diff --git a/layers/place/city.sql b/layers/place/city.sql
index d5304d3d..1695f312 100644
--- a/layers/place/city.sql
+++ b/layers/place/city.sql
@@ -40,6 +40,5 @@ RETURNS TABLE(osm_id bigint, geometry geometry, name text, name_en text, place c
        OR (zoom_level = 9 AND (gridrank <= 8 OR "rank" IS NOT NULL))
        OR (zoom_level = 10 AND (gridrank <= 12 OR "rank" IS NOT NULL))
        OR (zoom_level BETWEEN 11 AND 12 AND (gridrank <= 14 OR "rank" IS NOT NULL))
-       OR (zoom_level >= 13)
-    ORDER BY "rank" ASC;
+       OR (zoom_level >= 13);
 $$ LANGUAGE SQL IMMUTABLE;
diff --git a/layers/place/country.sql b/layers/place/country.sql
deleted file mode 100644
index 3f276fa2..00000000
--- a/layers/place/country.sql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-
--- etldoc: layer_country[shape=record fillcolor=lightpink, style="rounded,filled",  
--- etldoc:     label="layer_country | <zall> z0-z14_ " ] ;
-
--- etldoc: osm_country_point -> layer_country
-CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION layer_country(bbox geometry, zoom_level int)
-RETURNS TABLE(osm_id bigint, geometry geometry, name text, name_en text, "rank" int) AS $$
-    SELECT osm_id, geometry, name, COALESCE(NULLIF(name_en, ''), name) AS name_en, "rank" FROM osm_country_point
-    WHERE geometry && bbox AND "rank" <= zoom_level AND name <> ''
-    ORDER BY "rank" ASC, length(name) ASC;
-$$ LANGUAGE SQL IMMUTABLE;
diff --git a/layers/place/layer.sql b/layers/place/layer.sql
index a6871940..053a2601 100644
--- a/layers/place/layer.sql
+++ b/layers/place/layer.sql
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 -- etldoc: layer_place[shape=record fillcolor=lightpink, style="rounded,filled",
 -- etldoc:     label="layer_place | <zall> z0-z14_ " ] ;
 
--- etldoc: layer_continent -> layer_place
--- etldoc: layer_country   -> layer_place
--- etldoc: layer_state     -> layer_place
--- etldoc: layer_city      -> layer_place
+-- etldoc: osm_continent_point -> layer_place
+-- etldoc: osm_country_point   -> layer_place
+-- etldoc: osm_state_point     -> layer_place
+-- etldoc: layer_city          -> layer_place
 
 CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION layer_place(bbox geometry, zoom_level int, pixel_width numeric)
 RETURNS TABLE(osm_id bigint, geometry geometry, name text, name_en text, class text, subclass text, "rank" int, capital INT) AS $$
@@ -16,17 +16,25 @@ RETURNS TABLE(osm_id bigint, geometry geometry, name text, name_en text, class t
     WHERE geometry && bbox AND zoom_level < 4
     UNION ALL
     SELECT
-        osm_id, geometry, name, name_en,
+        osm_id, geometry, name, COALESCE(NULLIF(name_en, ''), name) AS name_en,
         'country' AS class, 'country' AS subclass,"rank", NULL::int AS capital
-    FROM layer_country(bbox, zoom_level)
+    FROM osm_country_point
+    WHERE geometry && bbox AND "rank" <= zoom_level AND name <> ''
     UNION ALL
     SELECT
-        osm_id, geometry, name, name_en,
+        osm_id, geometry, name, COALESCE(NULLIF(name_en, ''), name) AS name_en,
         'state' AS class, 'state' AS subclass, "rank", NULL::int AS capital
-    FROM layer_state(bbox, zoom_level)
+    FROM osm_state_point
+    WHERE geometry && bbox AND
+          name <> '' AND
+          ("rank" + 2 <= zoom_level) AND (
+              zoom_level >= 5 OR
+              is_in_country IN ('United Kingdom', 'USA', 'Россия', 'Brasil', 'China', 'India') OR
+              is_in_country_code IN ('AU', 'CN', 'IN', 'BR', 'US'))
     UNION ALL
     SELECT
         osm_id, geometry, name, name_en,
         place_class(place::text) AS class, place::text AS subclass, "rank", capital
     FROM layer_city(bbox, zoom_level, pixel_width)
+    ORDER BY "rank" ASC
 $$ LANGUAGE SQL IMMUTABLE;
diff --git a/layers/place/place.yaml b/layers/place/place.yaml
index 02bedd7b..e1949bed 100644
--- a/layers/place/place.yaml
+++ b/layers/place/place.yaml
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ schema:
   - ./types.sql
   - ./class.sql
   - ./city.sql
-  - ./country.sql
-  - ./state.sql
   - ./merge_country_rank.sql
   - ./merge_city_rank.sql
   - ./merge_state_rank.sql
diff --git a/layers/place/state.sql b/layers/place/state.sql
deleted file mode 100644
index de11478e..00000000
--- a/layers/place/state.sql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-
--- etldoc: layer_state[shape=record fillcolor=lightpink, style="rounded,filled",  
--- etldoc:     label="layer_state | <zall> z0-z14_ " ] ;
-
--- etldoc:  osm_state_point -> layer_state
-
-CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION layer_state(bbox geometry, zoom_level int)
-RETURNS TABLE(osm_id bigint, geometry geometry, name text, name_en text, "rank" int) AS $$
-    SELECT osm_id, geometry, name, COALESCE(NULLIF(name_en, ''), name) AS name_en, "rank"
-    FROM osm_state_point
-    WHERE geometry && bbox AND
-          name <> '' AND
-          ("rank" + 2 <= zoom_level) AND (
-              zoom_level >= 5 OR
-              is_in_country IN ('United Kingdom', 'USA', 'Россия', 'Brasil', 'China', 'India') OR
-              is_in_country_code IN ('AU', 'CN', 'IN', 'BR', 'US'))
-    ORDER BY "rank" ASC;
-$$ LANGUAGE SQL IMMUTABLE;