diff --git a/ingest/Snakefile b/ingest/Snakefile
index 4936f2672..3d583a944 100644
--- a/ingest/Snakefile
+++ b/ingest/Snakefile
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ with open("results/config.yaml", "w") as f:
 
 TAXON_ID = config["taxon_id"]
 SEGMENTED = config["segmented"]
-ALL_FIELDS = ",".join(config["all_fields"])
 COLUMN_MAPPING = config["column_mapping"]
 LOG_LEVEL = config.get("log_level", "INFO")
 NCBI_API_KEY = os.getenv("NCBI_API_KEY")
@@ -74,13 +73,10 @@ rule format_ncbi_dataset_report:
         dataset_package="results/ncbi_dataset.zip",
     output:
         ncbi_dataset_tsv="results/metadata_post_extract.tsv",
-    params:
-        fields_to_include=ALL_FIELDS,
     shell:
         """
         dataformat tsv virus-genome \
             --package {input.dataset_package} \
-            --fields {params.fields_to_include:q} \
             > {output.ncbi_dataset_tsv}
         """
 
diff --git a/ingest/config/defaults.yaml b/ingest/config/defaults.yaml
index 87da0dd97..6f7facb24 100644
--- a/ingest/config/defaults.yaml
+++ b/ingest/config/defaults.yaml
@@ -24,55 +24,6 @@ keep:
   - sequence_md5
   - genbank_accession
   - joint_accession
-all_fields:
-  - accession
-  - bioprojects
-  - biosample-acc
-  - completeness
-  - gene-count
-  - geo-location
-  - geo-region
-  - host-common-name
-  - host-infraspecific-breed
-  - host-infraspecific-cultivar
-  - host-infraspecific-ecotype
-  - host-infraspecific-isolate
-  - host-infraspecific-sex
-  - host-infraspecific-strain
-  - host-name
-  - host-pangolin
-  - host-tax-id
-  - is-annotated
-  - is-complete
-  - is-lab-host
-  - is-vaccine-strain
-  - isolate-collection-date
-  - isolate-lineage
-  - isolate-lineage-source
-  - lab-host
-  - length
-  - matpeptide-count
-  - mol-type
-  - nucleotide-completeness
-  - protein-count
-  - purpose-of-sampling
-  - release-date
-  - sourcedb
-  - sra-accs
-  - submitter-affiliation
-  - submitter-country
-  - submitter-names
-  - update-date
-  - virus-common-name
-  - virus-infraspecific-breed
-  - virus-infraspecific-cultivar
-  - virus-infraspecific-ecotype
-  - virus-infraspecific-isolate
-  - virus-infraspecific-sex
-  - virus-infraspecific-strain
-  - virus-name
-  - virus-pangolin
-  - virus-tax-id
 column_mapping:
   Accession: genbank_accession
   BioProjects: bioprojects
diff --git a/kubernetes/loculus/values.yaml b/kubernetes/loculus/values.yaml
index 723bfcdbf..4c7fd123d 100644
--- a/kubernetes/loculus/values.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/loculus/values.yaml
@@ -397,6 +397,7 @@ defaultOrganismConfig: &defaultOrganismConfig
         generateIndex: true
         autocomplete: true
         header: Sample details
+        ingest: ncbi_geo_region
       - name: geo_loc_city
         displayName: Collection city
         generateIndex: true
@@ -494,6 +495,7 @@ defaultOrganismConfig: &defaultOrganismConfig
         guidance: Select a value from the pick list in the template
         example: Diagnostic testing
         header: Sampling
+        ingest: ncbi_purpose_of_sampling
       - name: presampling_activity
         ontology_id: GENEPIO:0100433
         definition: The activities or variables introduced upstream of sample collection that may affect the sample collected.
@@ -608,6 +610,7 @@ defaultOrganismConfig: &defaultOrganismConfig
         example: Male [NCIT:C46109]
         displayName: Host Gender
         header: Host
+        ingest: ncbi_host_sex
       - name: host_origin_country
         ontology_id: GENEPIO:0100438
         definition: The country of origin of the host.
@@ -889,6 +892,7 @@ defaultOrganismConfig: &defaultOrganismConfig
         generateIndex: true
         autocomplete: true
         header: "Host"
+        ingest: ncbi_host_common_name
       - name: host_taxon_id
         type: int
         autocomplete: true