diff --git a/backend/onyx/connectors/google_drive/doc_conversion.py b/backend/onyx/connectors/google_drive/doc_conversion.py
index 29aa750ee9..21e68f7b0a 100644
--- a/backend/onyx/connectors/google_drive/doc_conversion.py
+++ b/backend/onyx/connectors/google_drive/doc_conversion.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 from onyx.connectors.google_drive.section_extraction import HEADING_DELIMITER
 from onyx.connectors.google_utils.resources import get_drive_service
 from onyx.connectors.google_utils.resources import get_google_docs_service
+from onyx.connectors.google_utils.resources import GoogleDocsService
 from onyx.connectors.google_utils.resources import GoogleDriveService
 from onyx.connectors.models import ConnectorFailure
 from onyx.connectors.models import Document
@@ -36,7 +37,6 @@
 from onyx.file_processing.extract_file_text import xlsx_to_text
 from onyx.file_processing.file_validation import is_valid_image_type
 from onyx.file_processing.image_utils import store_image_and_create_section
-from onyx.utils.lazy import lazy_eval
 from onyx.utils.logger import setup_logger
 from onyx.utils.variable_functionality import (
     fetch_versioned_implementation_with_fallback,
@@ -146,7 +146,9 @@ def _download_and_extract_sections_basic(
 
     # For other file types, download the file
     # Use the correct API call for downloading files
-    response_call = lazy_eval(lambda: download_request(service, file_id))
+    # lazy evaluation to only download the file if necessary
+    def response_call() -> bytes:
+        return download_request(service, file_id)
 
     # Process based on mime type
     if mime_type == "text/plain":
@@ -418,13 +420,14 @@ def _convert_drive_item_to_document(
     Main entry point for converting a Google Drive file => Document object.
     """
     sections: list[TextSection | ImageSection] = []
+
     # Only construct these services when needed
-    drive_service = lazy_eval(
-        lambda: get_drive_service(creds, user_email=retriever_email)
-    )
-    docs_service = lazy_eval(
-        lambda: get_google_docs_service(creds, user_email=retriever_email)
-    )
+    def _get_drive_service() -> GoogleDriveService:
+        return get_drive_service(creds, user_email=retriever_email)
+
+    def _get_docs_service() -> GoogleDocsService:
+        return get_google_docs_service(creds, user_email=retriever_email)
+
     doc_id = "unknown"
 
     try:
@@ -438,14 +441,14 @@ def _convert_drive_item_to_document(
             try:
                 # get_document_sections is the advanced approach for Google Docs
                 doc_sections = get_document_sections(
-                    docs_service=docs_service(),
+                    docs_service=_get_docs_service(),
                     doc_id=file.get("id", ""),
                 )
                 if doc_sections:
                     sections = cast(list[TextSection | ImageSection], doc_sections)
                     if any(SMART_CHIP_CHAR in section.text for section in doc_sections):
                         basic_sections = _download_and_extract_sections_basic(
-                            file, drive_service(), allow_images
+                            file, _get_drive_service(), allow_images
                         )
                         sections = align_basic_advanced(basic_sections, doc_sections)
 
@@ -470,7 +473,7 @@ def _convert_drive_item_to_document(
         # If we don't have sections yet, use the basic extraction method
         if not sections:
             sections = _download_and_extract_sections_basic(
-                file, drive_service(), allow_images
+                file, _get_drive_service(), allow_images
             )
 
         # If we still don't have any sections, skip this file
diff --git a/backend/onyx/utils/lazy.py b/backend/onyx/utils/lazy.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 5df9207ad3..0000000000
--- a/backend/onyx/utils/lazy.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-from collections.abc import Callable
-from functools import lru_cache
-from typing import TypeVar
-
-R = TypeVar("R")
-
-
-def lazy_eval(func: Callable[[], R]) -> Callable[[], R]:
-    @lru_cache(maxsize=1)
-    def lazy_func() -> R:
-        return func()
-
-    return lazy_func