diff --git a/app/dao/service_guest_list_dao.py b/app/dao/service_guest_list_dao.py
index 59d381a8b..8e128a213 100644
--- a/app/dao/service_guest_list_dao.py
+++ b/app/dao/service_guest_list_dao.py
@@ -17,5 +17,4 @@ def dao_add_and_commit_guest_list_contacts(objs):
 def dao_remove_service_guest_list(service_id):
     stmt = delete(ServiceGuestList).where(ServiceGuestList.service_id == service_id)
     result = db.session.execute(stmt)
-    db.session.commit()
     return result.rowcount
diff --git a/tests/app/test_commands.py b/tests/app/test_commands.py
index a273efe8d..b4d9033b1 100644
--- a/tests/app/test_commands.py
+++ b/tests/app/test_commands.py
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ def test_update_jobs_archived_flag(notify_db_session, notify_api):
 
 
 def _get_organization_query_count():
-    stmt = select(Organization)
+    stmt = select(func.count()).select_from(Organization)
     return db.session.execute(stmt).scalar() or 0