diff --git a/modules/database/src/Database.ts b/modules/database/src/Database.ts
index 6f468d07a..f53b63ebf 100644
--- a/modules/database/src/Database.ts
+++ b/modules/database/src/Database.ts
@@ -105,20 +105,23 @@ export default class DatabaseModule extends ManagedModule<void> {
   }
 
   async onServerStart() {
-    await this._activeAdapter.registerSystemSchema(models.DeclaredSchema);
-    await this._activeAdapter.registerSystemSchema(models.MigratedSchemas);
+    const isReplica = this.grpcSdk.isAvailable('database');
+    await this._activeAdapter.registerSystemSchema(models.DeclaredSchema, isReplica);
+    await this._activeAdapter.registerSystemSchema(models.MigratedSchemas, isReplica);
     let modelPromises = Object.values(models).flatMap((model: ConduitSchema) => {
       if (['_DeclaredSchema', 'MigratedSchemas'].includes(model.name)) return [];
-      return this._activeAdapter.registerSystemSchema(model);
+      return this._activeAdapter.registerSystemSchema(model, isReplica);
     });
     await Promise.all(modelPromises);
     await this._activeAdapter.retrieveForeignSchemas();
     await this._activeAdapter.recoverSchemasFromDatabase();
     await this._activeAdapter.recoverViewsFromDatabase();
-    await runMigrations(this._activeAdapter);
+    if (!isReplica) {
+      await runMigrations(this._activeAdapter);
+    }
     modelPromises = Object.values(models).flatMap((model: ConduitSchema) => {
-      return this._activeAdapter.registerSystemSchema(model).then(() => {
-        if (this._activeAdapter.getDatabaseType() !== 'MongoDB') {
+      return this._activeAdapter.registerSystemSchema(model, isReplica).then(() => {
+        if (this._activeAdapter.getDatabaseType() !== 'MongoDB' && !isReplica) {
           return this._activeAdapter.syncSchema(model.name);
         }
       });
diff --git a/modules/database/src/adapters/DatabaseAdapter.ts b/modules/database/src/adapters/DatabaseAdapter.ts
index 76bdfdde2..02c53a709 100644
--- a/modules/database/src/adapters/DatabaseAdapter.ts
+++ b/modules/database/src/adapters/DatabaseAdapter.ts
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ export abstract class DatabaseAdapter<T extends Schema> {
     this.legacyDeployment = await this.hasLegacyCollections();
   }
 
-  async registerSystemSchema(schema: ConduitSchema) {
+  async registerSystemSchema(schema: ConduitSchema, isReplica: boolean) {
     // @dirty-type-cast
-    await this.createSchemaFromAdapter(schema);
+    await this.createSchemaFromAdapter(schema, false, false, isReplica);
     this._systemSchemas.add(schema.name);
   }
 
@@ -85,7 +85,11 @@ export abstract class DatabaseAdapter<T extends Schema> {
     await this.addExtensionsFromSchemaModel(schema, gRPC);
     stitchSchema(schema as ConduitDatabaseSchema); // @dirty-type-cast
     const schemaUpdate = this.registeredSchemas.has(schema.name);
-    const createdSchema = await this._createSchemaFromAdapter(schema, !instanceSync);
+    const createdSchema = await this._createSchemaFromAdapter(
+      schema,
+      !instanceSync,
+      instanceSync,
+    );
     this.hashSchemaFields(schema as ConduitDatabaseSchema); // @dirty-type-cast
     if (!instanceSync && !schemaUpdate) {
       ConduitGrpcSdk.Metrics?.increment('registered_schemas_total', 1, {
@@ -278,7 +282,7 @@ export abstract class DatabaseAdapter<T extends Schema> {
           model,
           !!model.modelOptions.conduit?.imported,
           true,
-          false,
+          true,
         );
       });
 
@@ -377,6 +381,7 @@ export abstract class DatabaseAdapter<T extends Schema> {
   protected abstract _createSchemaFromAdapter(
     schema: ConduitSchema,
     saveToDb: boolean,
+    instanceSync: boolean,
   ): Promise<Schema>;
 
   protected async saveSchemaToDatabase(schema: ConduitSchema) {
diff --git a/modules/database/src/adapters/mongoose-adapter/index.ts b/modules/database/src/adapters/mongoose-adapter/index.ts
index 4f0360af3..66eaa3856 100644
--- a/modules/database/src/adapters/mongoose-adapter/index.ts
+++ b/modules/database/src/adapters/mongoose-adapter/index.ts
@@ -391,6 +391,7 @@ export class MongooseAdapter extends DatabaseAdapter<MongooseSchema> {
   protected async _createSchemaFromAdapter(
     schema: ConduitDatabaseSchema,
     saveToDb: boolean = true,
+    isInstanceSync: boolean = false,
   ): Promise<MongooseSchema> {
     let compiledSchema = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(schema));
     validateFieldConstraints(compiledSchema, 'mongodb');
@@ -424,7 +425,7 @@ export class MongooseAdapter extends DatabaseAdapter<MongooseSchema> {
       await this.saveSchemaToDatabase(schema);
     }
 
-    if (indexes) {
+    if (indexes && !isInstanceSync) {
       await this.createIndexes(schema.name, indexes, schema.ownerModule);
     }
     return this.models[schema.name];
diff --git a/modules/database/src/adapters/sequelize-adapter/index.ts b/modules/database/src/adapters/sequelize-adapter/index.ts
index 5790db1f1..4ae2974e4 100644
--- a/modules/database/src/adapters/sequelize-adapter/index.ts
+++ b/modules/database/src/adapters/sequelize-adapter/index.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import {
 } from '../../interfaces';
 import { sqlSchemaConverter } from './sql-adapter/SqlSchemaConverter';
 import { pgSchemaConverter } from './postgres-adapter/PgSchemaConverter';
-import { isNil, merge } from 'lodash';
+import { isNil } from 'lodash';
 
 const sqlSchemaName = process.env.SQL_SCHEMA ?? 'public';
 
@@ -203,77 +203,10 @@ export abstract class SequelizeAdapter extends DatabaseAdapter<SequelizeSchema>
       : schema.name;
   }
 
-  private async processExtractedSchemas(
-    schema: ConduitDatabaseSchema,
-    extractedSchemas: Indexable,
-    associatedSchemas: { [key: string]: SequelizeSchema | SequelizeSchema[] },
-  ) {
-    for (const extractedSchema in extractedSchemas) {
-      const modelOptions = merge({}, schema.modelOptions, {
-        conduit: {
-          cms: {
-            enabled: false,
-            crudOperations: {
-              read: {
-                enabled: false,
-              },
-              create: {
-                enabled: false,
-              },
-              delete: {
-                enabled: false,
-              },
-              update: {
-                enabled: false,
-              },
-            },
-          },
-
-          permissions: {
-            extendable: false,
-            canCreate: false,
-            canModify: 'Nothing',
-            canDelete: false,
-          },
-        },
-      });
-      let modeledSchema;
-      let isArray = false;
-      if (Array.isArray(extractedSchemas[extractedSchema])) {
-        isArray = true;
-        modeledSchema = new ConduitSchema(
-          `${schema.name}_${extractedSchema}`,
-          extractedSchemas[extractedSchema][0],
-          modelOptions,
-          `${schema.collectionName}_${extractedSchema}`,
-        );
-      } else {
-        modeledSchema = new ConduitSchema(
-          `${schema.name}_${extractedSchema}`,
-          extractedSchemas[extractedSchema],
-          modelOptions,
-          `${schema.collectionName}_${extractedSchema}`,
-        );
-      }
-
-      modeledSchema.ownerModule = schema.ownerModule;
-      (modeledSchema as ConduitDatabaseSchema).compiledFields = modeledSchema.fields;
-      // check index compatibility
-      const sequelizeSchema = await this._createSchemaFromAdapter(
-        modeledSchema as ConduitDatabaseSchema,
-        false,
-        {
-          parentSchema: schema.name,
-        },
-      );
-      associatedSchemas[extractedSchema] = isArray ? [sequelizeSchema] : sequelizeSchema;
-    }
-  }
-
   protected async _createSchemaFromAdapter(
     schema: ConduitDatabaseSchema,
     saveToDb: boolean = true,
-    options?: { parentSchema: string },
+    isInstanceSync: boolean = false,
   ): Promise<SequelizeSchema> {
     for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(this.views)) {
       if (value.originalSchema.name === schema.name) {
@@ -309,13 +242,17 @@ export abstract class SequelizeAdapter extends DatabaseAdapter<SequelizeSchema>
       objectPaths,
     );
 
-    const noSync = this.models[schema.name].originalSchema.modelOptions.conduit!.noSync;
+    const noSync =
+      this.models[schema.name].originalSchema.modelOptions.conduit!.noSync ||
+      isInstanceSync;
     // do not sync extracted schemas
-    if ((isNil(noSync) || !noSync) && !options) {
+    if (isNil(noSync) || !noSync) {
       await this.models[schema.name].sync();
+    } else {
+      this.models[schema.name].synced = true;
     }
     // do not store extracted schemas to db
-    if (!options && saveToDb) {
+    if (saveToDb && !isInstanceSync) {
       await this.compareAndStoreMigratedSchema(schema);
       await this.saveSchemaToDatabase(schema);
     }