diff --git a/db/records/operations/relevance.py b/db/records/operations/relevance.py
index 056f65eaac..f20daa3c23 100644
--- a/db/records/operations/relevance.py
+++ b/db/records/operations/relevance.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from sqlalchemy import case, select, desc
 from db.types import categories
+from db.types.base import MathesarCustomType
 from db.types.operations.convert import get_db_type_enum_from_class
 
 WEIGHT_4 = 4
@@ -37,8 +38,8 @@ def _get_scored_selectable(relation, parameters_dict):
 
 def _get_col_score_expr(col, param_val):
     col_type = get_db_type_enum_from_class(col.type.__class__)
-
-    if col_type in categories.STRING_LIKE_TYPES:
+    searchable_string_types = categories.STRING_LIKE_TYPES | frozenset([MathesarCustomType.URI, MathesarCustomType.EMAIL])
+    if col_type in searchable_string_types:
         score_expr = case(
             (col.ilike(param_val), WEIGHT_4),
             (col.ilike(param_val + '%'), WEIGHT_3),
diff --git a/db/types/categories.py b/db/types/categories.py
index 6ed67db101..5110d0a49d 100644
--- a/db/types/categories.py
+++ b/db/types/categories.py
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@
     *STRING_TYPES,
     PostgresType.CHAR,
     PostgresType.NAME,
-    MathesarCustomType.URI,
-    MathesarCustomType.EMAIL,
 })
 
 INTEGER_TYPES = frozenset({
diff --git a/db/types/operations/cast.py b/db/types/operations/cast.py
index 039dcc6171..dc46191395 100644
--- a/db/types/operations/cast.py
+++ b/db/types/operations/cast.py
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ def get_column_cast_expression(column, target_type, engine, type_options=None):
 
 def install_all_casts(engine):
     create_boolean_casts(engine)
-    create_date_casts(engine)
     create_decimal_number_casts(engine)
     create_email_casts(engine)
     create_integer_casts(engine)
@@ -64,11 +63,6 @@ def create_boolean_casts(engine):
     create_cast_functions(PostgresType.BOOLEAN, type_body_map, engine)
 
 
-def create_date_casts(engine):
-    type_body_map = _get_date_type_body_map()
-    create_cast_functions(PostgresType.DATE, type_body_map, engine)
-
-
 def create_json_casts(engine):
     json_types = categories.JSON_TYPES
     for db_type in json_types: