diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/connection/connection_management.c b/src/backend/distributed/connection/connection_management.c
index fc1b2c9c5..6767a41a9 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/connection/connection_management.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/connection/connection_management.c
@@ -163,7 +163,6 @@ StartNodeUserDatabaseConnection(uint32 flags, const char *hostname, int32 port,
 	ConnectionHashKey key;
 	ConnectionHashEntry *entry = NULL;
 	MultiConnection *connection;
-	MemoryContext oldContext;
 	bool found;
 
 	/* do some minimal input checks */
@@ -234,11 +233,8 @@ StartNodeUserDatabaseConnection(uint32 flags, const char *hostname, int32 port,
 	 */
 	connection = StartConnectionEstablishment(&key);
 
-	oldContext = MemoryContextSwitchTo(ConnectionContext);
 	dlist_push_tail(entry->connections, &connection->connectionNode);
 
-	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldContext);
-
 	if (flags & SESSION_LIFESPAN)
 	{
 		connection->sessionLifespan = true;
diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/transaction/multi_shard_transaction.c b/src/backend/distributed/transaction/multi_shard_transaction.c
index e743d6405..e04da91a8 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/transaction/multi_shard_transaction.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/transaction/multi_shard_transaction.c
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ OpenTransactionsToAllShardPlacements(List *shardIntervalList, char *userName)
 {
 	ListCell *shardIntervalCell = NULL;
 	List *newConnectionList = NIL;
-	ListCell *connectionCell = NULL;
 
 	if (shardConnectionHash == NULL)
 	{
@@ -121,12 +120,7 @@ OpenTransactionsToAllShardPlacements(List *shardIntervalList, char *userName)
 	}
 
 	/* finish connection establishment newly opened connections */
-	foreach(connectionCell, newConnectionList)
-	{
-		MultiConnection *connection = (MultiConnection *) lfirst(connectionCell);
-
-		FinishConnectionEstablishment(connection);
-	}
+	FinishConnectionListEstablishment(newConnectionList);
 
 	/* the special BARE mode (for e.g. VACUUM/ANALYZE) skips BEGIN */
 	if (MultiShardCommitProtocol > COMMIT_PROTOCOL_BARE)
diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/transaction/transaction_recovery.c b/src/backend/distributed/transaction/transaction_recovery.c
index 88e4e25d1..5bdb15610 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/transaction/transaction_recovery.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/transaction/transaction_recovery.c
@@ -23,14 +23,12 @@
 #include "access/relscan.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
 #include "catalog/indexing.h"
-#include "distributed/commit_protocol.h"
 #include "distributed/connection_cache.h"
 #include "distributed/listutils.h"
 #include "distributed/metadata_cache.h"
 #include "distributed/pg_dist_transaction.h"
 #include "distributed/transaction_recovery.h"
 #include "distributed/worker_manager.h"
-#include "distributed/worker_transaction.h"
 #include "lib/stringinfo.h"
 #include "storage/lmgr.h"
 #include "storage/lock.h"
@@ -71,35 +69,6 @@ recover_prepared_transactions(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 }
 
 
-/*
- * LogPreparedTransactions logs a commit record for all prepared transactions
- * on connections in connectionList. The remote transaction is safe to commit
- * once the record has been durably stored (i.e. the local transaction is
- * committed).
- */
-void
-LogPreparedTransactions(List *connectionList)
-{
-	ListCell *connectionCell = NULL;
-
-	foreach(connectionCell, connectionList)
-	{
-		TransactionConnection *transactionConnection =
-			(TransactionConnection *) lfirst(connectionCell);
-
-		char transactionState PG_USED_FOR_ASSERTS_ONLY =
-			transactionConnection->transactionState;
-		int groupId = transactionConnection->groupId;
-		int64 connectionId = transactionConnection->connectionId;
-		StringInfo transactionName = BuildTransactionName(connectionId);
-
-		Assert(transactionState == TRANSACTION_STATE_PREPARED);
-
-		LogTransactionRecord(groupId, transactionName->data);
-	}
-}
-
-
 /*
  * LogTransactionRecord registers the fact that a transaction has been
  * prepared on a worker. The presence of this record indicates that the
diff --git a/src/include/distributed/transaction_recovery.h b/src/include/distributed/transaction_recovery.h
index 15bbecd08..d204ef753 100644
--- a/src/include/distributed/transaction_recovery.h
+++ b/src/include/distributed/transaction_recovery.h
@@ -12,11 +12,7 @@
 #define TRANSACTION_RECOVERY_H
 
 
-#include "nodes/pg_list.h"
-
-
 /* Functions declarations for worker transactions */
-extern void LogPreparedTransactions(List *connectionList);
 extern void LogTransactionRecord(int groupId, char *transactionName);