diff --git a/backend/danswer/document_index/vespa/index.py b/backend/danswer/document_index/vespa/index.py
index b2ac3c8a0..f9f8cb906 100644
--- a/backend/danswer/document_index/vespa/index.py
+++ b/backend/danswer/document_index/vespa/index.py
@@ -464,9 +464,9 @@ def _query_vespa(query_params: Mapping[str, str | int]) -> list[InferenceChunk]:
             )
 
     filtered_hits = [hit for hit in hits if hit["fields"].get(CONTENT) is not None]
-
-    inference_chunks = [_vespa_hit_to_inference_chunk(hit) for hit in filtered_hits]
-    return inference_chunks
+    return filtered_hits
+    # inference_chunks = [_vespa_hit_to_inference_chunk(hit) for hit in filtered_hits]
+    # return inference_chunks
 
 
 class VespaIndex(DocumentIndex):