diff --git a/lib/epochs.js b/lib/epochs.js
index 4bc0c72..4559976 100644
--- a/lib/epochs.js
+++ b/lib/epochs.js
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ const {
   and,
   type,
   live,
+  key,
   isDecrypted,
   toPullStream,
 } = require('ssb-db2/operators')
-const { seekKey } = require('ssb-db2/seekers')
 const {
   validator: {
     group: {
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ const isSubsetOf = require('set.prototype.issubsetof')
 const { groupRecp } = require('./operators')
 const getTangleUpdates = require('./tangles/get-tangle-updates')
 const pullMany = require('pull-many')
-const { equal } = require('jitdb/operators')
 
 const msgPattern = toPattern(new Butt64('ssb:message/[a-zA-Z0-9-]+/', null, 32))
 const feedPattern = toPattern(new Butt64('ssb:feed/[a-zA-Z0-9-]+/', null, 32))
@@ -526,15 +525,7 @@ function getRootVal(ssb, msgId, cb) {
   pull(
     pullMany([
       ssb.db.query(
-        where(
-          and(
-            isDecrypted('box2'),
-            equal(seekKey, toMessageSigil(msgId), {
-              indexType: 'groupRootMsgId',
-              prefix: true,
-            })
-          )
-        ),
+        where(and(isDecrypted('box2'), key(toMessageSigil(msgId)))),
         live({ old: true }),
         toPullStream()
       ),