diff --git a/pgmodels/generic_file.go b/pgmodels/generic_file.go
index 14e7985..423d0d7 100644
--- a/pgmodels/generic_file.go
+++ b/pgmodels/generic_file.go
@@ -473,14 +473,6 @@ func (gf *GenericFile) ActiveDeletionWorkItem() (*WorkItem, error) {
 	return item, err
 }
 
-func (gf *GenericFile) DeletionRequest(workItemID int64) (*DeletionRequestView, error) {
-	workItem, err := WorkItemByID(workItemID)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	return DeletionRequestViewByID(workItem.DeletionRequestID)
-}
-
 func (gf *GenericFile) AssertDeletionPreconditions() error {
 	if gf.State == constants.StateDeleted {
 		return fmt.Errorf("File is already in deleted state")
@@ -500,7 +492,7 @@ func (gf *GenericFile) assertDeletionApproved() (*WorkItem, *DeletionRequestView
 	if common.IsEmptyString(workItem.InstApprover) {
 		return workItem, nil, fmt.Errorf("Deletion work item is missing institutional approver")
 	}
-	deletionRequest, err := gf.DeletionRequest(workItem.ID)
+	deletionRequest, err := DeletionRequestViewByID(workItem.DeletionRequestID)
 	if deletionRequest == nil || IsNoRowError(err) {
 		return workItem, nil, fmt.Errorf("No deletion request for work item %d", workItem.ID)
 	}
diff --git a/pgmodels/generic_file_test.go b/pgmodels/generic_file_test.go
index 2f3968b..4fa0a51 100644
--- a/pgmodels/generic_file_test.go
+++ b/pgmodels/generic_file_test.go
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ func TestFileDeletionPreConditions(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.True(t, strings.HasPrefix(err.Error(), "No deletion request for work item"))
 	testGenericFileDeleteError(t, gf)
 
-	testFileDeletionRequest(t, gf, workItem.ID)
+	testFileDeletionRequest(t, gf, workItem)
 
 	// Request not yet approved
 	err = gf.AssertDeletionPreconditions()
@@ -285,9 +285,7 @@ func TestFileDeletionPreConditions(t *testing.T) {
 	testGenericFileDeleteError(t, gf)
 
 	// Add approver & test
-	query := pgmodels.NewQuery().
-		Where("work_item_id", "=", workItem.ID)
-	req, err := pgmodels.DeletionRequestGet(query)
+	req, err := pgmodels.DeletionRequestByID(workItem.DeletionRequestID)
 	require.Nil(t, err)
 	require.NotNil(t, req)
 	require.NotEqual(t, int64(0), req.ID)
@@ -304,9 +302,9 @@ func TestFileDeletionPreConditions(t *testing.T) {
 	testGenericFileDeleteSuccess(t, gf)
 }
 
-func testFileDeletionRequest(t *testing.T, gf *pgmodels.GenericFile, workItemID int64) {
+func testFileDeletionRequest(t *testing.T, gf *pgmodels.GenericFile, workItem *pgmodels.WorkItem) {
 	// Request doesn't exist yet.
-	reqView, err := gf.DeletionRequest(workItemID)
+	reqView, err := pgmodels.DeletionRequestViewByID(workItem.DeletionRequestID)
 	require.NotNil(t, err)
 	assert.True(t, pgmodels.IsNoRowError(err))
 	require.Nil(t, reqView)
@@ -319,7 +317,11 @@ func testFileDeletionRequest(t *testing.T, gf *pgmodels.GenericFile, workItemID
 	req.ConfirmedByID = 0
 	require.Nil(t, req.Save())
 
-	reqView, err = gf.DeletionRequest(workItemID)
+	// Add it to the work item for next test
+	workItem.DeletionRequestID = req.ID
+	require.NoError(t, workItem.Save())
+
+	reqView, err = pgmodels.DeletionRequestViewByID(req.ID)
 	require.Nil(t, err)
 	require.NotNil(t, reqView)
 	assert.Equal(t, req.ID, reqView.ID)
diff --git a/pgmodels/intellectual_object.go b/pgmodels/intellectual_object.go
index 79febd3..054aa59 100644
--- a/pgmodels/intellectual_object.go
+++ b/pgmodels/intellectual_object.go
@@ -332,6 +332,7 @@ func (obj *IntellectualObject) assertDeletionApproved() (*WorkItem, *DeletionReq
 	}
 	deletionRequest, err := DeletionRequestViewByID(workItem.DeletionRequestID)
 	if deletionRequest == nil || IsNoRowError(err) {
+		fmt.Println(workItem.ID, workItem.DeletionRequestID)
 		return workItem, nil, fmt.Errorf("No deletion request for work item %d", workItem.ID)
 	}
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pgmodels/intellectual_object_test.go b/pgmodels/intellectual_object_test.go
index ba2ee00..3718723 100644
--- a/pgmodels/intellectual_object_test.go
+++ b/pgmodels/intellectual_object_test.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package pgmodels_test
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"os"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
@@ -236,7 +235,6 @@ func TestObjInsertAndUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestAssertObjDeletionPreconditions(t *testing.T) {
-	os.Setenv("APT_ENV", "test")
 	defer db.ForceFixtureReload()
 	obj, err := pgmodels.CreateObjectWithRelations()
 	require.Nil(t, err)