diff --git a/src/index.rs b/src/index.rs
index 1637a91ca5..19ed068d25 100644
--- a/src/index.rs
+++ b/src/index.rs
@@ -346,13 +346,6 @@ impl Index {
 
   #[cfg(test)]
   pub(crate) fn statistic(&self, statistic: Statistic) -> Result<u64> {
-    if matches!(
-      statistic,
-      Statistic::OutputsTraversed | Statistic::OrdinalRanges
-    ) {
-      self.require_ordinal_index("statistic")?;
-    }
-
     Ok(
       self
         .database
diff --git a/tests/info.rs b/tests/info.rs
index 523108d9cf..91176f1b4b 100644
--- a/tests/info.rs
+++ b/tests/info.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use super::*;
 
 #[test]
-fn json() {
+fn json_with_ordinal_index() {
   let rpc_server = test_bitcoincore_rpc::spawn();
   CommandBuilder::new("--index-ordinals info")
     .rpc_server(&rpc_server)
@@ -11,6 +11,17 @@ fn json() {
     .run();
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn json_without_ordinal_index() {
+  let rpc_server = test_bitcoincore_rpc::spawn();
+  CommandBuilder::new("info")
+    .rpc_server(&rpc_server)
+    .stdout_regex(
+      r#"\{"blocks_indexed":1,"branch_pages":\d+,"fragmented_bytes":\d+,"index_file_size":\d+,"leaf_pages":\d+,"metadata_bytes":\d+,"ordinal_ranges":0,"outputs_traversed":0,"page_size":\d+,"stored_bytes":\d+,"transactions":\[\{"starting_block_count":0,"starting_timestamp":\d+\}\],"tree_height":\d+,"utxos_indexed":0\}"#
+    )
+    .run();
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn transactions() {
   let rpc_server = test_bitcoincore_rpc::spawn();
@@ -20,7 +31,7 @@ fn transactions() {
   let index_path = tempdir.path().join("index.redb");
 
   CommandBuilder::new(format!(
-    "--index-ordinals --index {} info --transactions",
+    "--index {} info --transactions",
     index_path.display()
   ))
   .rpc_server(&rpc_server)
@@ -30,7 +41,7 @@ fn transactions() {
   rpc_server.mine_blocks(10);
 
   CommandBuilder::new(format!(
-    "--index-ordinals --index {} info --transactions",
+    "--index {} info --transactions",
     index_path.display()
   ))
   .rpc_server(&rpc_server)
@@ -40,7 +51,7 @@ fn transactions() {
   rpc_server.mine_blocks(10);
 
   CommandBuilder::new(format!(
-    "--index-ordinals --index {} info --transactions",
+    "--index {} info --transactions",
     index_path.display()
   ))
   .rpc_server(&rpc_server)
diff --git a/tests/server.rs b/tests/server.rs
index c592c323bc..a44b4a449b 100644
--- a/tests/server.rs
+++ b/tests/server.rs
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ HELLOWORLD.*",
     ),
   );
 
-  let ord_server = TestServer::spawn_with_args(&rpc_server, &["--index-ordinals"]);
+  let ord_server = TestServer::spawn_with_args(&rpc_server, &[]);
   ord_server.assert_response_regex(
     &format!("/inscription/{}", reveal_tx),
     &format!(