diff --git a/openpype/modules/shotgrid/hooks/post_shotgrid_changes.py b/openpype/modules/shotgrid/hooks/post_shotgrid_changes.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e8369ad3cb..0000000000
--- a/openpype/modules/shotgrid/hooks/post_shotgrid_changes.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-from openpype.lib import PostLaunchHook
-
-
-class PostShotgridHook(PostLaunchHook):
-    order = None
-
-    def execute(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        print(args, kwargs)
-        pass
diff --git a/openpype/modules/shotgrid/lib/settings.py b/openpype/modules/shotgrid/lib/settings.py
index 4a772de5b7..924099f04b 100644
--- a/openpype/modules/shotgrid/lib/settings.py
+++ b/openpype/modules/shotgrid/lib/settings.py
@@ -1,24 +1,11 @@
-import os
-
-from pymongo import MongoClient
 from openpype.api import get_system_settings, get_project_settings
 from openpype.modules.shotgrid.lib.const import MODULE_NAME
-from openpype.modules.shotgrid.lib.tools import memoize
 
 
-def get_project_list():
-    mongo_url = os.getenv("OPENPYPE_MONGO")
-    client = MongoClient(mongo_url)
-    db = client['avalon']
-    return db.list_collection_names()
-
-
-@memoize
 def get_shotgrid_project_settings(project):
     return get_project_settings(project).get(MODULE_NAME, {})
 
 
-@memoize
 def get_shotgrid_settings():
     return get_system_settings().get("modules", {}).get(MODULE_NAME, {})
 
@@ -29,13 +16,3 @@ def get_shotgrid_servers():
 
 def get_leecher_backend_url():
     return get_shotgrid_settings().get("leecher_backend_url")
-
-
-def filter_projects_by_login():
-    return bool(get_shotgrid_settings().get("filter_projects_by_login", False))
-
-
-def get_shotgrid_event_mongo_info():
-    database_name = os.environ["OPENPYPE_DATABASE_NAME"]
-    collection_name = "shotgrid_events"
-    return database_name, collection_name
diff --git a/openpype/modules/shotgrid/plugins/publish/collect_shotgrid_entities.py b/openpype/modules/shotgrid/plugins/publish/collect_shotgrid_entities.py
index a770c1eb87..9880425a41 100644
--- a/openpype/modules/shotgrid/plugins/publish/collect_shotgrid_entities.py
+++ b/openpype/modules/shotgrid/plugins/publish/collect_shotgrid_entities.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import os
 
 import pyblish.api
-from pymongo import MongoClient
+from openpype.lib.mongo import OpenPypeMongoConnection
 
 from openpype.modules.shotgrid.lib.settings import (
     get_shotgrid_project_settings,
@@ -63,8 +63,7 @@ class CollectShotgridEntities(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):
 
 
 def _get_shotgrid_collection(project):
-    mongo_url = os.getenv("OPENPYPE_MONGO")
-    client = MongoClient(mongo_url)
+    client = OpenPypeMongoConnection.get_mongo_client()
     return client.get_database("shotgrid_openpype").get_collection(project)