diff --git a/app/helpers/registration_limitation_helper.rb b/app/helpers/registration_limitation_helper.rb
index 56523b816cdf54..c295dc074665b4 100644
--- a/app/helpers/registration_limitation_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/registration_limitation_helper.rb
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ def today_increase_user_count
   end
 
   def today_increase_user_count_value
-    User.confirmed.enabled.where('users.created_at >= ?', Time.now.utc.beginning_of_day).joins(:account).merge(Account.without_suspended).count
+    User.confirmed.enabled.where(users: { created_at: Time.now.utc.beginning_of_day.. }).joins(:account).merge(Account.without_suspended).count
   end
 
   def registrations_in_time?
diff --git a/app/lib/importer/public_statuses_index_importer.rb b/app/lib/importer/public_statuses_index_importer.rb
index 02134dc2517052..14fb97e3fd2ec3 100644
--- a/app/lib/importer/public_statuses_index_importer.rb
+++ b/app/lib/importer/public_statuses_index_importer.rb
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ def index
 
   def scope
     to_index = Status.indexable.reorder(nil)
-    to_index = to_index.where('statuses.created_at >= ?', @from) if @from.present?
-    to_index = to_index.where('statuses.created_at < ?', @to) if @to.present?
+    to_index = to_index.where(statuses: { created_at: @from.. }) if @from.present?
+    to_index = to_index.where(statuses: { created_at: ...@to }) if @to.present?
     to_index
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/lib/importer/statuses_index_importer.rb b/app/lib/importer/statuses_index_importer.rb
index 5a8fa29c869b17..9ef58b1358134e 100644
--- a/app/lib/importer/statuses_index_importer.rb
+++ b/app/lib/importer/statuses_index_importer.rb
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ def import!
 
           bulk = ActiveRecord::Base.connection_pool.with_connection do
             to_index = index.adapter.default_scope.where(id: status_ids)
-            to_index = to_index.where('created_at >= ?', @from) if @from.present?
-            to_index = to_index.where('created_at < ?', @to) if @to.present?
+            to_index = to_index.where(created_at: @from..) if @from.present?
+            to_index = to_index.where(created_at: ...@to) if @to.present?
             crutches = Chewy::Index::Crutch::Crutches.new index, to_index
             to_index.map do |object|
               # This is unlikely to happen, but the post may have been
diff --git a/app/lib/vacuum/list_statuses_vacuum.rb b/app/lib/vacuum/list_statuses_vacuum.rb
index 41dca7602f6c1b..e89f6475aa6734 100644
--- a/app/lib/vacuum/list_statuses_vacuum.rb
+++ b/app/lib/vacuum/list_statuses_vacuum.rb
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ def perform
   private
 
   def vacuum_list_statuses!
-    ListStatus.where('created_at < ?', LIST_STATUS_LIFE_DURATION.ago).in_batches.destroy_all
+    ListStatus.where(created_at: ...LIST_STATUS_LIFE_DURATION.ago).in_batches.destroy_all
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/lib/vacuum/ng_histories_vacuum.rb b/app/lib/vacuum/ng_histories_vacuum.rb
index f70558f1160085..1b9f42d7fefbaf 100644
--- a/app/lib/vacuum/ng_histories_vacuum.rb
+++ b/app/lib/vacuum/ng_histories_vacuum.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ def perform
   private
 
   def vacuum_histories!
-    NgwordHistory.where('created_at < ?', HISTORY_LIFE_DURATION.ago).in_batches.destroy_all
-    NgRuleHistory.where('created_at < ?', HISTORY_LIFE_DURATION.ago).in_batches.destroy_all
+    NgwordHistory.where(created_at: ...HISTORY_LIFE_DURATION.ago).in_batches.destroy_all
+    NgRuleHistory.where(created_at: ...HISTORY_LIFE_DURATION.ago).in_batches.destroy_all
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/models/concerns/account/interactions.rb b/app/models/concerns/account/interactions.rb
index 664ec056c10de9..979b2278dc8e08 100644
--- a/app/models/concerns/account/interactions.rb
+++ b/app/models/concerns/account/interactions.rb
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ def followed_by_domain?(other_domain, since = nil)
     return false unless local?
 
     scope = followers
-    scope = scope.where('follows.created_at < ?', since) if since.present?
+    scope = scope.where(follows: { created_at: ...since }) if since.present?
     scope.exists?(domain: other_domain)
   end