diff --git a/backend/apps/owasp/models/project.py b/backend/apps/owasp/models/project.py
index e2279d8af..30cb5cb4a 100644
--- a/backend/apps/owasp/models/project.py
+++ b/backend/apps/owasp/models/project.py
@@ -230,15 +230,6 @@ def bulk_save(projects, fields=None):
         """Bulk save projects."""
         BulkSaveModel.bulk_save(Project, projects, fields=fields)
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def get_gsoc_projects(year, attributes=None):
-        """Return GSoC projects."""
-        projects = Project.objects.filter(custom_tags__contains=[f"gsoc{year}"])
-        if attributes:
-            projects = projects.values(*attributes)
-
-        return projects
-
     @staticmethod
     def update_data(gh_repository, repository, save=True):
         """Update project data."""
diff --git a/backend/apps/slack/commands/gsoc.py b/backend/apps/slack/commands/gsoc.py
index d7c4bc440..1a644fcbe 100644
--- a/backend/apps/slack/commands/gsoc.py
+++ b/backend/apps/slack/commands/gsoc.py
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
 
 def gsoc_handler(ack, command, client):
     """Slack /gsoc command handler."""
-    from apps.owasp.models.project import Project
     from apps.slack.common.gsoc import GSOC_GENERAL_INFORMATION_BLOCKS
+    from apps.slack.utils import get_gsoc_projects
 
     ack()
     if not settings.SLACK_COMMANDS_ENABLED:
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ def gsoc_handler(ack, command, client):
     elif command_text.isnumeric():
         year = int(command_text)
         if year in SUPPORTED_YEARS:
-            gsoc_projects = Project.get_gsoc_projects(year)
+            gsoc_projects = get_gsoc_projects(year)
             gsoc_projects_markdown = f"{NL}".join(
-                f"  • <{gp.nest_url}|{gp.owasp_name}>"
-                for gp in sorted(gsoc_projects, key=lambda p: p.owasp_name)
+                f"  • <{gp['idx_url']}|{gp['idx_name']}>"
+                for gp in sorted(gsoc_projects, key=lambda p: p["idx_name"])
             )
             additional_info = []
             blocks = [
diff --git a/backend/apps/slack/utils.py b/backend/apps/slack/utils.py
index 4a67adb4c..539df3c28 100644
--- a/backend/apps/slack/utils.py
+++ b/backend/apps/slack/utils.py
@@ -20,6 +20,23 @@ def escape(content):
     return escape_html(content, quote=False)
 
 
+@lru_cache
+def get_gsoc_projects(year):
+    """Get GSoC projects."""
+    from apps.owasp.api.search.project import get_projects
+
+    return get_projects(
+        attributes=["idx_name", "idx_url"],
+        query=f"gsoc{year}",
+        searchable_attributes=[
+            "idx_custom_tags",
+            "idx_languages",
+            "idx_tags",
+            "idx_topics",
+        ],
+    )["hits"]
+
+
 @lru_cache
 def get_news_data(limit=10, timeout=30):
     """Get news data."""
diff --git a/backend/tests/slack/commands/gsoc_test.py b/backend/tests/slack/commands/gsoc_test.py
index a77438786..c8e3e011a 100644
--- a/backend/tests/slack/commands/gsoc_test.py
+++ b/backend/tests/slack/commands/gsoc_test.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from unittest.mock import MagicMock, Mock, patch
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
 
 import pytest
 from django.conf import settings
@@ -68,16 +68,18 @@ def test_handler_responses(
 
     def test_handler_with_projects(self, mock_slack_client):
         """Test handler when projects are found for a valid year."""
-        mock_project = Mock()
-        mock_project.nest_url = "https://owasp.org/www-project-bug-logging-tool/"
-        mock_project.owasp_name = "Test Project"
-        mock_projects = [mock_project]
+        mock_projects = [
+            {
+                "idx_name": "Test Project",
+                "idx_url": "https://owasp.org/www-project-bug-logging-tool/",
+            }
+        ]
 
         command = {"text": "2024", "user_id": "U123456"}
         settings.SLACK_COMMANDS_ENABLED = True
 
         with patch(
-            "apps.owasp.models.project.Project.get_gsoc_projects",
+            "apps.slack.utils.get_gsoc_projects",
             return_value=mock_projects,
         ):
             gsoc_handler(ack=MagicMock(), command=command, client=mock_slack_client)