diff --git a/app/dao/jobs_dao.py b/app/dao/jobs_dao.py
index 563eba68f..f0c777081 100644
--- a/app/dao/jobs_dao.py
+++ b/app/dao/jobs_dao.py
@@ -81,12 +81,6 @@ def dao_get_jobs_by_service_id(
     items = db.session.execute(stmt).scalars().all()
     return Pagination(items, page, page_size, total_items)
 
-    # return (
-    #     Job.query.filter(*query_filter)
-    #     .order_by(Job.processing_started.desc(), Job.created_at.desc())
-    #     .paginate(page=page, per_page=page_size)
-    # )
-
 
 def dao_get_scheduled_job_stats(
     service_id,
@@ -121,15 +115,15 @@ def dao_set_scheduled_jobs_to_pending():
     the transaction so that if the task is run more than once concurrently, one task will block the other select
     from completing until it commits.
     """
-    jobs = (
-        Job.query.filter(
+    stmt = (
+        select(
             Job.job_status == JobStatus.SCHEDULED,
             Job.scheduled_for < utc_now(),
         )
         .order_by(asc(Job.scheduled_for))
         .with_for_update()
-        .all()
     )
+    jobs = db.session.execute(stmt).all()
 
     for job in jobs:
         job.job_status = JobStatus.PENDING
@@ -141,12 +135,13 @@ def dao_set_scheduled_jobs_to_pending():
 
 
 def dao_get_future_scheduled_job_by_id_and_service_id(job_id, service_id):
-    return Job.query.filter(
+    stmt = select(Job).filter(
         Job.service_id == service_id,
         Job.id == job_id,
         Job.job_status == JobStatus.SCHEDULED,
         Job.scheduled_for > utc_now(),
-    ).one()
+    )
+    return db.session.execute(stmt).scalars().one()
 
 
 def dao_create_job(job):