diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/com/storycove/dto/StorySearchDto.java b/backend/src/main/java/com/storycove/dto/StorySearchDto.java
index 0891e04..33af6b0 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/com/storycove/dto/StorySearchDto.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/com/storycove/dto/StorySearchDto.java
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ public class StorySearchDto {
     private UUID id;
     private String title;
     private String description;
-    private String contentPlain;
     private String sourceUrl;
     private String coverPath;
     private Integer wordCount;
@@ -65,13 +64,6 @@ public class StorySearchDto {
         this.description = description;
     }
     
-    public String getContentPlain() {
-        return contentPlain;
-    }
-    
-    public void setContentPlain(String contentPlain) {
-        this.contentPlain = contentPlain;
-    }
     
     public String getSourceUrl() {
         return sourceUrl;
diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/com/storycove/service/TypesenseService.java b/backend/src/main/java/com/storycove/service/TypesenseService.java
index 90448c9..84297a9 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/com/storycove/service/TypesenseService.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/com/storycove/service/TypesenseService.java
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ public class TypesenseService {
                     dto.setId(UUID.fromString((String) doc.get("id")));
                     dto.setTitle((String) doc.get("title"));
                     dto.setDescription((String) doc.get("description"));
-                    dto.setContentPlain((String) doc.get("contentPlain"));
+                    // contentPlain excluded for performance - not needed in search results
                     
                     String authorId = (String) doc.get("authorId");
                     if (authorId != null && !authorId.trim().isEmpty()) {
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/stories/SeriesSelector.tsx b/frontend/src/components/stories/SeriesSelector.tsx
index 0346b67..b523cbc 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/stories/SeriesSelector.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/stories/SeriesSelector.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 import { useState, useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
 import { seriesApi, storyApi } from '../../lib/api';
-import { Series, Story } from '../../types/api';
+import { Series } from '../../types/api';
 
 interface SeriesSelectorProps {
   value: string;
diff --git a/frontend/src/types/api.ts b/frontend/src/types/api.ts
index 92cf7c1..6e9057f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/types/api.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/types/api.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ export interface Story {
   authorId: string;
   authorName: string;
   contentHtml: string;
-  contentPlain: string;
+  contentPlain?: string; // Optional - only included in reading/detail views
   sourceUrl?: string;
   wordCount: number;
   seriesId?: string;