diff --git a/app/services/user_limits.js b/app/services/user_limits.js
index 23cdb848..837e7e83 100644
--- a/app/services/user_limits.js
+++ b/app/services/user_limits.js
@@ -1,24 +1,3 @@
-const RATE_LIMIT_REDIS_DB = 8;
-const getRateLimitLuaScript = `
-    local results = {}
-    local resultsCounter = 0
-
-    local limits = {}
-    local limitsArray = redis.call("LRANGE", KEYS[1], 0, -1)
-     
-    for i, v in ipairs(limitsArray) do
-        local rest = i % 3
-        if rest ~= 0 then
-            limits[rest] = v
-        else
-            resultsCounter = resultsCounter + 1
-            results[resultsCounter] = redis.call("CL.THROTTLE", KEYS[2], limits[1], limits[2], v)
-        end
-    end
- 
-    return results
-`;
-
 /**
  * UserLimits
  * @param {cartodb-redis} metadataBackend 
@@ -29,128 +8,18 @@ class UserLimits {
         this.metadataBackend = metadataBackend;
         this.options = options;
 
-        this.rateLimits = {
-            redisCommand: 'EVAL',
-            sha: null,
-            lua: getRateLimitLuaScript
-        };
-
         this.preprareRateLimit();
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Returns Redis key where the limits are saved by user and endpoint
-     * The value is a Redis hash:
-     *    maxBurst (b): Integer (as string)
-     *    countPerPeriod (c): Integer (as string)
-     *    period (p): Integer (as string)
-     * @param {string} user 
-     * @param {string} endpointGroup 
-     */
-    static getRateLimitsStoreKey(user, endpointGroup) {
-        return `limits:rate:store:${user}:sql:${endpointGroup}`;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Returns Redis key where the current state of the limit by user and endpoint 
-     * This key is managed by redis-cell (CL.THROTTLE command)
-     * @param {string} user 
-     * @param {string} endpointGroup 
-     */
-    static getRateLimitStatusKey(user, endpointGroup) {
-        return `limits:rate:status:${user}:sql:${endpointGroup}`;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Returns the inner rateLimit what is the strictest one
-     * @param {Array} rateLimits Each inner array has 5 integers indicating: 
-     *      isBloqued, limit, remaining, retry, reset
-     */
-    static getLowerRateLimit(rateLimits) {
-        /*jshint maxcomplexity:10 */
-        if (!Array.isArray(rateLimits) || !rateLimits.length) {
-            return;
-        }
-    
-        let minIndex;
-        let minRemainingValue;
-        for (let currentIndex = 0; currentIndex < rateLimits.length; currentIndex++) {
-            const rateLimit = rateLimits[currentIndex];
-            if (!UserLimits.validateRatelimit(rateLimit)) {
-                continue;
-            }
-    
-            const [isBlocked, , remaining] = rateLimit;
-    
-            if (isBlocked === 1) {
-                minIndex = currentIndex;
-                break;
-            }
-    
-            if (minRemainingValue === undefined || remaining < minRemainingValue) {
-                minIndex = currentIndex;
-                minRemainingValue = remaining;
-            }
-        }
-    
-        if (rateLimits[minIndex]) {
-            return rateLimits[minIndex];
-        } else {
-            return;
-        }
-    }
-
-    static validateRatelimit(rateLimit) {
-        return rateLimit.length === 5;
-    }
-
     preprareRateLimit() {
-        var self = this;
-
         if (this.options.limits.rateLimitsEnabled) {
-            this.metadataBackend.redisCmd(
-                RATE_LIMIT_REDIS_DB,
-                'SCRIPT',
-                ['LOAD', getRateLimitLuaScript],
-                (err, sha) => {
-                    if (!err && sha) {
-                        self.rateLimits.sha = sha;
-                        self.rateLimits.redisCommand = 'EVALSHA';
-                    }
-                }
-            );
+            this.metadataBackend.loadRateLimitsScript();
         }
     }
 
     getRateLimit(user, endpointGroup, callback) {
-        var self = this;
-
-        let redisParams = [
-            this.rateLimits.redisCommand === 'EVAL' ? this.rateLimits.lua : this.rateLimits.sha,
-            2,
-            UserLimits.getRateLimitsStoreKey(user, endpointGroup),    // KEY[1] 
-            UserLimits.getRateLimitStatusKey(user, endpointGroup)     // KEY[2]
-        ];
-
-        this.metadataBackend.redisCmd(
-            RATE_LIMIT_REDIS_DB,
-            this.rateLimits.redisCommand,
-            redisParams,
-            (err, rateLimits) => {
-                if (err) {
-                    if (err.name === 'ReplyError' && err.message === 'NOSCRIPT No matching script. Please use EVAL.') {
-                        self.rateLimits.redisCommand = 'EVAL';
-                        return self.getRateLimit(user, endpointGroup, callback);
-                    } else {
-                        callback(err);
-                    }
-                }
-    
-                callback(null, UserLimits.getLowerRateLimit(rateLimits));
-            }
-        );
+        this.metadataBackend.getRateLimit(user, 'sql', endpointGroup, callback);
     }
 }
 
 module.exports = UserLimits;
-module.exports.RATE_LIMIT_REDIS_DB = RATE_LIMIT_REDIS_DB;