diff --git a/administrator/components/com_admin/sql/updates/mysql/7.0.0-2026-08-17.sql b/administrator/components/com_admin/sql/updates/mysql/7.0.0-2026-08-17.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..ea3fc29596f02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/administrator/components/com_admin/sql/updates/mysql/7.0.0-2026-08-17.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+--
+-- Drop the unused finder token tables
+--
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `#__finder_tokens_aggregate`;
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `#__finder_tokens`;
diff --git a/administrator/components/com_admin/sql/updates/postgresql/7.0.0-2026-08-17.sql b/administrator/components/com_admin/sql/updates/postgresql/7.0.0-2026-08-17.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..64a2c771bbb95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/administrator/components/com_admin/sql/updates/postgresql/7.0.0-2026-08-17.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+--
+-- Drop the unused finder token tables
+--
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS "#__finder_tokens_aggregate";
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS "#__finder_tokens";
diff --git a/administrator/components/com_finder/sql/install.mysql.sql b/administrator/components/com_finder/sql/install.mysql.sql
index 6fca210c09d4b..50a92bef75508 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_finder/sql/install.mysql.sql
+++ b/administrator/components/com_finder/sql/install.mysql.sql
@@ -341,43 +341,6 @@ INSERT INTO `#__finder_terms_common` (`term`, `language`, `custom`) VALUES
 ('too', 'en', 0),
 ('very', 'en', 0);
 
---
--- Table structure for table `#__finder_tokens`
---
-
-CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `#__finder_tokens` (
-  `term` varchar(75) CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_bin NOT NULL,
-  `stem` varchar(75) CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_bin NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
-  `common` tinyint unsigned NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
-  `phrase` tinyint unsigned NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
-  `weight` float unsigned NOT NULL DEFAULT 1,
-  `context` tinyint unsigned NOT NULL DEFAULT 2,
-  `language` char(7) NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
-  KEY `idx_word` (`term`),
-  KEY `idx_stem` (`stem`),
-  KEY `idx_context` (`context`),
-  KEY `idx_language` (`language`)
-) ENGINE=MEMORY DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 DEFAULT COLLATE=utf8mb4_unicode_ci;
-
---
--- Table structure for table `#__finder_tokens_aggregate`
---
-
-CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `#__finder_tokens_aggregate` (
-  `term_id` int unsigned NOT NULL,
-  `term` varchar(75) CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_bin NOT NULL,
-  `stem` varchar(75) CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_bin NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
-  `common` tinyint unsigned NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
-  `phrase` tinyint unsigned NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
-  `term_weight` float unsigned NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
-  `context` tinyint unsigned NOT NULL DEFAULT 2,
-  `context_weight` float unsigned NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
-  `total_weight` float unsigned NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
-  `language` char(7) NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
-  KEY `token` (`term`),
-  KEY `keyword_id` (`term_id`)
-) ENGINE=MEMORY DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 DEFAULT COLLATE=utf8mb4_unicode_ci;
-
 --
 -- Table structure for table `#__finder_types`
 --
diff --git a/administrator/components/com_finder/sql/install.postgresql.sql b/administrator/components/com_finder/sql/install.postgresql.sql
index 999d63c1eab24..0beb3ae06f8df 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_finder/sql/install.postgresql.sql
+++ b/administrator/components/com_finder/sql/install.postgresql.sql
@@ -343,43 +343,6 @@ INSERT INTO "#__finder_terms_common" ("term", "language", "custom") VALUES
 ('too', 'en', 0),
 ('very', 'en', 0);
 
---
--- Table structure for table `#__finder_tokens`
---
-
-CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS "#__finder_tokens" (
-  "term" varchar(75) NOT NULL,
-  "stem" varchar(75) DEFAULT '' NOT NULL,
-  "common" smallint DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL,
-  "phrase" smallint DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL,
-  "weight" numeric(8,2) DEFAULT 1 NOT NULL,
-  "context" smallint DEFAULT 2 NOT NULL,
-  "language" varchar(7) DEFAULT '' NOT NULL
-);
-CREATE INDEX "#__finder_tokens_idx_word" on "#__finder_tokens" ("term");
-CREATE INDEX "#__finder_tokens_idx_stem" on "#__finder_tokens" ("stem");
-CREATE INDEX "#__finder_tokens_idx_context" on "#__finder_tokens" ("context");
-CREATE INDEX "#__finder_tokens_idx_language" on "#__finder_tokens" ("language");
-
---
--- Table structure for table `#__finder_tokens_aggregate`
---
-
-CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS "#__finder_tokens_aggregate" (
-  "term_id" integer NOT NULL,
-  "term" varchar(75) NOT NULL,
-  "stem" varchar(75) DEFAULT '' NOT NULL,
-  "common" smallint DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL,
-  "phrase" smallint DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL,
-  "term_weight" numeric(8,2) NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
-  "context" smallint DEFAULT 2 NOT NULL,
-  "context_weight" numeric(8,2) NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
-  "total_weight" numeric(8,2) NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
-  "language" varchar(7) DEFAULT '' NOT NULL
-);
-CREATE INDEX "#__finder_tokens_aggregate_token" on "#__finder_tokens_aggregate" ("term");
-CREATE INDEX "_#__finder_tokens_aggregate_keyword_id" on "#__finder_tokens_aggregate" ("term_id");
-
 --
 -- Table structure for table `#__finder_types`
 --
diff --git a/administrator/components/com_finder/sql/uninstall.mysql.sql b/administrator/components/com_finder/sql/uninstall.mysql.sql
index 5167421c75378..1f867f787e4de 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_finder/sql/uninstall.mysql.sql
+++ b/administrator/components/com_finder/sql/uninstall.mysql.sql
@@ -6,6 +6,4 @@ DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `#__finder_taxonomy`;
 DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `#__finder_taxonomy_map`;
 DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `#__finder_terms`;
 DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `#__finder_terms_common`;
-DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `#__finder_tokens`;
-DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `#__finder_tokens_aggregate`;
 DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `#__finder_types`;
diff --git a/administrator/components/com_finder/sql/uninstall.postgresql.sql b/administrator/components/com_finder/sql/uninstall.postgresql.sql
index 06507dcd70af5..caf456c59b28e 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_finder/sql/uninstall.postgresql.sql
+++ b/administrator/components/com_finder/sql/uninstall.postgresql.sql
@@ -6,6 +6,4 @@ DROP TABLE IF EXISTS "#__finder_taxonomy";
 DROP TABLE IF EXISTS "#__finder_taxonomy_map";
 DROP TABLE IF EXISTS "#__finder_terms";
 DROP TABLE IF EXISTS "#__finder_terms_common";
-DROP TABLE IF EXISTS "#__finder_tokens";
-DROP TABLE IF EXISTS "#__finder_tokens_aggregate";
 DROP TABLE IF EXISTS "#__finder_types";
diff --git a/administrator/components/com_finder/src/Model/IndexModel.php b/administrator/components/com_finder/src/Model/IndexModel.php
index e2a903b861b7d..37cc0835333f1 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_finder/src/Model/IndexModel.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_finder/src/Model/IndexModel.php
@@ -385,12 +385,6 @@ public function purge()
         ];
         $db->insertObject('#__finder_taxonomy', $root);
 
-        // Truncate the tokens tables.
-        $db->truncateTable('#__finder_tokens');
-
-        // Truncate the tokens aggregate table.
-        $db->truncateTable('#__finder_tokens_aggregate');
-
         // Include the finder plugins for the on purge events.
         PluginHelper::importPlugin('finder');
         Factory::getApplication()->triggerEvent($this->event_after_purge);
diff --git a/installation/sql/mysql/extensions.sql b/installation/sql/mysql/extensions.sql
index 0686a3a74649b..f00ad18356685 100644
--- a/installation/sql/mysql/extensions.sql
+++ b/installation/sql/mysql/extensions.sql
@@ -588,47 +588,6 @@ INSERT INTO `#__finder_terms_common` (`term`, `language`, `custom`) VALUES
 
 -- --------------------------------------------------------
 
---
--- Table structure for table `#__finder_tokens`
---
-
-CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `#__finder_tokens` (
-  `term` varchar(75) CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_bin NOT NULL,
-  `stem` varchar(75) CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_bin NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
-  `common` tinyint unsigned NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
-  `phrase` tinyint unsigned NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
-  `weight` float unsigned NOT NULL DEFAULT 1,
-  `context` tinyint unsigned NOT NULL DEFAULT 2,
-  `language` char(7) NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
-  KEY `idx_word` (`term`),
-  KEY `idx_stem` (`stem`),
-  KEY `idx_context` (`context`),
-  KEY `idx_language` (`language`)
-) ENGINE=MEMORY DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 DEFAULT COLLATE=utf8mb4_unicode_ci;
-
--- --------------------------------------------------------
-
---
--- Table structure for table `#__finder_tokens_aggregate`
---
-
-CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `#__finder_tokens_aggregate` (
-  `term_id` int unsigned NOT NULL,
-  `term` varchar(75) CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_bin NOT NULL,
-  `stem` varchar(75) CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_bin NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
-  `common` tinyint unsigned NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
-  `phrase` tinyint unsigned NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
-  `term_weight` float unsigned NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
-  `context` tinyint unsigned NOT NULL DEFAULT 2,
-  `context_weight` float unsigned NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
-  `total_weight` float unsigned NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
-  `language` char(7) NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
-  KEY `token` (`term`),
-  KEY `keyword_id` (`term_id`)
-) ENGINE=MEMORY DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 DEFAULT COLLATE=utf8mb4_unicode_ci;
-
--- --------------------------------------------------------
-
 --
 -- Table structure for table `#__finder_types`
 --
diff --git a/installation/sql/postgresql/extensions.sql b/installation/sql/postgresql/extensions.sql
index 2aac95993f3a9..0e50997385618 100644
--- a/installation/sql/postgresql/extensions.sql
+++ b/installation/sql/postgresql/extensions.sql
@@ -564,43 +564,6 @@ INSERT INTO "#__finder_terms_common" ("term", "language", "custom") VALUES
 ('too', 'en', 0),
 ('very', 'en', 0);
 
---
--- Table structure for table `#__finder_tokens`
---
-
-CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS "#__finder_tokens" (
-  "term" varchar(75) NOT NULL,
-  "stem" varchar(75) DEFAULT '' NOT NULL,
-  "common" smallint DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL,
-  "phrase" smallint DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL,
-  "weight" numeric(8,2) DEFAULT 1 NOT NULL,
-  "context" smallint DEFAULT 2 NOT NULL,
-  "language" varchar(7) DEFAULT '' NOT NULL
-);
-CREATE INDEX "#__finder_tokens_idx_word" on "#__finder_tokens" ("term");
-CREATE INDEX "#__finder_tokens_idx_stem" on "#__finder_tokens" ("stem");
-CREATE INDEX "#__finder_tokens_idx_context" on "#__finder_tokens" ("context");
-CREATE INDEX "#__finder_tokens_idx_language" on "#__finder_tokens" ("language");
-
---
--- Table structure for table `#__finder_tokens_aggregate`
---
-
-CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS "#__finder_tokens_aggregate" (
-  "term_id" integer NOT NULL,
-  "term" varchar(75) NOT NULL,
-  "stem" varchar(75) DEFAULT '' NOT NULL,
-  "common" smallint DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL,
-  "phrase" smallint DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL,
-  "term_weight" numeric(8,2) NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
-  "context" smallint DEFAULT 2 NOT NULL,
-  "context_weight" numeric(8,2) NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
-  "total_weight" numeric(8,2) NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
-  "language" varchar(7) DEFAULT '' NOT NULL
-);
-CREATE INDEX "#__finder_tokens_aggregate_token" on "#__finder_tokens_aggregate" ("term");
-CREATE INDEX "_#__finder_tokens_aggregate_keyword_id" on "#__finder_tokens_aggregate" ("term_id");
-
 --
 -- Table structure for table `#__finder_types`
 --