diff --git a/lib/datastore.js b/lib/datastore.js
index 74411f1..1080956 100755
--- a/lib/datastore.js
+++ b/lib/datastore.js
@@ -288,42 +288,10 @@ class Datastore extends EventEmitter {
   }
 
   async getCandidatesAsync (query, dontExpireStaleDocs = false) {
-    const indexNames = Object.keys(this.indexes)
     const validDocs = []
 
-    const _getCandidates = query => {
-      // STEP 1: get candidates list by checking indexes from most to least frequent usecase
-      // For a basic match
-      let usableQuery
-      usableQuery = Object.entries(query)
-        .filter(([k, v]) =>
-          !!(typeof v === 'string' || typeof v === 'number' || typeof v === 'boolean' || isDate(v) || v === null) &&
-          indexNames.includes(k)
-        )
-        .pop()
-      if (usableQuery) return this.indexes[usableQuery[0]].getMatching(usableQuery[1])
-      // For a $in match
-      usableQuery = Object.entries(query)
-        .filter(([k, v]) =>
-          !!(query[k] && Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(query[k], '$in')) &&
-          indexNames.includes(k)
-        )
-        .pop()
-      if (usableQuery) return this.indexes[usableQuery[0]].getMatching(usableQuery[1].$in)
-      // For a comparison match
-      usableQuery = Object.entries(query)
-        .filter(([k, v]) =>
-          !!(query[k] && (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(query[k], '$lt') || Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(query[k], '$lte') || Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(query[k], '$gt') || Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(query[k], '$gte'))) &&
-          indexNames.includes(k)
-        )
-        .pop()
-      if (usableQuery) return this.indexes[usableQuery[0]].getBetweenBounds(usableQuery[1])
-      // By default, return all the DB data
-      return this.getAllData()
-    }
-
     // STEP 1: get candidates list by checking indexes from most to least frequent usecase
-    const docs = _getCandidates(query)
+    const docs = this._getCandidates(query)
     // STEP 2: remove all expired documents
     if (!dontExpireStaleDocs) {
       const expiredDocsIds = []
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 02ef156..55d0f1b 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@seald-io/binary-search-tree": "^1.0.2",
-        "async": "0.2.10",
         "localforage": "^1.9.0"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@react-native-async-storage/async-storage": "^1.15.9",
         "@types/jest": "^27.0.2",
+        "async": "0.2.10",
         "browser-resolve": "^2.0.0",
         "chai": "^4.3.4",
         "commander": "^7.2.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f0f0691..30461a6 100755
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -42,13 +42,13 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@seald-io/binary-search-tree": "^1.0.2",
-    "async": "0.2.10",
     "localforage": "^1.9.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@react-native-async-storage/async-storage": "^1.15.9",
     "@types/jest": "^27.0.2",
     "browser-resolve": "^2.0.0",
+    "async": "0.2.10",
     "chai": "^4.3.4",
     "commander": "^7.2.0",
     "events": "^3.3.0",