Hello, Just wondering whether you were able to resolve this issue. We are experiencing a very similar issue with deletes using Postgrs 9.0.5 on Ubuntu 12.04. Dan -- View this message in context: http://postgresql.1045698.n5.nabble.com/Postgres-delete-performance-problem-tp5714153p5738765.html Sent from the PostgreSQL - performance mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Sent via pgsql-performance mailing list (pgsql-performance@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-performance