diff --git a/govtool/backend/example-config.json b/govtool/backend/example-config.json
index 4960416a5..463fdc7df 100644
--- a/govtool/backend/example-config.json
+++ b/govtool/backend/example-config.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
         "host"     : "localhost",
         "dbname"   : "cexplorer",
         "user"     : "postgres",
-        "password" : "v8hlDV0yMAHHlIurYupj",
+        "password" : "postgres",
         "port"     : 5432
       },
     "port" : 9999,
diff --git a/govtool/backend/sql/list-proposals.sql b/govtool/backend/sql/list-proposals.sql
index 2433b5990..dbebc2a73 100644
--- a/govtool/backend/sql/list-proposals.sql
+++ b/govtool/backend/sql/list-proposals.sql
@@ -59,8 +59,6 @@ SELECT
     off_chain_vote_gov_action_data.abstract,
     off_chain_vote_gov_action_data.motivation,
     off_chain_vote_gov_action_data.rationale,
-    off_chain_vote_data.json,
-    off_chain_vote_data.json#>'{body, references}' as references,
     coalesce(Sum(ldd.amount) FILTER (WHERE voting_procedure.vote::text = 'Yes'), 0) +(
         CASE WHEN gov_action_proposal.type = 'NoConfidence' THEN
             always_no_confidence_voting_power.amount
diff --git a/govtool/backend/src/VVA/API.hs b/govtool/backend/src/VVA/API.hs
index f78ea1e23..702af1b77 100644
--- a/govtool/backend/src/VVA/API.hs
+++ b/govtool/backend/src/VVA/API.hs
@@ -13,14 +13,16 @@ import           Control.Exception        (throw, throwIO)
 import           Control.Monad.Except     (runExceptT, throwError)
 import           Control.Monad.Reader
 
-import           Data.Aeson               (Result (Error, Success), fromJSON, Value)
+import           Data.Aeson               (Value(..), Array, decode, encode, FromJSON, ToJSON)
 import           Data.Bool                (Bool)
 import           Data.List                (sortOn)
 import qualified Data.Map                 as Map
-import           Data.Maybe               (Maybe (Nothing), catMaybes, fromMaybe)
+import           Data.Maybe               (Maybe (Nothing), catMaybes, fromMaybe, mapMaybe)
 import           Data.Ord                 (Down (..))
 import           Data.Text                hiding (any, drop, elem, filter, length, map, null, take)
 import qualified Data.Text                as Text
+import qualified Data.Vector as V
+
 
 import           Numeric.Natural          (Natural)
 
@@ -177,12 +179,6 @@ getVotingPower (unHexText -> dRepId) = do
   CacheEnv {dRepVotingPowerCache} <- asks vvaCache
   cacheRequest dRepVotingPowerCache dRepId $ DRep.getVotingPower dRepId
 
-decodeReferences :: Maybe Value -> Maybe [Text]
-decodeReferences Nothing = Nothing
-decodeReferences (Just val) = case fromJSON val of
-    Success texts -> Just texts
-    Error _ -> Nothing
-
 proposalToResponse :: Types.Proposal -> ProposalResponse
 proposalToResponse Types.Proposal {..} =
   ProposalResponse
@@ -201,7 +197,6 @@ proposalToResponse Types.Proposal {..} =
     proposalResponseAbstract =  proposalAbstract,
     proposalResponseMotivation =  proposalMotivation,
     proposalResponseRationale = proposalRationale,
-    proposalResponseReferences = fromMaybe [] (decodeReferences proposalReferences),
     proposalResponseYesVotes = proposalYesVotes,
     proposalResponseNoVotes = proposalNoVotes,
     proposalResponseAbstainVotes = proposalAbstainVotes
diff --git a/govtool/backend/src/VVA/API/Types.hs b/govtool/backend/src/VVA/API/Types.hs
index ecd44a665..a2c410d66 100644
--- a/govtool/backend/src/VVA/API/Types.hs
+++ b/govtool/backend/src/VVA/API/Types.hs
@@ -454,7 +454,6 @@ data ProposalResponse
       , proposalResponseAbstract       :: Maybe Text
       , proposalResponseMotivation     :: Maybe Text
       , proposalResponseRationale      :: Maybe Text
-      , proposalResponseReferences     :: [Text]
       , proposalResponseYesVotes       :: Integer
       , proposalResponseNoVotes        :: Integer
       , proposalResponseAbstainVotes   :: Integer
@@ -479,7 +478,6 @@ exampleProposalResponse = "{ \"id\": \"proposalId123\","
                   <> "\"abstract\": \"Proposal About\","
                   <> "\"motivation\": \"Proposal Motivation\","
                   <> "\"rationale\": \"Proposal Rationale\","
-                  <> "\"references\": [\"google.com\"],"
                   <> "\"yesVotes\": 0,"
                   <> "\"noVotes\": 0,"
                   <> "\"abstainVotes\": 0}"
diff --git a/govtool/backend/src/VVA/Proposal.hs b/govtool/backend/src/VVA/Proposal.hs
index 86aff74bc..b68074e03 100644
--- a/govtool/backend/src/VVA/Proposal.hs
+++ b/govtool/backend/src/VVA/Proposal.hs
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ getProposals mProposalIds = withPool $ \conn -> do
                , about'
                , motivation'
                , rationale'
-               , references'
                , yesVotes'
                , noVotes'
                , abstainVotes'
@@ -110,7 +109,6 @@ getProposals mProposalIds = withPool $ \conn -> do
                   about'
                   motivation'
                   rationale'
-                  references'
                   (floor @Scientific yesVotes')
                   (floor @Scientific noVotes')
                   (floor @Scientific abstainVotes')
diff --git a/govtool/backend/src/VVA/Types.hs b/govtool/backend/src/VVA/Types.hs
index 6e71b36cc..dfcb1fb5f 100644
--- a/govtool/backend/src/VVA/Types.hs
+++ b/govtool/backend/src/VVA/Types.hs
@@ -125,7 +125,6 @@ data Proposal
       , proposalAbstract       :: Maybe Text
       , proposalMotivation     :: Maybe Text
       , proposalRationale      :: Maybe Text
-      , proposalReferences     :: Maybe Value
       , proposalYesVotes       :: Integer
       , proposalNoVotes        :: Integer
       , proposalAbstainVotes   :: Integer