diff --git a/lib/galaxy/model/item_attrs.py b/lib/galaxy/model/item_attrs.py
index 90e236ec7fa8..998536e07b7d 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/model/item_attrs.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/model/item_attrs.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import logging
 
+from sqlalchemy import select
 from sqlalchemy.sql.expression import func
 
 # Cannot import galaxy.model b/c it creates a circular import graph.
@@ -27,13 +28,13 @@ def get_ave_item_rating_data(self, db_session, item, webapp_model=None):
         if not item_rating_assoc_class:
             raise Exception(f"Item does not have ratings: {item.__class__.__name__}")
         item_id_filter = self._get_item_id_filter_str(item, item_rating_assoc_class)
-        ave_rating = db_session.query(func.avg(item_rating_assoc_class.rating)).filter(item_id_filter).scalar()
+        ave_rating = db_session.scalar(select(func.avg(item_rating_assoc_class.rating)).where(item_id_filter))
         # Convert ave_rating to float; note: if there are no item ratings, ave rating is None.
         if ave_rating:
             ave_rating = float(ave_rating)
         else:
             ave_rating = 0
-        num_ratings = int(db_session.query(func.count(item_rating_assoc_class.rating)).filter(item_id_filter).scalar())
+        num_ratings = db_session.scalar(select(func.count(item_rating_assoc_class.rating)).where(item_id_filter))
         return (ave_rating, num_ratings)
 
     def rate_item(self, db_session, user, item, rating, webapp_model=None):
@@ -65,7 +66,9 @@ def get_user_item_rating(self, db_session, user, item, webapp_model=None):
 
         # Query rating table by user and item id.
         item_id_filter = self._get_item_id_filter_str(item, item_rating_assoc_class)
-        return db_session.query(item_rating_assoc_class).filter_by(user=user).filter(item_id_filter).first()
+        return db_session.scalars(
+            select(item_rating_assoc_class).filter_by(user=user).where(item_id_filter).limit(1)
+        ).first()
 
     def _get_item_rating_assoc_class(self, item, webapp_model=None):
         """Returns an item's item-rating association class."""
@@ -118,7 +121,7 @@ def get_item_annotation_obj(db_session, user, item):
         return None
 
     # Get annotation association object.
-    annotation_assoc = db_session.query(annotation_assoc_class).filter_by(user=user)
+    annotation_assoc = select(annotation_assoc_class).filter_by(user=user)
 
     if item.__class__ == galaxy.model.History:
         annotation_assoc = annotation_assoc.filter_by(history=item)
@@ -134,7 +137,7 @@ def get_item_annotation_obj(db_session, user, item):
         annotation_assoc = annotation_assoc.filter_by(page=item)
     elif item.__class__ == galaxy.model.Visualization:
         annotation_assoc = annotation_assoc.filter_by(visualization=item)
-    return annotation_assoc.first()
+    return db_session.scalars(annotation_assoc.limit(1)).first()
 
 
 def get_item_annotation_str(db_session, user, item):