diff --git a/src/biz/workspace/publish_dup.rs b/src/biz/workspace/publish_dup.rs
index 4dbbc4c5..7f55059f 100644
--- a/src/biz/workspace/publish_dup.rs
+++ b/src/biz/workspace/publish_dup.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ use collab::preclude::Collab;
 use collab::preclude::MapExt;
 use collab_database::database::DatabaseBody;
 use collab_database::entity::FieldType;
-use collab_database::views::DatabaseViews;
 use collab_database::workspace_database::WorkspaceDatabaseBody;
 use collab_document::blocks::DocumentData;
 use collab_document::document::Document;
@@ -817,25 +816,9 @@ impl PublishCollabDuplicator {
     let mut new_db_view_ids: Vec<String> = vec![];
     {
       let mut txn = db_collab.context.transact_mut();
-      let container = db_collab
-        .data
-        .get(&txn, "database")
-        .ok_or_else(|| AppError::RecordNotFound("no database found in collab".to_string()))?
-        .cast::<MapRef>()
-        .map_err(|err| AppError::Unhandled(format!("not a map: {:?}", err)))?;
-      container.insert(&mut txn, "id", new_db_id.clone());
-
-      let view_map = {
-        let map_ref = db_collab
-          .data
-          .get_with_path(&txn, ["database", "views"])
-          .ok_or_else(|| AppError::RecordNotFound("no views found in database".to_string()))?;
-        DatabaseViews::new(CollabOrigin::Empty, map_ref, None)
-      };
-
-      // create new database views based on published views
-      let mut db_views = view_map.get_all_views(&txn);
+      db_body.root.insert(&mut txn, "id", new_db_id.clone());
 
+      let mut db_views = db_body.views.get_all_views(&txn);
       for db_view in db_views.iter_mut() {
         let new_db_view_id = if db_view.id == publish_view_id {
           self
@@ -873,9 +856,9 @@ impl PublishCollabDuplicator {
       metas.insert(&mut txn, "iid", new_view_id);
 
       // insert updated views back to db
-      view_map.clear(&mut txn);
+      db_body.views.clear(&mut txn);
       for view in db_views {
-        view_map.insert_view(&mut txn, view);
+        db_body.views.insert_view(&mut txn, view);
       }
     }