diff --git a/awx/api/management/commands/uses_mongo.py b/awx/api/management/commands/uses_mongo.py
index ab61e7cae4..267c389d62 100644
--- a/awx/api/management/commands/uses_mongo.py
+++ b/awx/api/management/commands/uses_mongo.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import sys
 
 from optparse import make_option
 from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand
-from awx.main.models import Instance
+from awx.main.ha import is_ha_environment
 from awx.main.task_engine import TaskSerializer
 
 
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
         # rules here will grow more complicated over time.
         uses_mongo = system_tracking  # noqa
 
-        if Instance.objects.count() > 1 and kwargs['local'] and uses_mongo:
+        if is_ha_environment() and kwargs['local'] and uses_mongo:
             print("HA Configuration detected.  Database should be remote")
             uses_mongo = False
 
diff --git a/awx/main/ha.py b/awx/main/ha.py
index 9bc14d7434..5341ea32bb 100644
--- a/awx/main/ha.py
+++ b/awx/main/ha.py
@@ -1,13 +1,6 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2015 Ansible, Inc.
 # All Rights Reserved.
 
-# Python
-import os
-from IPy import IP
-
-# Django
-from django.conf import settings
-
 # AWX
 from awx.main.models import Instance
 
@@ -18,27 +11,4 @@ def is_ha_environment():
     # If there are two or more instances, then we are in an HA environment.
     if Instance.objects.count() > 1:
         return True
-
-    # If the database is not local, then we are in an HA environment.
-    host = settings.DATABASES['default'].get('HOST', 'localhost')
-
-    # Is host special case 'localhost' ?
-    if host is 'localhost':
-        return False
-
-    # Check if host is an absolute file (i.e. named socket)
-    if os.path.isabs(host):
-        return False
-
-    # Is host a LOCAL or REMOTE ip address ?
-    try:
-        if IP(host).iptype() is 'LOOPBACK':
-            return False
-        else:
-            return True
-    except ValueError:
-        pass
-
-    # host may be a domain name like postgres.mycompany.com
-    # Assume HA Environment
-    return True
+    return False