diff --git a/boards/models/post.py b/boards/models/post.py
--- a/boards/models/post.py
+++ b/boards/models/post.py
@@ -237,13 +237,15 @@ class Post(models.Model):
     poster_ip = models.GenericIPAddressField()
     poster_user_agent = models.TextField()
 
-    thread_new = models.ForeignKey('Thread', null=True, default=None)
+    thread_new = models.ForeignKey('Thread', null=True, default=None,
+            db_index=True)
     last_edit_time = models.DateTimeField()
-    user = models.ForeignKey('User', null=True, default=None)
+    user = models.ForeignKey('User', null=True, default=None, db_index=True)
 
     referenced_posts = models.ManyToManyField('Post', symmetrical=False,
                                               null=True,
-                                              blank=True, related_name='rfp+')
+                                              blank=True, related_name='rfp+',
+                                              db_index=True)
 
     def __unicode__(self):
         return '#' + str(self.id) + ' ' + self.title + ' (' + \
@@ -413,8 +415,10 @@ class Thread(models.Model):
                 reply_count_to_show = min(settings.LAST_REPLIES_COUNT,
                                           reply_count - 1)
                 last_replies = self.replies.order_by(
-                    'pub_time').prefetch_related('referenced_posts')[
-                               reply_count - reply_count_to_show:]
+                    'pub_time').defer('image_hash', 'poster_user_agent',
+                            'text_markup_type') \
+                                    .prefetch_related('referenced_posts')[
+                                            reply_count - reply_count_to_show:]
 
                 return last_replies
 
@@ -435,9 +439,8 @@ class Thread(models.Model):
         query = self.replies.order_by('pub_time')
         if view_fields_only:
             query = query.defer(
-                'image_hash', 'poster_user_agent', 'text_markup_type',
-                'last_edit_time')
-        return query.all()
+                'image_hash', 'poster_user_agent', 'text_markup_type')
+        return query.all().prefetch_related('referenced_posts')
 
     def add_tag(self, tag):
         """
diff --git a/boards/templates/boards/post.html b/boards/templates/boards/post.html
--- a/boards/templates/boards/post.html
+++ b/boards/templates/boards/post.html
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
             {% if post.referenced_posts.exists %}
                 <div class="refmap">
                     {% trans "Replies" %}:
-                    {% for ref_post in post.get_referenced_posts %}
+                    {% for ref_post in post.referenced_posts %}
                         <a href="{% post_object_url ref_post thread=thread %}">&gt;&gt;{{ ref_post.id }}</a>{% if not forloop.last %},{% endif %}
                     {% endfor %}
                 </div>