_key"`
+	ID     uint
 	PackID uint
 	Target
 }
diff --git a/server/kolide/sessions.go b/server/kolide/sessions.go
index 1ee1ce9342..e54d6f38de 100644
--- a/server/kolide/sessions.go
+++ b/server/kolide/sessions.go
@@ -69,10 +69,10 @@ type SessionService interface {
 // Session is the model object which represents what an active session is
 type Session struct {
 	CreateTimestamp
-	ID         uint      `gorm:"primary_key"`
+	ID         uint
 	AccessedAt time.Time `db:"accessed_at"`
-	UserID     uint      `gorm:"not null" db:"user_id"`
-	Key        string    `gorm:"not null;unique_index:idx_session_unique_key"`
+	UserID     uint
+	Key        string
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/server/kolide/traits.go b/server/kolide/traits.go
index ed3ba6f57a..43c90b9785 100644
--- a/server/kolide/traits.go
+++ b/server/kolide/traits.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ type CreateTimestamp struct {
 // delete record in the database. We mark it deleted, records with Deleted
 // set to true will not normally be included in results
 type DeleteFields struct {
-	DeletedAt *time.Time `json:"deleted_at" db:"deleted_at" gorm:"-"`
+	DeletedAt *time.Time `json:"deleted_at" db:"deleted_at"`
 	Deleted   bool       `json:"deleted"`
 }
 
diff --git a/server/kolide/users.go b/server/kolide/users.go
index 7db2048289..668fb38cd5 100644
--- a/server/kolide/users.go
+++ b/server/kolide/users.go
@@ -56,14 +56,14 @@ type UserService interface {
 type User struct {
 	UpdateCreateTimestamps
 	DeleteFields
-	ID                       uint   `json:"id" gorm:"primary_key"`
-	Username                 string `json:"username" gorm:"not null;unique_index:idx_user_unique_username"`
-	Password                 []byte `json:"-" gorm:"not null"`
-	Salt                     string `json:"-" gorm:"not null"`
+	ID                       uint   `json:"id"`
+	Username                 string `json:"username"`
+	Password                 []byte `json:"-"`
+	Salt                     string `json:"-"`
 	Name                     string `json:"name"`
-	Email                    string `json:"email" gorm:"not null;unique_index:idx_user_unique_email"`
-	Admin                    bool   `json:"admin" gorm:"not null"`
-	Enabled                  bool   `json:"enabled" gorm:"not null"`
+	Email                    string `json:"email"`
+	Admin                    bool   `json:"admin"`
+	Enabled                  bool   `json:"enabled"`
 	AdminForcedPasswordReset bool   `json:"force_password_reset" db:"admin_forced_password_reset"`
 	GravatarURL              string `json:"gravatar_url" db:"gravatar_url"`
 	Position                 string `json:"position,omitempty"` // job role