diff --git a/pkg/types/alpine/v0.0.1/entry.go b/pkg/types/alpine/v0.0.1/entry.go
index 43ec183f007b1fbb932c4db6fe7a2d7f67f47c09..c27a3ae49f0ca76de42579a8aaec7059a94776c8 100644
--- a/pkg/types/alpine/v0.0.1/entry.go
+++ b/pkg/types/alpine/v0.0.1/entry.go
@@ -52,10 +52,9 @@ func init() {
 }
 
 type V001Entry struct {
-	AlpineModel             models.AlpineV001Schema
-	fetchedExternalEntities bool
-	keyObj                  pki.PublicKey
-	apkObj                  *alpine.Package
+	AlpineModel models.AlpineV001Schema
+	keyObj      pki.PublicKey
+	apkObj      *alpine.Package
 }
 
 func (v V001Entry) APIVersion() string {
@@ -113,10 +112,6 @@ func (v *V001Entry) Unmarshal(pe models.ProposedEntry) error {
 }
 
 func (v V001Entry) hasExternalEntities() bool {
-	if v.fetchedExternalEntities {
-		return false
-	}
-
 	if v.AlpineModel.Package != nil && v.AlpineModel.Package.URL.String() != "" {
 		return true
 	}
@@ -127,10 +122,6 @@ func (v V001Entry) hasExternalEntities() bool {
 }
 
 func (v *V001Entry) fetchExternalEntities(ctx context.Context) error {
-	if v.fetchedExternalEntities {
-		return nil
-	}
-
 	if err := v.validate(); err != nil {
 		return types.ValidationError(err)
 	}
@@ -268,7 +259,6 @@ func (v *V001Entry) fetchExternalEntities(ctx context.Context) error {
 		v.AlpineModel.Package.Hash.Value = swag.String(computedSHA)
 	}
 
-	v.fetchedExternalEntities = true
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/types/helm/v0.0.1/entry.go b/pkg/types/helm/v0.0.1/entry.go
index 74de7f0a409d81f30b0b5a0800c34cf6a23dd352..627ecd62ff8dd9d49782671d9c2ba63ef3a69d20 100644
--- a/pkg/types/helm/v0.0.1/entry.go
+++ b/pkg/types/helm/v0.0.1/entry.go
@@ -52,11 +52,10 @@ func init() {
 }
 
 type V001Entry struct {
-	HelmObj                 models.HelmV001Schema
-	fetchedExternalEntities bool
-	keyObj                  pki.PublicKey
-	sigObj                  pki.Signature
-	provenanceObj           *helm.Provenance
+	HelmObj       models.HelmV001Schema
+	keyObj        pki.PublicKey
+	sigObj        pki.Signature
+	provenanceObj *helm.Provenance
 }
 
 func (v V001Entry) APIVersion() string {
@@ -120,10 +119,6 @@ func (v *V001Entry) Unmarshal(pe models.ProposedEntry) error {
 }
 
 func (v V001Entry) hasExternalEntities() bool {
-	if v.fetchedExternalEntities {
-		return false
-	}
-
 	if v.HelmObj.PublicKey != nil && v.HelmObj.PublicKey.URL.String() != "" {
 		return true
 	}
@@ -135,10 +130,6 @@ func (v V001Entry) hasExternalEntities() bool {
 }
 
 func (v *V001Entry) fetchExternalEntities(ctx context.Context) error {
-	if v.fetchedExternalEntities {
-		return nil
-	}
-
 	if err := v.validate(); err != nil {
 		return types.ValidationError(err)
 	}
@@ -246,7 +237,6 @@ func (v *V001Entry) fetchExternalEntities(ctx context.Context) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	v.fetchedExternalEntities = true
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/types/jar/v0.0.1/entry.go b/pkg/types/jar/v0.0.1/entry.go
index c7932f121d80bfbaae48ef3b9372b2117f832a81..e033d07a8ec5de45ac225a7368e74b38c700a649 100644
--- a/pkg/types/jar/v0.0.1/entry.go
+++ b/pkg/types/jar/v0.0.1/entry.go
@@ -56,11 +56,10 @@ func init() {
 }
 
 type V001Entry struct {
-	JARModel                models.JarV001Schema
-	fetchedExternalEntities bool
-	jarObj                  *jarutils.JarSignature
-	keyObj                  pki.PublicKey
-	sigObj                  pki.Signature
+	JARModel models.JarV001Schema
+	jarObj   *jarutils.JarSignature
+	keyObj   pki.PublicKey
+	sigObj   pki.Signature
 }
 
 func (v V001Entry) APIVersion() string {
@@ -116,10 +115,6 @@ func (v *V001Entry) Unmarshal(pe models.ProposedEntry) error {
 }
 
 func (v V001Entry) hasExternalEntities() bool {
-	if v.fetchedExternalEntities {
-		return false
-	}
-
 	if v.JARModel.Archive != nil && v.JARModel.Archive.URL.String() != "" {
 		return true
 	}
@@ -127,10 +122,6 @@ func (v V001Entry) hasExternalEntities() bool {
 }
 
 func (v *V001Entry) fetchExternalEntities(ctx context.Context) error {
-	if v.fetchedExternalEntities {
-		return nil
-	}
-
 	if err := v.validate(); err != nil {
 		return types.ValidationError(err)
 	}
@@ -206,7 +197,6 @@ func (v *V001Entry) fetchExternalEntities(ctx context.Context) error {
 		v.JARModel.Archive.Hash.Value = swag.String(computedSHA)
 	}
 
-	v.fetchedExternalEntities = true
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/types/rekord/v0.0.1/entry.go b/pkg/types/rekord/v0.0.1/entry.go
index 5377987b4e2ef28a723ddc255d7cfdc00494f643..24f89970928f0ff7199c8df0f0f9c8083e425a7d 100644
--- a/pkg/types/rekord/v0.0.1/entry.go
+++ b/pkg/types/rekord/v0.0.1/entry.go
@@ -51,10 +51,9 @@ func init() {
 }
 
 type V001Entry struct {
-	RekordObj               models.RekordV001Schema
-	fetchedExternalEntities bool
-	keyObj                  pki.PublicKey
-	sigObj                  pki.Signature
+	RekordObj models.RekordV001Schema
+	keyObj    pki.PublicKey
+	sigObj    pki.Signature
 }
 
 func (v V001Entry) APIVersion() string {
@@ -68,13 +67,6 @@ func NewEntry() types.EntryImpl {
 func (v V001Entry) IndexKeys() []string {
 	var result []string
 
-	if v.HasExternalEntities() {
-		if err := v.FetchExternalEntities(context.Background()); err != nil {
-			log.Logger.Error(err)
-			return result
-		}
-	}
-
 	key, err := v.keyObj.CanonicalValue()
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Logger.Error(err)
@@ -113,10 +105,6 @@ func (v *V001Entry) Unmarshal(pe models.ProposedEntry) error {
 }
 
 func (v V001Entry) HasExternalEntities() bool {
-	if v.fetchedExternalEntities {
-		return false
-	}
-
 	if v.RekordObj.Data != nil && v.RekordObj.Data.URL.String() != "" {
 		return true
 	}
@@ -130,10 +118,6 @@ func (v V001Entry) HasExternalEntities() bool {
 }
 
 func (v *V001Entry) FetchExternalEntities(ctx context.Context) error {
-	if v.fetchedExternalEntities {
-		return nil
-	}
-
 	if err := v.validate(); err != nil {
 		return types.ValidationError(err)
 	}
@@ -291,7 +275,6 @@ func (v *V001Entry) FetchExternalEntities(ctx context.Context) error {
 		v.RekordObj.Data.Hash.Value = swag.String(computedSHA)
 	}
 
-	v.fetchedExternalEntities = true
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/types/rpm/v0.0.1/entry.go b/pkg/types/rpm/v0.0.1/entry.go
index 449cfa3fd8363e17400355902a5c75f53022ce7f..5e915f1ab3357365c035d9df1625fabab40cb329 100644
--- a/pkg/types/rpm/v0.0.1/entry.go
+++ b/pkg/types/rpm/v0.0.1/entry.go
@@ -54,10 +54,9 @@ func init() {
 }
 
 type V001Entry struct {
-	RPMModel                models.RpmV001Schema
-	fetchedExternalEntities bool
-	keyObj                  pki.PublicKey
-	rpmObj                  *rpmutils.PackageFile
+	RPMModel models.RpmV001Schema
+	keyObj   pki.PublicKey
+	rpmObj   *rpmutils.PackageFile
 }
 
 func (v V001Entry) APIVersion() string {
@@ -115,9 +114,6 @@ func (v *V001Entry) Unmarshal(pe models.ProposedEntry) error {
 }
 
 func (v V001Entry) HasExternalEntities() bool {
-	if v.fetchedExternalEntities {
-		return false
-	}
 
 	if v.RPMModel.Package != nil && v.RPMModel.Package.URL.String() != "" {
 		return true
@@ -129,9 +125,6 @@ func (v V001Entry) HasExternalEntities() bool {
 }
 
 func (v *V001Entry) FetchExternalEntities(ctx context.Context) error {
-	if v.fetchedExternalEntities {
-		return nil
-	}
 
 	if err := v.validate(); err != nil {
 		return types.ValidationError(err)
@@ -273,7 +266,6 @@ func (v *V001Entry) FetchExternalEntities(ctx context.Context) error {
 		v.RPMModel.Package.Hash.Value = swag.String(computedSHA)
 	}
 
-	v.fetchedExternalEntities = true
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/types/tuf/v0.0.1/entry.go b/pkg/types/tuf/v0.0.1/entry.go
index 012f41b14f9ff87b5cae37665ca5a403ae78ff10..2af629161f52098c15790aa8fa341675aa8f0e29 100644
--- a/pkg/types/tuf/v0.0.1/entry.go
+++ b/pkg/types/tuf/v0.0.1/entry.go
@@ -63,10 +63,9 @@ type BaseSigned struct {
 }
 
 type V001Entry struct {
-	TufObj                  models.TUFV001Schema
-	fetchedExternalEntities bool
-	keyObj                  pki.PublicKey
-	sigObj                  pki.Signature
+	TufObj models.TUFV001Schema
+	keyObj pki.PublicKey
+	sigObj pki.Signature
 }
 
 func (v V001Entry) APIVersion() string {
@@ -138,9 +137,6 @@ func (v *V001Entry) Unmarshal(pe models.ProposedEntry) error {
 }
 
 func (v V001Entry) hasExternalEntities() bool {
-	if v.fetchedExternalEntities {
-		return false
-	}
 
 	if v.TufObj.Metadata != nil && v.TufObj.Metadata.URL.String() != "" {
 		return true
@@ -278,7 +274,6 @@ func (v *V001Entry) fetchExternalEntities(ctx context.Context) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	v.fetchedExternalEntities = true
 	return nil
 }