diff --git a/mod/scorm/db/install.xml b/mod/scorm/db/install.xml
index ccd2f3e1905..9cb0b594ad8 100644
--- a/mod/scorm/db/install.xml
+++ b/mod/scorm/db/install.xml
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@
       <INDEXES>
         <INDEX NAME="userid-scormid-scoid-attempt-element" UNIQUE="true" FIELDS="userid, scormid, scoid, attempt, element"/>
         <INDEX NAME="userid" UNIQUE="false" FIELDS="userid"/>
-        <INDEX NAME="element" UNIQUE="false" FIELDS="element"/>
       </INDEXES>
     </TABLE>
     <TABLE NAME="scorm_seq_objective" COMMENT="SCORM2004 objective description">
diff --git a/mod/scorm/db/upgrade.php b/mod/scorm/db/upgrade.php
index bc4788313f7..5d2380ff5c3 100644
--- a/mod/scorm/db/upgrade.php
+++ b/mod/scorm/db/upgrade.php
@@ -66,5 +66,18 @@ function xmldb_scorm_upgrade($oldversion) {
     // Automatically generated Moodle v3.6.0 release upgrade line.
     // Put any upgrade step following this.
 
+    if ($oldversion < 2018123100) {
+
+        // Remove un-used/large index on element field.
+        $table = new xmldb_table('scorm_scoes_track');
+        $index = new xmldb_index('element', XMLDB_INDEX_UNIQUE, ['element']);
+        if ($dbman->index_exists($table, $index)) {
+            $dbman->drop_index($table, $index);
+        }
+
+        // Scorm savepoint reached.
+        upgrade_mod_savepoint(true, 2018123100, 'scorm');
+    }
+
     return true;
 }
diff --git a/mod/scorm/version.php b/mod/scorm/version.php
index 1ab3ec1c280..f87996bb8ac 100644
--- a/mod/scorm/version.php
+++ b/mod/scorm/version.php
@@ -24,6 +24,6 @@
 
 defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
 
-$plugin->version   = 2018120300;    // The current module version (Date: YYYYMMDDXX).
+$plugin->version   = 2018123100;    // The current module version (Date: YYYYMMDDXX).
 $plugin->requires  = 2018112800;    // Requires this Moodle version.
 $plugin->component = 'mod_scorm';   // Full name of the plugin (used for diagnostics).
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