diff --git a/crates/indexify_internal_api/src/lib.rs b/crates/indexify_internal_api/src/lib.rs
index 604e03e2f..d6c27482c 100644
--- a/crates/indexify_internal_api/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/indexify_internal_api/src/lib.rs
@@ -1194,27 +1194,6 @@ impl TaskResult {
 }
 
 pub type NamespaceName = String;
-#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, Clone)]
-pub struct Namespace {
-    pub name: NamespaceName,
-    pub extraction_graphs: Vec<ExtractionGraph>,
-}
-
-impl TryFrom<Namespace> for indexify_coordinator::Namespace {
-    type Error = anyhow::Error;
-
-    fn try_from(value: Namespace) -> Result<Self> {
-        let mut extraction_graphs = vec![];
-        for graph in value.extraction_graphs {
-            extraction_graphs.push(graph.try_into()?)
-        }
-
-        Ok(indexify_coordinator::Namespace {
-            name: value.name,
-            extraction_graphs,
-        })
-    }
-}
 
 #[derive(Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub enum ChangeType {
diff --git a/crates/indexify_proto/src/indexify_coordinator.rs b/crates/indexify_proto/src/indexify_coordinator.rs
index 2426a20bc..3ac4cb8cb 100644
--- a/crates/indexify_proto/src/indexify_coordinator.rs
+++ b/crates/indexify_proto/src/indexify_coordinator.rs
@@ -390,18 +390,6 @@ pub struct Extractor {
 }
 #[allow(clippy::derive_partial_eq_without_eq)]
 #[derive(Clone, PartialEq, ::prost::Message)]
-pub struct GetNamespaceRequest {
-    #[prost(string, tag = "1")]
-    pub name: ::prost::alloc::string::String,
-}
-#[allow(clippy::derive_partial_eq_without_eq)]
-#[derive(Clone, PartialEq, ::prost::Message)]
-pub struct GetNamespaceResponse {
-    #[prost(message, optional, tag = "1")]
-    pub namespace: ::core::option::Option<Namespace>,
-}
-#[allow(clippy::derive_partial_eq_without_eq)]
-#[derive(Clone, PartialEq, ::prost::Message)]
 pub struct Empty {}
 #[allow(clippy::derive_partial_eq_without_eq)]
 #[derive(Clone, PartialEq, ::prost::Message)]
@@ -1401,33 +1389,6 @@ pub mod coordinator_service_client {
                 );
             self.inner.unary(req, path, codec).await
         }
-        pub async fn get_ns(
-            &mut self,
-            request: impl tonic::IntoRequest<super::GetNamespaceRequest>,
-        ) -> std::result::Result<
-            tonic::Response<super::GetNamespaceResponse>,
-            tonic::Status,
-        > {
-            self.inner
-                .ready()
-                .await
-                .map_err(|e| {
-                    tonic::Status::new(
-                        tonic::Code::Unknown,
-                        format!("Service was not ready: {}", e.into()),
-                    )
-                })?;
-            let codec = tonic::codec::ProstCodec::default();
-            let path = http::uri::PathAndQuery::from_static(
-                "/indexify_coordinator.CoordinatorService/GetNS",
-            );
-            let mut req = request.into_request();
-            req.extensions_mut()
-                .insert(
-                    GrpcMethod::new("indexify_coordinator.CoordinatorService", "GetNS"),
-                );
-            self.inner.unary(req, path, codec).await
-        }
         pub async fn list_extractors(
             &mut self,
             request: impl tonic::IntoRequest<super::ListExtractorsRequest>,
@@ -2396,13 +2357,6 @@ pub mod coordinator_service_server {
             tonic::Response<super::ListNamespaceResponse>,
             tonic::Status,
         >;
-        async fn get_ns(
-            &self,
-            request: tonic::Request<super::GetNamespaceRequest>,
-        ) -> std::result::Result<
-            tonic::Response<super::GetNamespaceResponse>,
-            tonic::Status,
-        >;
         async fn list_extractors(
             &self,
             request: tonic::Request<super::ListExtractorsRequest>,
@@ -3135,52 +3089,6 @@ pub mod coordinator_service_server {
                     };
                     Box::pin(fut)
                 }
-                "/indexify_coordinator.CoordinatorService/GetNS" => {
-                    #[allow(non_camel_case_types)]
-                    struct GetNSSvc<T: CoordinatorService>(pub Arc<T>);
-                    impl<
-                        T: CoordinatorService,
-                    > tonic::server::UnaryService<super::GetNamespaceRequest>
-                    for GetNSSvc<T> {
-                        type Response = super::GetNamespaceResponse;
-                        type Future = BoxFuture<
-                            tonic::Response<Self::Response>,
-                            tonic::Status,
-                        >;
-                        fn call(
-                            &mut self,
-                            request: tonic::Request<super::GetNamespaceRequest>,
-                        ) -> Self::Future {
-                            let inner = Arc::clone(&self.0);
-                            let fut = async move {
-                                <T as CoordinatorService>::get_ns(&inner, request).await
-                            };
-                            Box::pin(fut)
-                        }
-                    }
-                    let accept_compression_encodings = self.accept_compression_encodings;
-                    let send_compression_encodings = self.send_compression_encodings;
-                    let max_decoding_message_size = self.max_decoding_message_size;
-                    let max_encoding_message_size = self.max_encoding_message_size;
-                    let inner = self.inner.clone();
-                    let fut = async move {
-                        let inner = inner.0;
-                        let method = GetNSSvc(inner);
-                        let codec = tonic::codec::ProstCodec::default();
-                        let mut grpc = tonic::server::Grpc::new(codec)
-                            .apply_compression_config(
-                                accept_compression_encodings,
-                                send_compression_encodings,
-                            )
-                            .apply_max_message_size_config(
-                                max_decoding_message_size,
-                                max_encoding_message_size,
-                            );
-                        let res = grpc.unary(method, req).await;
-                        Ok(res)
-                    };
-                    Box::pin(fut)
-                }
                 "/indexify_coordinator.CoordinatorService/ListExtractors" => {
                     #[allow(non_camel_case_types)]
                     struct ListExtractorsSvc<T: CoordinatorService>(pub Arc<T>);
diff --git a/protos/coordinator_service.proto b/protos/coordinator_service.proto
index 72fec5d95..8f4231fc7 100644
--- a/protos/coordinator_service.proto
+++ b/protos/coordinator_service.proto
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ service CoordinatorService {
 
     rpc ListNS(ListNamespaceRequest) returns (ListNamespaceResponse) {}
 
-    rpc GetNS(GetNamespaceRequest) returns (GetNamespaceResponse) {}
-
     rpc ListExtractors(ListExtractorsRequest) returns (ListExtractorsResponse) {}
 
     rpc RegisterExecutor(RegisterExecutorRequest) returns (RegisterExecutorResponse) {}
@@ -349,14 +347,6 @@ message Extractor {
     repeated string input_mime_types = 6;
 }
 
-message GetNamespaceRequest {
-    string name = 1;
-}
-
-message GetNamespaceResponse {
-    Namespace namespace = 1;
-}
-
 message Empty {
 }
 
diff --git a/src/coordinator.rs b/src/coordinator.rs
index 076d5c885..0259fedbc 100644
--- a/src/coordinator.rs
+++ b/src/coordinator.rs
@@ -327,15 +327,10 @@ impl Coordinator {
     }
 
     pub async fn create_namespace(&self, namespace: &str) -> Result<()> {
-        match self.shared_state.namespace(namespace).await {
-            Result::Ok(Some(_)) => {
-                return Ok(());
-            }
-            Result::Ok(None) => {}
-            Result::Err(_) => {}
+        if self.shared_state.namespace_exists(namespace).await? {
+            return Ok(());
         }
-        self.shared_state.create_namespace(namespace).await?;
-        Ok(())
+        self.shared_state.create_namespace(namespace).await
     }
 
     pub async fn list_namespaces(&self) -> Result<Vec<String>> {
@@ -346,10 +341,6 @@ impl Coordinator {
         self.shared_state.list_extraction_graphs(namespace).await
     }
 
-    pub async fn get_namespace(&self, namespace: &str) -> Result<Option<internal_api::Namespace>> {
-        self.shared_state.namespace(namespace).await
-    }
-
     pub async fn list_extractors(&self) -> Result<Vec<internal_api::ExtractorDescription>> {
         self.shared_state.list_extractors().await
     }
diff --git a/src/coordinator_service.rs b/src/coordinator_service.rs
index 91f838d77..1f6c582cb 100644
--- a/src/coordinator_service.rs
+++ b/src/coordinator_service.rs
@@ -599,29 +599,6 @@ impl CoordinatorService for CoordinatorServiceServer {
         ))
     }
 
-    async fn get_ns(
-        &self,
-        request: tonic::Request<indexify_coordinator::GetNamespaceRequest>,
-    ) -> Result<tonic::Response<indexify_coordinator::GetNamespaceResponse>, tonic::Status> {
-        let namespace = request.into_inner().name;
-        let namespace = self
-            .coordinator
-            .get_namespace(&namespace)
-            .await
-            .map_err(|e| tonic::Status::aborted(e.to_string()))?
-            .ok_or_else(|| tonic::Status::not_found("namespace not found"))?;
-
-        Ok(tonic::Response::new(
-            indexify_coordinator::GetNamespaceResponse {
-                namespace: Some(
-                    namespace
-                        .try_into()
-                        .map_err(|e: anyhow::Error| tonic::Status::aborted(e.to_string()))?,
-                ),
-            },
-        ))
-    }
-
     async fn list_extractors(
         &self,
         _request: tonic::Request<ListExtractorsRequest>,
diff --git a/src/data_manager.rs b/src/data_manager.rs
index f8273cf00..6fb4d9b52 100644
--- a/src/data_manager.rs
+++ b/src/data_manager.rs
@@ -165,21 +165,6 @@ impl DataManager {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    #[tracing::instrument]
-    pub async fn get(&self, name: &str) -> Result<api::DataNamespace> {
-        let req = indexify_coordinator::GetNamespaceRequest {
-            name: name.to_string(),
-        };
-        let response = self
-            .get_coordinator_client()
-            .await?
-            .get_ns(req)
-            .await?
-            .into_inner();
-        let namespace = response.namespace.ok_or(anyhow!("namespace not found"))?;
-        namespace.try_into()
-    }
-
     pub async fn link_extraction_graphs(
         &self,
         namespace: String,
diff --git a/src/ingest_extracted_content.rs b/src/ingest_extracted_content.rs
index 44f44818c..86705390a 100644
--- a/src/ingest_extracted_content.rs
+++ b/src/ingest_extracted_content.rs
@@ -824,11 +824,9 @@ mod tests {
 
         let ep = coordinator
             .coordinator
-            .get_namespace(DEFAULT_TEST_NAMESPACE)
+            .list_extraction_graphs(DEFAULT_TEST_NAMESPACE)
             .await
-            .unwrap()
-            .unwrap()
-            .extraction_graphs[0]
+            .unwrap()[0]
             .extraction_policies[0]
             .clone();
         let content_metadata = coordinator
@@ -957,11 +955,9 @@ mod tests {
 
         let ep = coordinator
             .coordinator
-            .get_namespace(DEFAULT_TEST_NAMESPACE)
+            .list_extraction_graphs(DEFAULT_TEST_NAMESPACE)
             .await
-            .unwrap()
-            .unwrap()
-            .extraction_graphs[0]
+            .unwrap()[0]
             .extraction_policies[0]
             .clone();
         coordinator
@@ -1322,10 +1318,9 @@ mod tests {
 
         let res = test_coordinator
             .coordinator
-            .get_namespace(DEFAULT_TEST_NAMESPACE)
-            .await?
-            .unwrap();
-        assert_eq!(res.extraction_graphs.len(), 2);
+            .list_extraction_graphs(DEFAULT_TEST_NAMESPACE)
+            .await?;
+        assert_eq!(res.len(), 2);
 
         test_coordinator
             .coordinator
@@ -1346,10 +1341,9 @@ mod tests {
 
         let res = test_coordinator
             .coordinator
-            .get_namespace(DEFAULT_TEST_NAMESPACE)
-            .await?
-            .unwrap();
-        assert_eq!(res.extraction_graphs.len(), 1);
+            .list_extraction_graphs(DEFAULT_TEST_NAMESPACE)
+            .await?;
+        assert_eq!(res.len(), 1);
 
         let indexes = test_coordinator
             .coordinator
diff --git a/src/state/mod.rs b/src/state/mod.rs
index 5959d728d..40a765b1d 100644
--- a/src/state/mod.rs
+++ b/src/state/mod.rs
@@ -927,8 +927,8 @@ impl App {
         Ok(namespaces)
     }
 
-    pub async fn namespace(&self, namespace: &str) -> Result<Option<internal_api::Namespace>> {
-        self.state_machine.get_namespace(namespace).await
+    pub async fn namespace_exists(&self, namespace: &str) -> Result<bool> {
+        self.state_machine.namespace_exists(namespace).await
     }
 
     pub async fn register_executor(
@@ -1999,19 +1999,8 @@ mod tests {
 
         //  Read the namespace back and expect to get the extraction policies as well
         // which will be asserted
-        let retrieved_namespace = node.namespace(namespace).await?;
-        assert_eq!(retrieved_namespace.clone().unwrap().name, namespace);
-        assert_eq!(
-            retrieved_namespace
-                .clone()
-                .unwrap()
-                .extraction_graphs
-                .first()
-                .unwrap()
-                .extraction_policies
-                .len(),
-            3
-        );
+        let graphs = node.list_extraction_graphs(namespace).await?;
+        assert_eq!(graphs.first().unwrap().extraction_policies.len(), 3);
 
         // Read all namespaces back and assert that only the created namespace is
         // present along with the extraction policies
diff --git a/src/state/store/mod.rs b/src/state/store/mod.rs
index 51eb9b45a..fb8c5cdd2 100644
--- a/src/state/store/mod.rs
+++ b/src/state/store/mod.rs
@@ -931,13 +931,10 @@ impl StateMachineStore {
             .map_err(|e| anyhow::anyhow!(e))
     }
 
-    pub async fn get_namespace(
-        &self,
-        namespace: &str,
-    ) -> Result<Option<indexify_internal_api::Namespace>> {
+    pub async fn namespace_exists(&self, namespace: &str) -> Result<bool> {
         self.data
             .indexify_state
-            .get_namespace(namespace, &self.db.read().unwrap())
+            .namespace_exists(namespace, &self.db.read().unwrap())
     }
 
     pub async fn get_schemas(&self, ids: HashSet<String>) -> Result<Vec<StructuredDataSchema>> {
diff --git a/src/state/store/state_machine_objects.rs b/src/state/store/state_machine_objects.rs
index d109648b9..ffbc91dae 100644
--- a/src/state/store/state_machine_objects.rs
+++ b/src/state/store/state_machine_objects.rs
@@ -2175,31 +2175,8 @@ impl IndexifyState {
     }
 
     /// This method will get the namespace based on the key provided
-    pub fn get_namespace(
-        &self,
-        namespace: &str,
-        db: &OptimisticTransactionDB,
-    ) -> Result<Option<indexify_internal_api::Namespace>> {
-        let ns_name = match get_from_cf(db, StateMachineColumns::Namespaces, namespace)? {
-            Some(name) => name,
-            None => return Ok(None),
-        };
-        let extraction_graphs_ids = self
-            .extraction_graphs_by_ns
-            .get(&namespace.to_string())
-            .into_iter()
-            .collect_vec();
-        let txn = db.transaction();
-        let extraction_graphs = self
-            .get_extraction_graphs(&extraction_graphs_ids, db, &txn)?
-            .into_iter()
-            .flatten()
-            .collect();
-
-        Ok(Some(indexify_internal_api::Namespace {
-            name: ns_name,
-            extraction_graphs,
-        }))
+    pub fn namespace_exists(&self, namespace: &str, db: &OptimisticTransactionDB) -> Result<bool> {
+        Ok(get_from_cf::<String, &str>(db, StateMachineColumns::Namespaces, namespace)?.is_some())
     }
 
     pub fn get_schemas(