diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/open_ended_grading_classes/openendedchild.py b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/open_ended_grading_classes/openendedchild.py
index 2e49565bec..b9341f0cbe 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/open_ended_grading_classes/openendedchild.py
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/open_ended_grading_classes/openendedchild.py
@@ -357,10 +357,6 @@ class OpenEndedChild(object):
             if get_data['can_upload_files'] in ['true', '1']:
                 has_file_to_upload = True
                 file = get_data['student_file'][0]
-                if self.system.track_fuction:
-                    self.system.track_function('open_ended_image_upload', {'filename': file.name})
-                else:
-                    log.info("No tracking function found when uploading image.")
                 uploaded_to_s3, image_ok, s3_public_url = self.upload_image_to_s3(file)
                 if uploaded_to_s3:
                     image_tag = self.generate_image_tag_from_url(s3_public_url, file.name)
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/module_render.py b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/module_render.py
index 973940d784..a1c09d3d83 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/module_render.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/module_render.py
@@ -208,9 +208,6 @@ def get_module_for_descriptor(user, request, descriptor, model_data_cache, cours
               'waittime': settings.XQUEUE_WAITTIME_BETWEEN_REQUESTS
              }
 
-    def get_or_default(key, default):
-        getattr(settings, key, default)
-
     #This is a hacky way to pass settings to the combined open ended xmodule
     #It needs an S3 interface to upload images to S3
     #It needs the open ended grading interface in order to get peer grading to be done
@@ -226,12 +223,11 @@ def get_module_for_descriptor(user, request, descriptor, model_data_cache, cours
         open_ended_grading_interface['mock_staff_grading'] = settings.MOCK_STAFF_GRADING
         if is_descriptor_combined_open_ended:
             s3_interface = {
-                'access_key' : get_or_default('AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID',''),
-                'secret_access_key' : get_or_default('AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY',''),
-                'storage_bucket_name' : get_or_default('AWS_STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME','')
+                'access_key' : getattr(settings,'AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID',''),
+                'secret_access_key' : getattr(settings,'AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY',''),
+                'storage_bucket_name' : getattr(settings,'AWS_STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME','')
             }
 
-
     def inner_get_module(descriptor):
         """
         Delegate to get_module.  It does an access check, so may return None
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/open_ended_grading/views.py b/lms/djangoapps/open_ended_grading/views.py
index 65cfe22ed0..78da00bf2b 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/open_ended_grading/views.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/open_ended_grading/views.py
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ def peer_grading(request, course_id):
         #Get the peer grading modules currently in the course
         items = modulestore().get_items(['i4x', None, course_id_parts[1], 'peergrading', None])
         #See if any of the modules are centralized modules (ie display info from multiple problems)
-        items = [i for i in items if i.metadata.get("use_for_single_location", True) in false_dict]
+        items = [i for i in items if getattr(i,"use_for_single_location", True) in false_dict]
         #Get the first one
         item_location = items[0].location
         #Generate a url for the first module and redirect the user to it