diff --git a/src/PostgREST/App.hs b/src/PostgREST/App.hs
index 11767b2ab..2f1bf4b67 100644
--- a/src/PostgREST/App.hs
+++ b/src/PostgREST/App.hs
@@ -57,11 +57,7 @@ import           Prelude
 app :: DbStructure -> AppConfig -> BL.ByteString -> Request -> H.Tx P.Postgres s Response
 app dbstructure conf reqBody req =
   case (path, verb) of
-    -- ([table], v) ->
-    --   case request of
-    --     Left e -> return $ responseLBS status400 [jsonH] $ cs e
-    --     Right (selectQuery, mutateQuery, isSingle) ->
-        
+
     ([table], "GET") ->
       if range == Just emptyRange
       then return $ responseLBS status416 [] "HTTP Range error"
@@ -151,8 +147,7 @@ app dbstructure conf reqBody req =
       -- select * from public.proc(a := "foo"::undefined) where whereT limit limitT
 
     ([], _) -> do
-      Identity (dbrole :: Text) <- H.singleEx $ [H.stmt|SELECT current_user|]
-      let body = encode $ filter (filterTableAcl dbrole) $ filter ((cs schema==).tableSchema) allTabs
+      body <- encode <$> tables (cs schema)
       return $ responseLBS status200 [jsonH] $ cs body
 
     ([table], "OPTIONS") -> do
@@ -165,20 +160,14 @@ app dbstructure conf reqBody req =
       return $ responseLBS status404 [] ""
 
   where
-    allTabs = tables dbstructure
     allRels = relations dbstructure
     allCols = columns dbstructure
     allPrKeys = primaryKeys dbstructure
     filterCol sc table (Column{colSchema=s, colTable=t}) =  s==sc && table==t
     filterCol _ _ _ =  False
     filterPk sc table pk = sc == pkSchema pk && table == pkTable pk
-
-    filterTableAcl :: Text -> Table -> Bool
-    filterTableAcl r (Table{tableAcl=a}) = r `elem` a
     path          = pathInfo req
     verb          = requestMethod req
-    --qq            = queryString req
-    --qualify       = QualifiedIdentifier schema
     hdrs          = requestHeaders req
     lookupHeader  = flip lookup hdrs
     hasPrefer val = any (\(h,v) -> h == "Prefer" && v == val) hdrs
diff --git a/src/PostgREST/Main.hs b/src/PostgREST/Main.hs
index af6f395fb..7dc0540e0 100644
--- a/src/PostgREST/Main.hs
+++ b/src/PostgREST/Main.hs
@@ -81,19 +81,17 @@ main = do
 
   let txSettings = Just (H.ReadCommitted, Just True)
   metadata <- H.session pool $ H.tx txSettings $ do
-    tabs <- allTables
     rels <- allRelations
     cols <- allColumns rels
     keys <- allPrimaryKeys
-    return (tabs, rels, cols, keys)
+    return (rels, cols, keys)
 
 
   dbstructure <- either hasqlError
-    (\(tabs, rels, cols, keys) ->
+    (\(rels, cols, keys) ->
 
       return DbStructure {
-          tables=tabs
-        , columns=cols
+          columns=cols
         , relations=rels
         , primaryKeys=keys
         }
diff --git a/src/PostgREST/PgStructure.hs b/src/PostgREST/PgStructure.hs
index d7e1710db..b9db312ae 100644
--- a/src/PostgREST/PgStructure.hs
+++ b/src/PostgREST/PgStructure.hs
@@ -48,11 +48,8 @@ doesProcReturnJWT = doesProc [H.stmt|
       AND    pg_catalog.pg_get_function_result(p.oid) = 'jwt_claims'
     |]
 
-tableFromRow :: (Text, Text, Bool, Maybe Text) -> Table
-tableFromRow (s, n, i, a) = Table s n i (parseAcl a)
-  where
-    parseAcl :: Maybe Text -> [Text]
-    parseAcl str = fromMaybe [] $ split (==',') <$> str
+tableFromRow :: (Text, Text, Bool) -> Table
+tableFromRow (s, n, i) = Table s n i
 
 columnFromRow :: (Text,       Text,      Text,
                   Int,        Bool,      Text,
@@ -77,34 +74,62 @@ pkFromRow (s, t, n) = PrimaryKey s t n
 addParentRelation :: Relation -> [Relation] -> [Relation]
 addParentRelation rel@(Relation s t c ft fc _ _ _ _) rels = Relation s ft fc t c Parent Nothing Nothing Nothing:rel:rels
 
-allTables :: H.Tx P.Postgres s [Table]
-allTables = do
-    rows <- H.listEx $ [H.stmt|
-      SELECT
-        n.nspname AS table_schema,
-        c.relname AS table_name,
-        c.relkind = 'r' OR (c.relkind IN ('v','f'))
-        AND (pg_relation_is_updatable(c.oid::regclass, FALSE) & 8) = 8
-        OR (EXISTS
-          ( SELECT 1
-            FROM pg_trigger
-            WHERE pg_trigger.tgrelid = c.oid
-            AND (pg_trigger.tgtype::integer & 69) = 69) ) AS insertable,
-        array_to_string(array_agg(r.rolname), ',') AS acl
-      FROM pg_class c
-      CROSS JOIN pg_roles r
-      JOIN pg_namespace n ON n.oid = c.relnamespace
-      WHERE c.relkind IN ('v','r','m')
-        AND n.nspname NOT IN ('pg_catalog', 'information_schema')
-        AND (
-          pg_has_role(r.rolname, c.relowner, 'USAGE'::text) OR
-          has_table_privilege(r.rolname, c.oid, 'SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, TRUNCATE, REFERENCES, TRIGGER'::text) OR
-          has_any_column_privilege(r.rolname, c.oid, 'SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, REFERENCES'::text) )
+-- allTables :: H.Tx P.Postgres s [Table]
+-- allTables = do
+--     rows <- H.listEx $ [H.stmt|
+--       SELECT
+--         n.nspname AS table_schema,
+--         c.relname AS table_name,
+--         c.relkind = 'r' OR (c.relkind IN ('v','f'))
+--         AND (pg_relation_is_updatable(c.oid::regclass, FALSE) & 8) = 8
+--         OR (EXISTS
+--           ( SELECT 1
+--             FROM pg_trigger
+--             WHERE pg_trigger.tgrelid = c.oid
+--             AND (pg_trigger.tgtype::integer & 69) = 69) ) AS insertable,
+--         array_to_string(array_agg(r.rolname), ',') AS acl
+--       FROM pg_class c
+--       CROSS JOIN pg_roles r
+--       JOIN pg_namespace n ON n.oid = c.relnamespace
+--       WHERE c.relkind IN ('v','r','m')
+--         AND n.nspname NOT IN ('pg_catalog', 'information_schema')
+--         AND (
+--           pg_has_role(r.rolname, c.relowner, 'USAGE'::text) OR
+--           has_table_privilege(r.rolname, c.oid, 'SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, TRUNCATE, REFERENCES, TRIGGER'::text) OR
+--           has_any_column_privilege(r.rolname, c.oid, 'SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, REFERENCES'::text) )
+--
+--       GROUP BY table_schema, table_name, insertable
+--       ORDER BY table_schema, table_name
+--     |]
+--     return $ map tableFromRow rows
 
-      GROUP BY table_schema, table_name, insertable
-      ORDER BY table_schema, table_name
-    |]
-    return $ map tableFromRow rows
+tables :: Text -> H.Tx P.Postgres s [Table]
+tables schema = do
+  rows <- H.listEx $
+    [H.stmt|
+      select
+        n.nspname as table_schema,
+        relname as table_name,
+        c.relkind = 'r' or (c.relkind IN ('v', 'f')) and (pg_relation_is_updatable(c.oid::regclass, false) & 8) = 8
+        or (exists (
+           select 1
+           from pg_trigger
+           where pg_trigger.tgrelid = c.oid and (pg_trigger.tgtype::integer & 69) = 69)
+        ) as insertable
+      from
+        pg_class c
+        join pg_namespace n on n.oid = c.relnamespace
+      where
+        c.relkind in ('v', 'r', 'm')
+        and n.nspname = ?
+        and (
+          pg_has_role(c.relowner, 'USAGE'::text)
+          or has_table_privilege(c.oid, 'SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, TRUNCATE, REFERENCES, TRIGGER'::text)
+          or has_any_column_privilege(c.oid, 'SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, REFERENCES'::text)
+        )
+      order by relname
+    |] schema
+  return $ map tableFromRow rows
 
 allRelations :: H.Tx P.Postgres s [Relation]
 allRelations = do
diff --git a/src/PostgREST/Types.hs b/src/PostgREST/Types.hs
index 8eeac7604..691efad99 100644
--- a/src/PostgREST/Types.hs
+++ b/src/PostgREST/Types.hs
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@ import Data.Aeson
 import Data.Map
 
 data DbStructure = DbStructure {
-  tables :: [Table]
-, columns :: [Column]
+  columns :: [Column]
 , relations :: [Relation]
 , primaryKeys :: [PrimaryKey]
 }
@@ -17,7 +16,6 @@ data Table = Table {
   tableSchema :: Text
 , tableName :: Text
 , tableInsertable :: Bool
-, tableAcl :: [Text]
 } deriving (Show)
 
 data ForeignKey = ForeignKey {
diff --git a/test/SpecHelper.hs b/test/SpecHelper.hs
index 1a0dae557..6dd276057 100644
--- a/test/SpecHelper.hs
+++ b/test/SpecHelper.hs
@@ -56,18 +56,16 @@ withApp perform = do
 
   let txSettings = Just (H.ReadCommitted, Just True)
   metadata <- H.session pool $ H.tx txSettings $ do
-    tabs <- allTables
     rels <- allRelations
     cols <- allColumns rels
     keys <- allPrimaryKeys
-    return (tabs, rels, cols, keys)
+    return (rels, cols, keys)
 
   dbstructure <- case metadata of
     Left e -> fail $ show e
-    Right (tabs, rels, cols, keys) ->
+    Right (rels, cols, keys) ->
       return DbStructure {
-          tables=tabs
-        , columns=cols
+          columns=cols
         , relations=rels
         , primaryKeys=keys
         }