diff --git a/registry/updates.js b/registry/updates.js
index 0ed3596..4bf4fc6 100644
--- a/registry/updates.js
+++ b/registry/updates.js
@@ -305,8 +305,6 @@ updates.package = function (doc, req) {
   // return ok(result, message) to exit successfully at any point.
   // Does some final data integrity cleanup stuff.
   function ok (doc, message) {
-    // access is handled elsewhere, and should not be stored.
-    delete doc.access
     delete doc.mtime
     delete doc.ctime
     var time = doc.time = doc.time || {}