diff --git a/augur/application/config.py b/augur/application/config.py
index 058688dc80..c3736740c7 100644
--- a/augur/application/config.py
+++ b/augur/application/config.py
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ def redact_setting_value(section_name, setting_name, value):
                 "rebuild_caches": 1,
                 "run_analysis": 1,
                 "run_facade_contributors": 1,
-                "facade_contributor_full_recollect": 0,
                 "commit_messages": 1,
             },
             "Server": {
diff --git a/augur/tasks/git/util/facade_worker/facade_worker/config.py b/augur/tasks/git/util/facade_worker/facade_worker/config.py
index a83d09390c..1115b63879 100644
--- a/augur/tasks/git/util/facade_worker/facade_worker/config.py
+++ b/augur/tasks/git/util/facade_worker/facade_worker/config.py
@@ -131,7 +131,6 @@ def __init__(self,logger: Logger):
         self.rebuild_caches = worker_options["rebuild_caches"]
         self.multithreaded = worker_options["multithreaded"]
         self.create_xlsx_summary_files = worker_options["create_xlsx_summary_files"]
-        self.facade_contributor_full_recollect = worker_options["facade_contributor_full_recollect"]
         self.commit_messages = worker_options["commit_messages"]
 
         self.tool_source = "Facade"
diff --git a/augur/tasks/github/facade_github/tasks.py b/augur/tasks/github/facade_github/tasks.py
index 73ac3ee150..2ef5a6cd30 100644
--- a/augur/tasks/github/facade_github/tasks.py
+++ b/augur/tasks/github/facade_github/tasks.py
@@ -196,54 +196,25 @@ def insert_facade_contributors(self, repo_git):
     repo_id = repo.repo_id
     facade_helper = FacadeHelper(logger)
 
-    with get_session() as session:
-        query = session.query(CollectionStatus).filter(CollectionStatus.repo_id == repo.repo_id)
-        collection_status = execute_session_query(query,'one')
-        last_collected_date = collection_status.facade_data_last_collected if not facade_helper.facade_contributor_full_recollect else None
-
-    # Get all of the commit data's emails and names from the commit table that do not appear
-    # in the contributors table or the contributors_aliases table.
+    # Find commits not yet linked to a contributor (cmt_ght_author_id IS NULL),
+    # skipping emails already marked unresolvable.
 
     logger.info(
     "Beginning process to insert contributors from facade commits for repo w entry info: {}\n".format(repo_id))
     new_contrib_sql = s.sql.text("""
-            SELECT DISTINCT
-                commits.cmt_author_name AS NAME,
-                commits.cmt_commit_hash AS hash,
-                commits.cmt_author_raw_email AS email_raw,
-                'not_unresolved' as resolution_status
-            FROM
-                commits
-            WHERE
-                commits.repo_id = :repo_id
-                AND (:since_date is NULL OR commits.data_collection_date > :since_date)
-                AND (NOT EXISTS ( SELECT contributors.cntrb_canonical FROM contributors WHERE contributors.cntrb_canonical = commits.cmt_author_raw_email )
-                or NOT EXISTS ( SELECT contributors_aliases.alias_email from contributors_aliases where contributors_aliases.alias_email = commits.cmt_author_raw_email)
-                AND ( commits.cmt_author_name ) IN ( SELECT C.cmt_author_name FROM commits AS C WHERE C.repo_id = :repo_id GROUP BY C.cmt_author_name ))
-            GROUP BY
-                commits.cmt_author_name,
-                commits.cmt_commit_hash,
-                commits.cmt_author_raw_email
-            UNION
-            SELECT DISTINCT
-                commits.cmt_author_name AS NAME,--commits.cmt_id AS id,
-                commits.cmt_commit_hash AS hash,
-                commits.cmt_author_raw_email AS email_raw,
-                'unresolved' as resolution_status
-            FROM
-                commits
-            WHERE
-                commits.repo_id = :repo_id
-                AND (:since_date is NULL OR commits.data_collection_date > :since_date)
-                AND EXISTS ( SELECT unresolved_commit_emails.email FROM unresolved_commit_emails WHERE unresolved_commit_emails.email = commits.cmt_author_raw_email )
-                AND ( commits.cmt_author_name ) IN ( SELECT C.cmt_author_name FROM commits AS C WHERE C.repo_id = :repo_id GROUP BY C.cmt_author_name )
-            GROUP BY
-                commits.cmt_author_name,
-                commits.cmt_commit_hash,
-                commits.cmt_author_raw_email
-            ORDER BY
-            hash
-    """).bindparams(repo_id=repo_id,since_date=last_collected_date)
+        SELECT DISTINCT
+            commits.cmt_author_name AS NAME,
+            commits.cmt_commit_hash AS hash,
+            commits.cmt_author_raw_email AS email_raw
+        FROM
+            augur_data.commits
+        WHERE
+            commits.repo_id = :repo_id AND
+            commits.cmt_ght_author_id IS NULL AND
+            commits.cmt_author_raw_email NOT IN (
+                SELECT email FROM augur_data.unresolved_commit_emails
+            )
+    """).bindparams(repo_id=repo_id)
 
     #Execute statement with session.
     result = execute_sql(new_contrib_sql)
@@ -278,37 +249,42 @@ def insert_facade_contributors(self, repo_git):
 
     logger.debug("DEBUG: Got through the new_contribs")
     
-    # sql query used to find corresponding cntrb_id's of emails found in the contributor's table
-    # i.e., if a contributor already exists, we use it!
+    # Match unlinked commits to contributors via email from any source (cntrb_email, canonical email, or alias).
     resolve_email_to_cntrb_id_sql = s.sql.text("""
-        SELECT DISTINCT
-            cntrb_id,
-            contributors.cntrb_login AS login,
-            contributors.cntrb_canonical AS email,
-            commits.cmt_author_raw_email
-        FROM
-            contributors,
-            commits
-        WHERE
-            contributors.cntrb_canonical = commits.cmt_author_raw_email
-            AND (:since_date is NULL OR commits.data_collection_date > :since_date)
-            AND commits.repo_id = :repo_id
-        UNION
-        SELECT DISTINCT
-            contributors_aliases.cntrb_id,
-                            contributors.cntrb_login as login, 
-            contributors_aliases.alias_email AS email,
-            commits.cmt_author_raw_email
+        WITH email_to_contributor AS (
+            SELECT cntrb_email AS email, cntrb_id
+            FROM augur_data.contributors
+            WHERE cntrb_email IS NOT NULL
+
+            UNION ALL
+
+            SELECT cntrb_canonical AS email, cntrb_id
+            FROM augur_data.contributors
+            WHERE cntrb_canonical IS NOT NULL
+
+            UNION ALL
+
+            SELECT alias_email AS email, cntrb_id
+            FROM augur_data.contributors_aliases
+            WHERE alias_email IS NOT NULL
+        ),
+        deduplicated AS (
+            SELECT DISTINCT ON (email) email, cntrb_id
+            FROM email_to_contributor
+            ORDER BY email
+        )
+        SELECT
+            d.cntrb_id,
+            c.cmt_author_email AS email
         FROM
-                            contributors,
-            contributors_aliases,
-            commits
+            augur_data.commits c
+        INNER JOIN
+            deduplicated d
+            ON c.cmt_author_email = d.email
         WHERE
-            contributors_aliases.alias_email = commits.cmt_author_raw_email
-                            AND contributors.cntrb_id = contributors_aliases.cntrb_id
-            AND commits.repo_id = :repo_id
-            AND (:since_date is NULL OR commits.data_collection_date > :since_date)
-    """).bindparams(repo_id=repo_id,since_date=last_collected_date)
+            c.cmt_ght_author_id IS NULL AND
+            c.repo_id = :repo_id
+    """).bindparams(repo_id=repo_id)
 
 
     result = execute_sql(resolve_email_to_cntrb_id_sql)