diff --git a/packages/api/src/resolvers/article/index.ts b/packages/api/src/resolvers/article/index.ts
index b158c3a9f..135e5e845 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/resolvers/article/index.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/resolvers/article/index.ts
@@ -340,29 +340,12 @@ export const createArticleResolver = authorized<
         }
       }
 
-      let libraryItemToReturn: LibraryItem
-
-      const existingLibraryItem = await findLibraryItemByUrl(
-        libraryItemToSave.originalUrl,
-        uid
+      // create new item in database
+      const libraryItemToReturn = await createOrUpdateLibraryItem(
+        libraryItemToSave,
+        uid,
+        pubsub
       )
-      articleSavingRequestId = existingLibraryItem?.id || articleSavingRequestId
-      if (articleSavingRequestId) {
-        // update existing item's state from processing to succeeded
-        libraryItemToReturn = await updateLibraryItem(
-          articleSavingRequestId,
-          libraryItemToSave as QueryDeepPartialEntity<LibraryItem>,
-          uid,
-          pubsub
-        )
-      } else {
-        // create new item in database
-        libraryItemToReturn = await createOrUpdateLibraryItem(
-          libraryItemToSave,
-          uid,
-          pubsub
-        )
-      }
 
       await createAndSaveLabelsInLibraryItem(
         libraryItemToReturn.id,
@@ -371,14 +354,6 @@ export const createArticleResolver = authorized<
         rssFeedUrl
       )
 
-      log.info(
-        'item created in database',
-        libraryItemToReturn.id,
-        libraryItemToReturn.originalUrl,
-        libraryItemToReturn.slug,
-        libraryItemToReturn.title
-      )
-
       return {
         user,
         created: true,
diff --git a/packages/api/src/services/create_page_save_request.ts b/packages/api/src/services/create_page_save_request.ts
index ea5416d3c..733559109 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/services/create_page_save_request.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/services/create_page_save_request.ts
@@ -16,12 +16,7 @@ import {
   libraryItemToArticleSavingRequest,
 } from '../utils/helpers'
 import { logger } from '../utils/logger'
-import {
-  countByCreatedAt,
-  createOrUpdateLibraryItem,
-  findLibraryItemByUrl,
-  updateLibraryItem,
-} from './library_item'
+import { countByCreatedAt, createOrUpdateLibraryItem } from './library_item'
 
 interface PageSaveRequest {
   userId: string
@@ -112,42 +107,26 @@ export const createPageSaveRequest = async ({
   }
 
   url = cleanUrl(url)
-  // look for existing library item
-  let libraryItem = await findLibraryItemByUrl(url, userId)
-  if (!libraryItem) {
-    logger.info('libraryItem does not exist', { url })
 
-    // create processing item
-    libraryItem = await createOrUpdateLibraryItem(
-      {
-        id: articleSavingRequestId,
-        user: { id: userId },
-        readableContent: SAVING_CONTENT,
-        itemType: PageType.Unknown,
-        slug: generateSlug(url),
-        title: url,
-        originalUrl: url,
-        state: LibraryItemState.Processing,
-        publishedAt,
-        folder,
-        subscription,
-        savedAt,
-      },
-      userId,
-      pubsub
-    )
-  }
-  // reset state to processing
-  if (libraryItem.state !== LibraryItemState.Processing) {
-    libraryItem = await updateLibraryItem(
-      libraryItem.id,
-      {
-        state: LibraryItemState.Processing,
-      },
-      userId,
-      pubsub
-    )
-  }
+  // create processing item
+  const libraryItem = await createOrUpdateLibraryItem(
+    {
+      id: articleSavingRequestId,
+      user: { id: userId },
+      readableContent: SAVING_CONTENT,
+      itemType: PageType.Unknown,
+      slug: generateSlug(url),
+      title: url,
+      originalUrl: url,
+      state: LibraryItemState.Processing,
+      publishedAt,
+      folder,
+      subscription,
+      savedAt,
+    },
+    userId,
+    pubsub
+  )
 
   // get priority by checking rate limit if not specified
   priority = priority || (await getPriorityByRateLimit(userId))