diff --git a/lib/tool_shed/webapp/controllers/repository.py b/lib/tool_shed/webapp/controllers/repository.py
index 110838cbabae..baee2f6123ba 100644
--- a/lib/tool_shed/webapp/controllers/repository.py
+++ b/lib/tool_shed/webapp/controllers/repository.py
@@ -2659,7 +2659,7 @@ def validate_changeset_revision(self, trans, changeset_revision, repository_id):
 
 def get_first_repository_metadata(session):
     stmt = select(RepositoryMetadata).limit(1)
-    return session.select(stmt).first()
+    return session.scalars(stmt).first()
 
 
 def get_current_repositories(session):