diff --git a/awx/fact/utils/connection.py b/awx/fact/utils/connection.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 4c4019e24d..0000000000
--- a/awx/fact/utils/connection.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright (c) 2015 Ansible, Inc.
-# All Rights Reserved.
-
-from django.conf import settings
-from mongoengine import connect
-from mongoengine.connection import ConnectionError
-from pymongo.errors import AutoReconnect
-
-def test_mongo_connection():
-    # Connect to Mongo
-    try:
-        # Sanity check: If we have intentionally invalid settings, then we
-        # know we cannot connect.
-        if settings.MONGO_HOST == NotImplemented:
-            raise ConnectionError
-
-        # Attempt to connect to the MongoDB database.
-        db = connect(settings.MONGO_DB,
-                     host=settings.MONGO_HOST,
-                     port=int(settings.MONGO_PORT),
-                     username=settings.MONGO_USERNAME,
-                     password=settings.MONGO_PASSWORD,
-                     tz_aware=settings.USE_TZ)
-        db[settings.MONGO_DB].command('ping')
-        return True
-    except (ConnectionError, AutoReconnect):
-        return False
-    
diff --git a/awx/main/tasks.py b/awx/main/tasks.py
index 509c5d1e7e..3942cc78bb 100644
--- a/awx/main/tasks.py
+++ b/awx/main/tasks.py
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ from awx.main.task_engine import TaskSerializer, TASK_TIMEOUT_INTERVAL
 from awx.main.utils import (get_ansible_version, get_ssh_version, decrypt_field, update_scm_url,
                             ignore_inventory_computed_fields, emit_websocket_notification,
                             check_proot_installed, build_proot_temp_dir, wrap_args_with_proot)
-from awx.fact.utils.connection import test_mongo_connection
 
 __all__ = ['RunJob', 'RunSystemJob', 'RunProjectUpdate', 'RunInventoryUpdate',
            'RunAdHocCommand', 'handle_work_error', 'handle_work_success',
@@ -959,11 +958,6 @@ class RunJob(BaseTask):
         '''
         return getattr(tower_settings, 'AWX_PROOT_ENABLED', False)
 
-    def pre_run_hook(self, job, **kwargs):
-        if job.job_type == PERM_INVENTORY_SCAN:
-            if not test_mongo_connection():
-                raise RuntimeError("Fact Scan Database is offline")
-
     def post_run_hook(self, job, **kwargs):
         '''
         Hook for actions to run after job/task has completed.