diff --git a/partiql-ast-passes/Cargo.toml b/partiql-ast-passes/Cargo.toml
index 86f7a58a..50ce3cea 100644
--- a/partiql-ast-passes/Cargo.toml
+++ b/partiql-ast-passes/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ homepage.workspace = true
 repository.workspace = true
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 readme = "../README.md"
-keywords = ["sql", "ast", "query", "compilers", "interpreters", "visitors", "passes"]
+keywords = ["sql", "ast", "compilers", "visitors", "passes"]
 categories = ["database", "compilers", "ast-implementations"]
 exclude = [
   "**/.git/**",