diff --git a/packages/help-center/src/components/help-center-article-fetching-content.tsx b/packages/help-center/src/components/help-center-article-fetching-content.tsx
index e1e68afe542246..d749e94273c976 100644
--- a/packages/help-center/src/components/help-center-article-fetching-content.tsx
+++ b/packages/help-center/src/components/help-center-article-fetching-content.tsx
@@ -2,12 +2,9 @@
 import { useLocale } from '@automattic/i18n-utils';
 import { useEffect } from 'react';
 import { SUPPORT_BLOG_ID } from 'calypso/blocks/inline-help/constants';
-import QueryReaderPost from 'calypso/components/data/query-reader-post';
-import QueryReaderSite from 'calypso/components/data/query-reader-site';
 import useSupportArticleAlternatesQuery from 'calypso/data/support-article-alternates/use-support-article-alternates-query';
 import { usePostByKey } from '../hooks/use-post-by-key';
 import ArticleContent from './help-center-article-content';
-// import './style.scss';
 import './help-center-article-content.scss';
 
 const getPostKey = ( blogId: number, postId: number ) => ( { blogId, postId } );
@@ -36,17 +33,10 @@ const ArticleFetchingContent = ( { postId, blogId, articleUrl }: ArticleFetching
 	const postKey = useSupportArticleAlternatePostKey( +( blogId ?? SUPPORT_BLOG_ID ), postId );
 	const post = usePostByKey( postKey ).data;
 	const isLoading = ! post?.content || ! postKey;
-	const siteId = post?.site_ID;
-	const shouldQueryReaderPost = ! post && postKey;
 
 	useEffect( () => {
 		//If a url includes an anchor, let's scroll this into view!
-		if (
-			typeof window !== 'undefined' &&
-			articleUrl &&
-			articleUrl.indexOf( '#' ) !== -1 &&
-			post?.content
-		) {
+		if ( articleUrl && articleUrl.indexOf( '#' ) !== -1 && post?.content ) {
 			setTimeout( () => {
 				const anchorId = articleUrl.split( '#' ).pop();
 				if ( anchorId ) {
@@ -61,8 +51,6 @@ const ArticleFetchingContent = ( { postId, blogId, articleUrl }: ArticleFetching
 
 	return (
 		<>
-			{ siteId && <QueryReaderSite siteId={ +siteId } /> }
-			{ shouldQueryReaderPost && <QueryReaderPost postKey={ postKey } isHelpCenter /> }
 			<ArticleContent
 				content={ post?.content }
 				title={ post?.title }
diff --git a/packages/help-center/src/components/help-center-launchpad.tsx b/packages/help-center/src/components/help-center-launchpad.tsx
index 0c8b387a668dc6..a7619652f66e1e 100644
--- a/packages/help-center/src/components/help-center-launchpad.tsx
+++ b/packages/help-center/src/components/help-center-launchpad.tsx
@@ -4,12 +4,11 @@ import config from '@automattic/calypso-config';
 import { CircularProgressBar } from '@automattic/components';
 import { useLaunchpad } from '@automattic/data-stores';
 import { localizeUrl } from '@automattic/i18n-utils';
-import { useSelect } from '@wordpress/data';
 import { chevronRight, Icon } from '@wordpress/icons';
 import { useI18n } from '@wordpress/react-i18n';
 import { useHelpCenterContext } from '../contexts/HelpCenterContext';
-import { SITE_STORE } from '../stores';
-import type { SiteSelect } from '@automattic/data-stores';
+import { useSiteIntent } from '../hooks/use-site-intent';
+import { useSiteSlug } from '../hooks/use-site-slug';
 
 const getEnvironmentHostname = () => {
 	try {
@@ -29,18 +28,10 @@ const getEnvironmentHostname = () => {
 
 export const HelpCenterLaunchpad = () => {
 	const { __ } = useI18n();
-	const { selectedSiteId, sectionName } = useHelpCenterContext();
+	const { sectionName } = useHelpCenterContext();
 
-	const site = useSelect(
-		( select ) => {
-			if ( selectedSiteId ) {
-				return ( select( SITE_STORE ) as SiteSelect ).getSite( selectedSiteId );
-			}
-		},
-		[ selectedSiteId ]
-	);
-	let siteIntent = site && site?.options?.site_intent;
-	let siteSlug = site && new URL( site.URL ).host;
+	let siteIntent = useSiteIntent();
+	let siteSlug = useSiteSlug();
 
 	if ( ! siteIntent || ! siteSlug ) {
 		siteIntent = window?.helpCenterData?.currentSite?.site_intent;
diff --git a/packages/help-center/src/components/help-center-search-results.tsx b/packages/help-center/src/components/help-center-search-results.tsx
index 4d3c2112cfc42b..233ac5996ee88d 100644
--- a/packages/help-center/src/components/help-center-search-results.tsx
+++ b/packages/help-center/src/components/help-center-search-results.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 /* eslint-disable no-restricted-imports */
+import { recordTracksEvent } from '@automattic/calypso-analytics';
 import page from '@automattic/calypso-router';
 import { Gridicon } from '@automattic/components';
 import {
@@ -22,16 +23,13 @@ import { useRtl } from 'i18n-calypso';
 import { debounce } from 'lodash';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import { Fragment, useEffect, useMemo } from 'react';
-import { useDispatch } from 'react-redux';
 import { useDebounce } from 'use-debounce';
-import QueryUserPurchases from 'calypso/components/data/query-user-purchases';
 import { useHelpSearchQuery } from 'calypso/data/help/use-help-search-query';
 import { decodeEntities, preventWidows } from 'calypso/lib/formatting';
-import { recordTracksEvent } from 'calypso/state/analytics/actions';
-import { useSiteOption } from 'calypso/state/sites/hooks';
 import { useHelpCenterContext } from '../contexts/HelpCenterContext';
 import { useAdminResults } from '../hooks/use-admin-results';
 import { useContextBasedSearchMapping } from '../hooks/use-context-based-search-mapping';
+import { useSiteIntent } from '../hooks/use-site-intent';
 import PlaceholderLines from './placeholder-lines';
 import type { SearchResult } from '../types';
 
@@ -110,13 +108,12 @@ function HelpSearchResults( {
 	location = 'inline-help-popover',
 	currentRoute,
 }: HelpSearchResultsProps ) {
-	const dispatch = useDispatch();
 	const { hasPurchases, sectionName } = useHelpCenterContext();
 
 	const adminResults = useAdminResults( searchQuery );
 
 	const isPurchasesSection = [ 'purchases', 'site-purchases' ].includes( sectionName );
-	const siteIntent = useSiteOption( 'site_intent' );
+	const siteIntent = useSiteIntent();
 	const rawContextualResults = useMemo(
 		() => getContextResults( sectionName, siteIntent ),
 		[ sectionName, siteIntent ]
@@ -176,14 +173,12 @@ function HelpSearchResults( {
 		// check and catch admin section links.
 		if ( type === SUPPORT_TYPE_ADMIN_SECTION && link ) {
 			// record track-event.
-			dispatch(
-				recordTracksEvent( 'calypso_inlinehelp_admin_section_visit', {
-					link: link,
-					search_term: searchQuery,
-					location,
-					section: sectionName,
-				} )
-			);
+			recordTracksEvent( 'calypso_inlinehelp_admin_section_visit', {
+				link: link,
+				search_term: searchQuery,
+				location,
+				section: sectionName,
+			} );
 
 			// push state only if it's internal link.
 			if ( ! /^http/.test( link ) ) {
@@ -209,7 +204,7 @@ function HelpSearchResults( {
 			? 'calypso_inlinehelp_tailored_article_select'
 			: 'calypso_inlinehelp_article_select';
 
-		dispatch( recordTracksEvent( eventName, eventData ) );
+		recordTracksEvent( eventName, eventData );
 		onSelect( event, result );
 	};
 
@@ -359,12 +354,7 @@ function HelpSearchResults( {
 		);
 	};
 
-	return (
-		<>
-			<QueryUserPurchases />
-			{ renderSearchResults() }
-		</>
-	);
+	return renderSearchResults();
 }
 
 HelpSearchResults.propTypes = {
diff --git a/packages/help-center/src/components/index.d.ts b/packages/help-center/src/components/index.d.ts
index fc1a0bf85c6311..15832ffa710aee 100644
--- a/packages/help-center/src/components/index.d.ts
+++ b/packages/help-center/src/components/index.d.ts
@@ -16,23 +16,6 @@ declare module 'calypso/blocks/inline-help/inline-help-search-results' {
 	const InlineHelpSearchResults: FC;
 	export = InlineHelpSearchResults;
 }
-
-declare module 'calypso/components/data/query-user-purchases' {
-	const QueryUserPurchases: () => null;
-	export const purchases: void;
-	export = QueryUserPurchases;
-}
-
-declare module 'calypso/components/data/query-reader-post' {
-	const QueryReaderPost: FC;
-	export default QueryReaderPost;
-}
-
-declare module 'calypso/components/data/query-reader-site' {
-	const QueryReaderSite: FC;
-	export default QueryReaderSite;
-}
-
 declare module 'calypso/components/embed-container' {
 	const EmbedContainer: FC;
 	export default EmbedContainer;
diff --git a/packages/help-center/src/hooks/use-site-intent.ts b/packages/help-center/src/hooks/use-site-intent.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..4088f29f2cb264
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/help-center/src/hooks/use-site-intent.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import { SiteSelect } from '@automattic/data-stores';
+import { useSelect } from '@wordpress/data';
+import { useHelpCenterContext } from '../contexts/HelpCenterContext';
+import { SITE_STORE } from '../stores';
+
+export function useSiteIntent() {
+	const { selectedSiteId } = useHelpCenterContext();
+	const site = useSelect(
+		( select ) => {
+			if ( selectedSiteId ) {
+				return ( select( SITE_STORE ) as SiteSelect ).getSite( selectedSiteId );
+			}
+		},
+		[ selectedSiteId ]
+	);
+	return site?.options?.site_intent;
+}