diff --git a/packages/data-layer/src/data-layer.ts b/packages/data-layer/src/data-layer.ts
index dac929cc56..6e71d2af13 100644
--- a/packages/data-layer/src/data-layer.ts
+++ b/packages/data-layer/src/data-layer.ts
@@ -945,7 +945,6 @@ export class DataLayer {
     orderBy,
     filter,
     whitelistedPrograms,
-    query = getRoundsQuery,
   }: {
     chainIds: number[];
     first: number;
@@ -955,7 +954,7 @@ export class DataLayer {
     whitelistedPrograms?: string[];
     query?: string | undefined;
   }): Promise<{ rounds: RoundGetRound[] }> {
-    return await request(this.gsIndexerEndpoint, query, {
+    return await request(this.gsIndexerEndpoint, getRoundsQuery, {
       orderBy: orderBy ?? "NATURAL",
       chainIds,
       first,
diff --git a/packages/data-layer/src/queries.ts b/packages/data-layer/src/queries.ts
index 21f4c6d45c..6e52fddf05 100644
--- a/packages/data-layer/src/queries.ts
+++ b/packages/data-layer/src/queries.ts
@@ -605,35 +605,6 @@ export const getBlockNumberQuery = gql`
 `;
 
 export const getRoundsQuery = gql`
-  query GetRounds(
-    $first: Int
-    $orderBy: [RoundsOrderBy!]
-    $filter: RoundFilter
-  ) {
-    rounds(first: $first, orderBy: $orderBy, filter: $filter) {
-      id
-      chainId
-      tags
-      roundMetadata
-      roundMetadataCid
-      applicationsStartTime
-      applicationsEndTime
-      donationsStartTime
-      donationsEndTime
-      matchAmountInUsd
-      matchAmount
-      matchTokenAddress
-      strategyId
-      strategyName
-      strategyAddress
-      applications(first: 1000, filter: { status: { equalTo: APPROVED } }) {
-        id
-      }
-    }
-  }
-`;
-
-export const getRoundsQueryWithAllApplications = gql`
   query GetRounds(
     $first: Int
     $orderBy: [RoundsOrderBy!]
diff --git a/packages/grant-explorer/src/features/api/rounds.ts b/packages/grant-explorer/src/features/api/rounds.ts
index 3ec229deb6..27dc235086 100644
--- a/packages/grant-explorer/src/features/api/rounds.ts
+++ b/packages/grant-explorer/src/features/api/rounds.ts
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@ import { RoundGetRound, RoundsQueryVariables, useDataLayer } from "data-layer";
 export const useRounds = (
   variables: RoundsQueryVariables,
   chainIds: number[],
-  onlywWhitelistedPrograms = false,
-  gqlQuery: string | undefined
+  onlywWhitelistedPrograms = false
 ): SWRResponse<RoundGetRound[]> => {
   const dataLayer = useDataLayer();
 
@@ -27,7 +26,6 @@ export const useRounds = (
           first: 500,
           chainIds,
           whitelistedPrograms,
-          query: gqlQuery,
         }),
       ]);
 
diff --git a/packages/grant-explorer/src/features/discovery/ExploreRoundsPage.tsx b/packages/grant-explorer/src/features/discovery/ExploreRoundsPage.tsx
index 412c750506..1428ad5e1f 100644
--- a/packages/grant-explorer/src/features/discovery/ExploreRoundsPage.tsx
+++ b/packages/grant-explorer/src/features/discovery/ExploreRoundsPage.tsx
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import { getExplorerPageTitle } from "./utils/getExplorerPageTitle";
 import { RoundsGrid } from "./RoundsGrid";
 import { getEnabledChains } from "../../app/chainConfig";
 import { useMemo } from "react";
-import { getRoundsQueryWithAllApplications } from "data-layer/src/queries";
 
 const ExploreRoundsPage = () => {
   const [params] = useSearchParams();
@@ -20,8 +19,7 @@ const ExploreRoundsPage = () => {
   const rounds = useFilterRounds(
     filter,
     getEnabledChains(),
-    filter.status.includes("verified"),
-    getRoundsQueryWithAllApplications
+    filter.status.includes("verified")
   );
 
   const publicRounds = useMemo(
diff --git a/packages/grant-explorer/src/features/discovery/hooks/useFilterRounds.ts b/packages/grant-explorer/src/features/discovery/hooks/useFilterRounds.ts
index 8f878374b9..5c52a0a441 100644
--- a/packages/grant-explorer/src/features/discovery/hooks/useFilterRounds.ts
+++ b/packages/grant-explorer/src/features/discovery/hooks/useFilterRounds.ts
@@ -75,8 +75,7 @@ export const ROUNDS_ENDING_SOON_FILTER: RoundSelectionParams & {
 export const useFilterRounds = (
   where: RoundSelectionParams,
   chains: TChain[],
-  onlywWhitelistedPrograms?: boolean,
-  gqlQuery?: string | undefined
+  onlywWhitelistedPrograms?: boolean
 ): SWRResponse<RoundGetRound[]> => {
   const chainIds =
     where.network === undefined || where.network.trim() === ""
@@ -104,7 +103,7 @@ export const useFilterRounds = (
   const orderBy =
     where.orderBy === undefined ? "CREATED_AT_BLOCK_DESC" : where.orderBy;
   const vars = { orderBy, filter };
-  return useRounds(vars, chainIds, onlywWhitelistedPrograms, gqlQuery);
+  return useRounds(vars, chainIds, onlywWhitelistedPrograms);
 };
 
 const createRoundWhereFilter = (