diff --git a/tests/fixtures/stationmeta/stationmeta_global.json b/tests/fixtures/stationmeta/stationmeta_global.json
index 6f89972c85c26992abc4ae821bd47df9b1a2e1d4..6e6be3938a28025b0990b22fc5a7b33fcce8988e 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures/stationmeta/stationmeta_global.json
+++ b/tests/fixtures/stationmeta/stationmeta_global.json
@@ -23,9 +23,6 @@
    "max_population_density_25km_year1990":-1.0,
    "mean_nox_emissions_10km_year2015":-999.0,
    "mean_nox_emissions_10km_year2000":-999.0,
-   "wheat_production_year2000":-999.0,
-   "rice_production_year2000":-999.0,
-   "omi_no2_column_years2011to2015":-999.0,
    "toar1_category":0,
    "station_id":1},
   {"mean_topography_srtm_alt_90m_year1994":-999.0,
@@ -52,9 +49,6 @@
    "max_population_density_25km_year1990":-1.0,
    "mean_nox_emissions_10km_year2015":-999.0,
    "mean_nox_emissions_10km_year2000":-999.0,
-   "wheat_production_year2000":-999.0,
-   "rice_production_year2000":-999.0,
-   "omi_no2_column_years2011to2015":-999.0,
    "toar1_category":0,
    "station_id":2},
   {"mean_topography_srtm_alt_90m_year1994":-999.0,
@@ -81,9 +75,6 @@
    "max_population_density_25km_year1990":-1.0,
    "mean_nox_emissions_10km_year2015":-999.0,
    "mean_nox_emissions_10km_year2000":-999.0,
-   "wheat_production_year2000":-999.0,
-   "rice_production_year2000":-999.0,
-   "omi_no2_column_years2011to2015":-999.0,
    "toar1_category":0,
    "station_id":3}
 ]
diff --git a/tests/test_search.py b/tests/test_search.py
index 6bc61c38508892aaea3d13945a429ff5a2724c13..9795e60a6f218c42effd659c63570940b6854e0e 100644
--- a/tests/test_search.py
+++ b/tests/test_search.py
@@ -220,11 +220,8 @@ class TestApps:
                                                      'mean_topography_srtm_alt_1km_year1994': -999.0,
                                                      'mean_topography_srtm_alt_90m_year1994': -999.0,
                                                      'min_topography_srtm_relative_alt_5km_year1994': -999.0,
-                                                     'omi_no2_column_years2011to2015': -999.0,
-                                                     'rice_production_year2000': -999.0,
                                                      'stddev_topography_srtm_relative_alt_5km_year1994': -999.0,
-                                                     'toar1_category': 'unclassified',
-                                                     'wheat_production_year2000': -999.0},
+                                                     'toar1_category': 'unclassified'},
                                       'changelog': [{'datetime': '2023-07-15T19:27:09.463245+00:00',
                                                      'description': 'station created',
                                                      'old_value': '',
@@ -286,11 +283,8 @@ class TestApps:
                                                      'mean_topography_srtm_alt_1km_year1994': -999.0,
                                                      'mean_topography_srtm_alt_90m_year1994': -999.0,
                                                      'min_topography_srtm_relative_alt_5km_year1994': -999.0,
-                                                     'omi_no2_column_years2011to2015': -999.0,
-                                                     'rice_production_year2000': -999.0,
                                                      'stddev_topography_srtm_relative_alt_5km_year1994': -999.0,
-                                                     'toar1_category': 'unclassified',
-                                                     'wheat_production_year2000': -999.0},
+                                                     'toar1_category': 'unclassified'},
                                       'changelog': [{'datetime': '2023-08-15T21:16:20.596545+00:00',
                                                      'description': 'station created',
                                                      'old_value': '',
@@ -359,11 +353,8 @@ class TestApps:
                                                      'mean_topography_srtm_alt_1km_year1994': -999.0,
                                                      'mean_topography_srtm_alt_90m_year1994': -999.0,
                                                      'min_topography_srtm_relative_alt_5km_year1994': -999.0,
-                                                     'omi_no2_column_years2011to2015': -999.0,
-                                                     'rice_production_year2000': -999.0,
                                                      'stddev_topography_srtm_relative_alt_5km_year1994': -999.0,
-                                                     'toar1_category': 'unclassified',
-                                                     'wheat_production_year2000': -999.0},
+                                                     'toar1_category': 'unclassified'},
                                       'changelog': [{'datetime': '2023-08-15T21:16:20.596545+00:00',
                                                      'description': 'station created',
                                                      'old_value': '',
diff --git a/tests/test_stationmeta.py b/tests/test_stationmeta.py
index bbf8e428176560fbb362820b80b7882eb1524740..b3b9951e940492ce1994d8858d0722cb693e00ab 100644
--- a/tests/test_stationmeta.py
+++ b/tests/test_stationmeta.py
@@ -215,11 +215,8 @@ class TestApps:
                                          'mean_topography_srtm_alt_1km_year1994': -999.0,
                                          'mean_topography_srtm_alt_90m_year1994': -999.0,
                                          'min_topography_srtm_relative_alt_5km_year1994': -999.0,
-                                         'omi_no2_column_years2011to2015': -999.0,
-                                         'rice_production_year2000': -999.0,
                                          'stddev_topography_srtm_relative_alt_5km_year1994': -999.0,
-                                         'toar1_category': 'unclassified',
-                                         'wheat_production_year2000': -999.0},
+                                         'toar1_category': 'unclassified'},
                           'changelog': [{'datetime': '2023-07-05T08:23:04.551645+00:00',
                                          'description': 'station created',
                                          'old_value': '',
@@ -259,11 +256,8 @@ class TestApps:
                                          'mean_topography_srtm_alt_1km_year1994': -999.0,
                                          'mean_topography_srtm_alt_90m_year1994': -999.0,
                                          'min_topography_srtm_relative_alt_5km_year1994': -999.0,
-                                         'omi_no2_column_years2011to2015': -999.0,
-                                         'rice_production_year2000': -999.0,
                                          'stddev_topography_srtm_relative_alt_5km_year1994': -999.0,
-                                         'toar1_category': 'unclassified',
-                                         'wheat_production_year2000': -999.0},
+                                         'toar1_category': 'unclassified'},
                           'changelog': [{'datetime': '2023-07-15T19:27:09.463245+00:00',
                                          'description': 'station created',
                                          'old_value': '',
@@ -302,11 +296,8 @@ class TestApps:
                                          'mean_topography_srtm_alt_1km_year1994': -999.0,
                                          'mean_topography_srtm_alt_90m_year1994': -999.0,
                                          'min_topography_srtm_relative_alt_5km_year1994': -999.0,
-                                         'omi_no2_column_years2011to2015': -999.0,
-                                         'rice_production_year2000': -999.0,
                                          'stddev_topography_srtm_relative_alt_5km_year1994': -999.0,
-                                         'toar1_category': 'unclassified',
-                                         'wheat_production_year2000': -999.0},
+                                         'toar1_category': 'unclassified'},
                           'changelog': [{'datetime': '2023-08-15T21:16:20.596545+00:00',
                                          'description': 'station created',
                                          'old_value': '',
@@ -355,11 +346,8 @@ class TestApps:
                                         'mean_topography_srtm_alt_1km_year1994': -999.0,
                                         'mean_topography_srtm_alt_90m_year1994': -999.0,
                                         'min_topography_srtm_relative_alt_5km_year1994': -999.0,
-                                        'omi_no2_column_years2011to2015': -999.0,
-                                        'rice_production_year2000': -999.0,
                                         'stddev_topography_srtm_relative_alt_5km_year1994': -999.0,
-                                        'toar1_category': 'unclassified',
-                                        'wheat_production_year2000': -999.0},
+                                        'toar1_category': 'unclassified'},
                           'changelog': [{'datetime': '2023-08-15T21:16:20.596545+00:00',
                                          'description': 'station created',
                                          'old_value': '',
@@ -444,11 +432,8 @@ class TestApps:
                                         'mean_topography_srtm_alt_1km_year1994': -999.0,
                                         'mean_topography_srtm_alt_90m_year1994': -999.0,
                                         'min_topography_srtm_relative_alt_5km_year1994': -999.0,
-                                        'omi_no2_column_years2011to2015': -999.0,
-                                        'rice_production_year2000': -999.0,
                                         'stddev_topography_srtm_relative_alt_5km_year1994': -999.0,
-                                        'toar1_category': 'unclassified',
-                                        'wheat_production_year2000': -999.0},
+                                        'toar1_category': 'unclassified'},
                          'changelog': [{'datetime': '2023-07-05T08:23:04.551645+00:00',
                                         'description': 'station created',
                                         'old_value': '',
diff --git a/tests/test_timeseries.py b/tests/test_timeseries.py
index aeec240968cef6bd91db3443ad78ba505221a28b..827261ab67727a6a52adfd0dc064e856384f9f95 100644
--- a/tests/test_timeseries.py
+++ b/tests/test_timeseries.py
@@ -230,11 +230,8 @@ class TestApps:
                                                      'mean_topography_srtm_alt_1km_year1994': -999.0,
                                                      'mean_topography_srtm_alt_90m_year1994': -999.0,
                                                      'min_topography_srtm_relative_alt_5km_year1994': -999.0,
-                                                     'omi_no2_column_years2011to2015': -999.0,
-                                                     'rice_production_year2000': -999.0,
                                                      'stddev_topography_srtm_relative_alt_5km_year1994': -999.0,
-                                                     'toar1_category': 'unclassified',
-                                                     'wheat_production_year2000': -999.0},
+                                                     'toar1_category': 'unclassified'},
                                       'changelog': []},
                           'programme': {'id': 0, 'name': '', 'longname': '', 'homepage': '', 'description': ''}},
                          {'id': 2,
@@ -305,11 +302,8 @@ class TestApps:
                                                      'mean_topography_srtm_alt_1km_year1994': -999.0,
                                                      'mean_topography_srtm_alt_90m_year1994': -999.0,
                                                      'min_topography_srtm_relative_alt_5km_year1994': -999.0,
-                                                     'omi_no2_column_years2011to2015': -999.0,
-                                                     'rice_production_year2000': -999.0,
                                                      'stddev_topography_srtm_relative_alt_5km_year1994': -999.0,
-                                                     'toar1_category': 'unclassified',
-                                                     'wheat_production_year2000': -999.0},
+                                                     'toar1_category': 'unclassified'},
                                       'id': 3,
                                       'name': 'Test_China',
                                       'roles': [],
@@ -376,11 +370,8 @@ class TestApps:
                                                     'mean_topography_srtm_alt_1km_year1994': -999.0,
                                                     'mean_topography_srtm_alt_90m_year1994': -999.0,
                                                     'min_topography_srtm_relative_alt_5km_year1994': -999.0,
-                                                    'omi_no2_column_years2011to2015': -999.0,
-                                                    'rice_production_year2000': -999.0,
                                                     'stddev_topography_srtm_relative_alt_5km_year1994': -999.0,
-                                                    'toar1_category': 'unclassified',
-                                                    'wheat_production_year2000': -999.0},
+                                                    'toar1_category': 'unclassified'},
                                      'changelog': []},
                          'programme': {'id': 0, 'name': '', 'longname': '', 'homepage': '', 'description': ''}}
         assert response.json() == expected_resp
@@ -549,11 +540,8 @@ class TestApps:
                                        'mean_topography_srtm_alt_1km_year1994': -999.0,
                                        'mean_topography_srtm_alt_90m_year1994': -999.0,
                                        'min_topography_srtm_relative_alt_5km_year1994': -999.0,
-                                       'omi_no2_column_years2011to2015': -999.0,
-                                       'rice_production_year2000': -999.0,
                                        'stddev_topography_srtm_relative_alt_5km_year1994': -999.0,
-                                       'toar1_category': 'unclassified',
-                                       'wheat_production_year2000': -999.0},
+                                       'toar1_category': 'unclassified'},
                         'changelog': []},
             'variable': {'name': 'toluene', 'longname': 'toluene', 'displayname': 'Toluene',
                         'cf_standardname': 'mole_fraction_of_toluene_in_air', 'units': 'nmol mol-1',
diff --git a/toardb/stationmeta/models_global.py b/toardb/stationmeta/models_global.py
index e66ed1898f21b08fb60ef61a45922cac69eb521f..cebd9b8165565c0eb7b1a3c2e94d2652b647bc44 100644
--- a/toardb/stationmeta/models_global.py
+++ b/toardb/stationmeta/models_global.py
@@ -70,12 +70,6 @@ class StationmetaGlobal(Base):
     +--------------------------------------------------+------------------------+-----------+----------+------------------------------------------------+
     | mean_nox_emissions_10km_year2000                 | double precision       |           | not null | '-999.0'::numeric                              |
     +--------------------------------------------------+------------------------+-----------+----------+------------------------------------------------+
-    | wheat_production_year2000                        | double precision       |           | not null | '-999.0'::numeric                              |
-    +--------------------------------------------------+------------------------+-----------+----------+------------------------------------------------+
-    | rice_production_year2000                         | double precision       |           | not null | '-999.0'::numeric                              |
-    +--------------------------------------------------+------------------------+-----------+----------+------------------------------------------------+
-    | omi_no2_column_years2011to2015                   | double precision       |           | not null | '-999.0'::numeric                              |
-    +--------------------------------------------------+------------------------+-----------+----------+------------------------------------------------+
     | toar1_category                                   | integer                |           | not null | '-1'::integer                                  |
     +--------------------------------------------------+------------------------+-----------+----------+------------------------------------------------+
     | station_id                                       | integer                |           | not null |                                                |
@@ -131,9 +125,6 @@ class StationmetaGlobal(Base):
     max_population_density_25km_year1990 = Column(Integer, nullable=False, server_default=text("'-999.0'::numeric"))
     mean_nox_emissions_10km_year2015 = Column(Float(53), nullable=False, server_default=text("'-999.0'::numeric"))
     mean_nox_emissions_10km_year2000 = Column(Float(53), nullable=False, server_default=text("'-999.0'::numeric"))
-    wheat_production_year2000 = Column(Float(53), nullable=False, server_default=text("'-999.0'::numeric"))
-    rice_production_year2000 = Column(Float(53), nullable=False, server_default=text("'-999.0'::numeric"))
-    omi_no2_column_years2011to2015 = Column(Float(53), nullable=False, server_default=text("'-999.0'::numeric"))
     toar1_category = Column(ForeignKey('tc_vocabulary.enum_val'), nullable=False, server_default=text("'-1'::integer"))
 # do not use string declaration here (not working for pytest)
 # use the explicit class name here,
diff --git a/toardb/stationmeta/schemas.py b/toardb/stationmeta/schemas.py
index 81c2a1133df66ea7f517932e297b71c7dd9e86c8..3585d67245eb201d509ca171626bb5b31da25f34 100644
--- a/toardb/stationmeta/schemas.py
+++ b/toardb/stationmeta/schemas.py
@@ -289,9 +289,6 @@ class StationmetaGlobalBase(BaseModel):
     max_population_density_25km_year1990: float = Field(..., description="maximum value within a radius of 25 km around station location of the following data of the year 1990: " + str(provenance['population_density']))
     mean_nox_emissions_10km_year2015: float = Field(..., description="mean value within a radius of 10 km around station location of the following data of the year 2015: " + str(provenance['nox_emissions']))
     mean_nox_emissions_10km_year2000: float = Field(..., description="mean value within a radius of 10 km around station location of the following data of the year 2000: " + str(provenance['nox_emissions']))
-    wheat_production_year2000: float = Field(..., description="no wheat production metadata stored yet")
-    rice_production_year2000: float = Field(..., description="no rice production metadata stored yet")
-    omi_no2_column_years2011to2015: float = Field(..., description="no OMI NO2 column metadata stored yet")
     toar1_category: str = Field(..., description="The station classification for the Tropsopheric Ozone Assessment Report based on the station proxy data that are stored in the TOAR database (see controlled vocabulary: Station TOAR Category)")
 #   station_id: int = Field(..., description="internal station_id to which these global data belong")
 
@@ -350,9 +347,6 @@ class StationmetaGlobalPatch(BaseModel):
     max_population_density_25km_year1990: float = None
     mean_nox_emissions_10km_year2015: float = None
     mean_nox_emissions_10km_year2000: float = None
-    wheat_production_year2000: float = None
-    rice_production_year2000: float = None
-    omi_no2_column_years2011to2015: float = None
     toar1_category: str = None
     station_id: int = None
 
@@ -549,9 +543,6 @@ class StationmetaGlobalBaseNested(StationmetaGlobalBase):
     max_population_density_25km_year1990: float = None
     mean_nox_emissions_10km_year2015: float = None
     mean_nox_emissions_10km_year2000: float = None
-    wheat_production_year2000: float = None
-    rice_production_year2000: float = None
-    omi_no2_column_years2011to2015: float = None
     toar1_category: str = None
 
 
diff --git a/toardb/timeseries/schemas.py b/toardb/timeseries/schemas.py
index 5712290ebe46edc6440338807a848a325b6d6385..4efb122542471cd1b70ad6a105afac72909cd798 100644
--- a/toardb/timeseries/schemas.py
+++ b/toardb/timeseries/schemas.py
@@ -391,9 +391,6 @@ class Timeseries(TimeseriesBase):
     max_population_density_25km_year1990: float = None
     mean_nox_emissions_10km_year2015: float = None
     mean_nox_emissions_10km_year2000: float = None
-    wheat_production_year2000: float = None
-    rice_production_year2000: float = None
-    omi_no2_column_years2011to2015: float = None
     toar1_category: str = None
 
     class Config: