diff --git a/api/.env.default b/api/.env.default
index 6caeb96d8..8b79b49cd 100644
--- a/api/.env.default
+++ b/api/.env.default
@@ -28,8 +28,7 @@ jwt_algorithm=HS512
 jwt_exp_delta_seconds=2592000
 jwt_issuer=openreplay-default-foss
 jwt_secret="SET A RANDOM STRING HERE"
-peersList=http://utilities-openreplay.app.svc.cluster.local:9001/assist/%s/sockets-list
-peers=http://utilities-openreplay.app.svc.cluster.local:9001/assist/%s/sockets-live
+assist=http://assist-openreplay.app.svc.cluster.local:9001/assist/%s/sockets-list
 pg_dbname=postgres
 pg_host=postgresql.db.svc.cluster.local
 pg_password=asayerPostgres
diff --git a/api/chalicelib/core/assist.py b/api/chalicelib/core/assist.py
index c6fb35713..122c64dee 100644
--- a/api/chalicelib/core/assist.py
+++ b/api/chalicelib/core/assist.py
@@ -21,56 +21,13 @@ SESSION_PROJECTION_COLS = """s.project_id,
                            """
 
 
-def get_live_sessions(project_id, filters=None):
-    project_key = projects.get_project_key(project_id)
-    connected_peers = requests.get(config("peers") % config("S3_KEY") + f"/{project_key}")
-    if connected_peers.status_code != 200:
-        print("!! issue with the peer-server")
-        print(connected_peers.text)
-        return []
-    connected_peers = connected_peers.json().get("data", [])
-
-    if len(connected_peers) == 0:
-        return []
-    connected_peers = tuple(connected_peers)
-    extra_constraints = ["project_id = %(project_id)s", "session_id IN %(connected_peers)s"]
-    extra_params = {}
-    if filters is not None:
-        for i, f in enumerate(filters):
-            if not isinstance(f.get("value"), list):
-                f["value"] = [f.get("value")]
-            if len(f["value"]) == 0 or f["value"][0] is None:
-                continue
-            filter_type = f["type"].upper()
-            f["value"] = sessions.__get_sql_value_multiple(f["value"])
-            if filter_type == schemas.FilterType.user_id:
-                op = sessions.__get_sql_operator(f["operator"])
-                extra_constraints.append(f"user_id {op} %(value_{i})s")
-                extra_params[f"value_{i}"] = helper.string_to_sql_like_with_op(f["value"][0], op)
-
-    with pg_client.PostgresClient() as cur:
-        query = cur.mogrify(f"""\
-                    SELECT {SESSION_PROJECTION_COLS}, %(project_key)s||'-'|| session_id AS peer_id
-                    FROM public.sessions AS s
-                    WHERE {" AND ".join(extra_constraints)}
-                    ORDER BY start_ts DESC
-                    LIMIT 500;""",
-                            {"project_id": project_id,
-                             "connected_peers": connected_peers,
-                             "project_key": project_key,
-                             **extra_params})
-        cur.execute(query)
-        results = cur.fetchall()
-    return helper.list_to_camel_case(results)
-
-
 def get_live_sessions_ws(project_id, user_id=None):
     project_key = projects.get_project_key(project_id)
     params = {}
     if user_id and len(user_id) > 0:
         params["userId"] = user_id
     try:
-        connected_peers = requests.get(config("peers") % config("S3_KEY") + f"/{project_key}", params)
+        connected_peers = requests.get(config("assist") % config("S3_KEY") + f"/{project_key}", params)
         if connected_peers.status_code != 200:
             print("!! issue with the peer-server")
             print(connected_peers.text)
@@ -105,7 +62,7 @@ def is_live(project_id, session_id, project_key=None):
     if project_key is None:
         project_key = projects.get_project_key(project_id)
     try:
-        connected_peers = requests.get(config("peersList") % config("S3_KEY") + f"/{project_key}")
+        connected_peers = requests.get(config("assist") % config("S3_KEY") + f"/{project_key}")
         if connected_peers.status_code != 200:
             print("!! issue with the peer-server")
             print(connected_peers.text)
diff --git a/ee/api/.env.default b/ee/api/.env.default
index b4b1ad291..c7befe0ef 100644
--- a/ee/api/.env.default
+++ b/ee/api/.env.default
@@ -37,8 +37,7 @@ jwt_algorithm=HS512
 jwt_exp_delta_seconds=2592000
 jwt_issuer=openreplay-default-ee
 jwt_secret="SET A RANDOM STRING HERE"
-peersList=http://utilities-openreplay.app.svc.cluster.local:9001/assist/%s/sockets-list
-peers=http://utilities-openreplay.app.svc.cluster.local:9001/assist/%s/sockets-live
+assist=http://assist-openreplay.app.svc.cluster.local:9001/assist/%s/sockets-list
 pg_dbname=postgres
 pg_host=postgresql.db.svc.cluster.local
 pg_password=asayerPostgres