diff --git a/server/src/handlers/db_handler.py b/server/src/handlers/db_handler.py
index fc5dfd05..afb8c0dd 100644
--- a/server/src/handlers/db_handler.py
+++ b/server/src/handlers/db_handler.py
@@ -1,37 +1,35 @@
-"""Handler for the database"""
-import json
+# """Handler for the database"""
+# import json
 
-from dotenv.main import load_dotenv
-from pymongo import MongoClient
+# from dotenv.main import load_dotenv
+# from pymongo import MongoClient
 
-# Getting the connection string
-load_dotenv()
+# # Getting the connection string
+# load_dotenv()
 # pylint ignore next line naming and line length
-# pylint: disable=C0103, C0301
-connection_string = "mongodb+srv://lifelineteamdb:mypassword1@cluster0.ib2qbgg.mongodb.net/?retryWrites=true&w=majority"
 
-# Defining a MongoDB client instance
-client = MongoClient(connection_string)
+# # Defining a MongoDB client instance
+# client = MongoClient(connection_string)
 
-# DB name
-db = client["database1"]
+# # DB name
+# db = client["database1"]
 
-# Referencing the collection
-courses = db["courses"]
+# # Referencing the collection
+# courses = db["courses"]
 
 
-def insert_course_into_db(sha: str, course_str: str):
-    """Inserts a course into the database"""
-    course = {"sha": sha, "course_str": course_str}
-    result = courses.insert_one(course)
-    print("Course inserted with ID:", result.inserted_id)
+# def insert_course_into_db(sha: str, course_str: str):
+#     """Inserts a course into the database"""
+#     course = {"sha": sha, "course_str": course_str}
+#     result = courses.insert_one(course)
+#     print("Course inserted with ID:", result.inserted_id)
 
 
-def query_course_from_db(sha: str):
-    """Queries the database for a course with the given sha"""
-    course = courses.find_one({"sha": sha})
-    if course:
-        print("Found a cached course with ID:", course["_id"])
-        return json.loads(course["course_str"])
-    print("Didn't find a cached course")
-    return None
+# def query_course_from_db(sha: str):
+#     """Queries the database for a course with the given sha"""
+#     course = courses.find_one({"sha": sha})
+#     if course:
+#         print("Found a cached course with ID:", course["_id"])
+#         return json.loads(course["course_str"])
+#     print("Didn't find a cached course")
+#     return None
diff --git a/server/src/handlers/file_handler.py b/server/src/handlers/file_handler.py
index a4c08b2f..09d5492d 100644
--- a/server/src/handlers/file_handler.py
+++ b/server/src/handlers/file_handler.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 from pdfminer.pdfparser import PDFSyntaxError
 
 from .openai_api_handler import get_assessments_from_text
-from .db_handler import insert_course_into_db, query_course_from_db
+# from .db_handler import insert_course_into_db, query_course_from_db
 
 def handle_file(file: UploadFile, response: Response, premium: bool = False):
     """Handles one file"""
@@ -24,17 +24,17 @@ def handle_file(file: UploadFile, response: Response, premium: bool = False):
         tmp_path = save_temp_file(file)
         print(f"Processing file: {tmp_path}")
 
-        print("First checking if a cached version of the course is present")
-        file_hash = get_file_hash(tmp_path)
-        print(f"The file hash is: {file_hash}")
+        # print("First checking if a cached version of the course is present")
+        # file_hash = get_file_hash(tmp_path)
+        # print(f"The file hash is: {file_hash}")
 
-        print("Querying the DB")
-        cached_course = query_course_from_db(file_hash)
-        if cached_course is not None:
-            print("Found cached course for this file hash. Returning it.")
-            return cached_course
+        # print("Querying the DB")
+        # cached_course = query_course_from_db(file_hash)
+        # if cached_course is not None:
+        #     print("Found cached course for this file hash. Returning it.")
+        #     return cached_course
 
-        print("Couldn't find a cached version. Processing the file as usual.")
+        # print("Couldn't find a cached version. Processing the file as usual.")
         # Processing only if we don't have a cached version available
         with pdfplumber.open(tmp_path) as pdf:
             course = get_course_info(pdf)
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ def handle_file(file: UploadFile, response: Response, premium: bool = False):
         if tmp_path:
             tmp_path.unlink()
 
-    print("Caching the course for future use")
-    insert_course_into_db(file_hash, json.dumps(course))
+    # print("Caching the course for future use")
+    # insert_course_into_db(file_hash, json.dumps(course))
     return course