diff --git a/server/reflector/worker/cleanup.py b/server/reflector/worker/cleanup.py
index a34f7c75..01a07183 100644
--- a/server/reflector/worker/cleanup.py
+++ b/server/reflector/worker/cleanup.py
@@ -95,7 +95,12 @@ async def cleanup_old_transcripts(
     session_factory, cutoff_date: datetime, stats: CleanupStats
 ):
     """Delete old anonymous transcripts and their associated recordings/meetings."""
-    query = select(transcripts).where(
+    query = select(
+        TranscriptModel.id,
+        TranscriptModel.meeting_id,
+        TranscriptModel.recording_id,
+        TranscriptModel.created_at,
+    ).where(
         (TranscriptModel.created_at < cutoff_date) & (TranscriptModel.user_id.is_(None))
     )
 
diff --git a/server/tests/test_cleanup.py b/server/tests/test_cleanup.py
index 6b32bb1a..639b80a1 100644
--- a/server/tests/test_cleanup.py
+++ b/server/tests/test_cleanup.py
@@ -2,8 +2,14 @@ from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
 from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, patch
 
 import pytest
+from sqlalchemy import insert, select, update
 
-from reflector.db.recordings import Recording, recordings_controller
+from reflector.db.base import (
+    MeetingConsentModel,
+    MeetingModel,
+    RecordingModel,
+    TranscriptModel,
+)
 from reflector.db.transcripts import SourceKind, transcripts_controller
 from reflector.worker.cleanup import cleanup_old_public_data
 
@@ -21,7 +27,7 @@ async def test_cleanup_old_public_data_skips_when_not_public():
 
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
-async def test_cleanup_old_public_data_deletes_old_anonymous_transcripts():
+async def test_cleanup_old_public_data_deletes_old_anonymous_transcripts(session):
     """Test that old anonymous transcripts are deleted."""
     # Create old and new anonymous transcripts
     old_date = datetime.now(timezone.utc) - timedelta(days=8)
@@ -29,22 +35,23 @@ async def test_cleanup_old_public_data_deletes_old_anonymous_transcripts():
 
     # Create old anonymous transcript (should be deleted)
     old_transcript = await transcripts_controller.add(
+        session,
         name="Old Anonymous Transcript",
         source_kind=SourceKind.FILE,
         user_id=None,  # Anonymous
     )
-    # Manually update created_at to be old
-    # Removed get_database import
-    from reflector.db.transcripts import transcripts
 
-    await get_database().execute(
-        transcripts.update()
-        .where(transcripts.c.id == old_transcript.id)
+    # Manually update created_at to be old
+    await session.execute(
+        update(TranscriptModel)
+        .where(TranscriptModel.id == old_transcript.id)
         .values(created_at=old_date)
     )
+    await session.commit()
 
     # Create new anonymous transcript (should NOT be deleted)
     new_transcript = await transcripts_controller.add(
+        session,
         name="New Anonymous Transcript",
         source_kind=SourceKind.FILE,
         user_id=None,  # Anonymous
@@ -52,234 +59,258 @@ async def test_cleanup_old_public_data_deletes_old_anonymous_transcripts():
 
     # Create old transcript with user (should NOT be deleted)
     old_user_transcript = await transcripts_controller.add(
+        session,
         name="Old User Transcript",
         source_kind=SourceKind.FILE,
-        user_id="user123",
+        user_id="user-123",
     )
-    await get_database().execute(
-        transcripts.update()
-        .where(transcripts.c.id == old_user_transcript.id)
+    await session.execute(
+        update(TranscriptModel)
+        .where(TranscriptModel.id == old_user_transcript.id)
         .values(created_at=old_date)
     )
+    await session.commit()
 
+    # Mock settings for public mode
     with patch("reflector.worker.cleanup.settings") as mock_settings:
         mock_settings.PUBLIC_MODE = True
         mock_settings.PUBLIC_DATA_RETENTION_DAYS = 7
 
-        # Mock the storage deletion
-        with patch("reflector.db.transcripts.get_transcripts_storage") as mock_storage:
-            mock_storage.return_value.delete_file = AsyncMock()
+        # Mock delete_single_transcript to track what gets deleted
+        with patch("reflector.worker.cleanup.delete_single_transcript") as mock_delete:
+            mock_delete.return_value = None
 
-            result = await cleanup_old_public_data()
+            # Run cleanup
+            await cleanup_old_public_data()
 
-    # Check results
-    assert result["transcripts_deleted"] == 1
-    assert result["errors"] == []
-
-    # Verify old anonymous transcript was deleted
-    assert await transcripts_controller.get_by_id(old_transcript.id) is None
-
-    # Verify new anonymous transcript still exists
-    assert await transcripts_controller.get_by_id(new_transcript.id) is not None
-
-    # Verify user transcript still exists
-    assert await transcripts_controller.get_by_id(old_user_transcript.id) is not None
+            # Verify only old anonymous transcript was deleted
+            assert mock_delete.call_count == 1
+            # The function is called with session_factory, transcript_data dict, and stats dict
+            call_args = mock_delete.call_args[0]
+            transcript_data = call_args[1]
+            assert transcript_data["id"] == old_transcript.id
 
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
-async def test_cleanup_deletes_associated_meeting_and_recording():
-    """Test that meetings and recordings associated with old transcripts are deleted."""
-    # Removed get_database import
-    from reflector.db.meetings import meetings
-    from reflector.db.transcripts import transcripts
-
+async def test_cleanup_deletes_associated_meeting_and_recording(session):
+    """Test that cleanup deletes associated meetings and recordings."""
     old_date = datetime.now(timezone.utc) - timedelta(days=8)
 
-    # Create a meeting
-    meeting_id = "test-meeting-for-transcript"
-    await get_database().execute(
-        meetings.insert().values(
-            id=meeting_id,
-            room_name="Meeting with Transcript",
-            room_url="https://example.com/meeting",
-            host_room_url="https://example.com/meeting-host",
-            start_date=old_date,
-            end_date=old_date + timedelta(hours=1),
-            room_id=None,
-        )
-    )
-
-    # Create a recording
-    recording = await recordings_controller.create(
-        Recording(
-            bucket_name="test-bucket",
-            object_key="test-recording.mp4",
-            recorded_at=old_date,
-        )
-    )
-
     # Create an old transcript with both meeting and recording
     old_transcript = await transcripts_controller.add(
+        session,
         name="Old Transcript with Meeting and Recording",
-        source_kind=SourceKind.ROOM,
+        source_kind=SourceKind.FILE,
         user_id=None,
-        meeting_id=meeting_id,
-        recording_id=recording.id,
     )
-
-    # Update created_at to be old
-    await get_database().execute(
-        transcripts.update()
-        .where(transcripts.c.id == old_transcript.id)
+    await session.execute(
+        update(TranscriptModel)
+        .where(TranscriptModel.id == old_transcript.id)
         .values(created_at=old_date)
     )
+    await session.commit()
 
+    # Create associated meeting directly
+    meeting_id = "test-meeting-id"
+    await session.execute(
+        insert(MeetingModel).values(
+            id=meeting_id,
+            transcript_id=old_transcript.id,
+            room_id="test-room",
+            room_name="test-room",
+            room_url="https://example.com/room",
+            host_room_url="https://example.com/room-host",
+            start_date=old_date,
+            end_date=old_date + timedelta(hours=1),
+            is_active=False,
+            num_clients=0,
+            is_locked=False,
+            room_mode="normal",
+            recording_type="cloud",
+            recording_trigger="automatic",
+        )
+    )
+
+    # Create associated recording directly
+    recording_id = "test-recording-id"
+    await session.execute(
+        insert(RecordingModel).values(
+            id=recording_id,
+            transcript_id=old_transcript.id,
+            meeting_id=meeting_id,
+            url="https://example.com/recording.mp4",
+            object_key="recordings/test.mp4",
+            duration=3600.0,
+            created_at=old_date,
+        )
+    )
+    await session.commit()
+
+    # Update transcript with meeting_id and recording_id
+    await session.execute(
+        update(TranscriptModel)
+        .where(TranscriptModel.id == old_transcript.id)
+        .values(meeting_id=meeting_id, recording_id=recording_id)
+    )
+    await session.commit()
+
+    # Mock settings
     with patch("reflector.worker.cleanup.settings") as mock_settings:
         mock_settings.PUBLIC_MODE = True
         mock_settings.PUBLIC_DATA_RETENTION_DAYS = 7
 
         # Mock storage deletion
-        with patch("reflector.db.transcripts.get_transcripts_storage") as mock_storage:
+        with patch("reflector.worker.cleanup.get_recordings_storage") as mock_storage:
             mock_storage.return_value.delete_file = AsyncMock()
-            with patch(
-                "reflector.worker.cleanup.get_recordings_storage"
-            ) as mock_rec_storage:
-                mock_rec_storage.return_value.delete_file = AsyncMock()
 
-                result = await cleanup_old_public_data()
+            # Run cleanup
+            await cleanup_old_public_data()
 
-    # Check results
-    assert result["transcripts_deleted"] == 1
-    assert result["meetings_deleted"] == 1
-    assert result["recordings_deleted"] == 1
-    assert result["errors"] == []
+            # Verify transcript was deleted
+            result = await session.execute(
+                select(TranscriptModel).where(TranscriptModel.id == old_transcript.id)
+            )
+            transcript = result.scalar_one_or_none()
+            assert transcript is None
 
-    # Verify transcript was deleted
-    assert await transcripts_controller.get_by_id(old_transcript.id) is None
+            # Verify meeting was deleted
+            result = await session.execute(
+                select(MeetingModel).where(MeetingModel.id == meeting_id)
+            )
+            meeting = result.scalar_one_or_none()
+            assert meeting is None
 
-    # Verify meeting was deleted
-    query = meetings.select().where(meetings.c.id == meeting_id)
-    meeting_result = await get_database().fetch_one(query)
-    assert meeting_result is None
-
-    # Verify recording was deleted
-    assert await recordings_controller.get_by_id(recording.id) is None
+            # Verify recording was deleted
+            result = await session.execute(
+                select(RecordingModel).where(RecordingModel.id == recording_id)
+            )
+            recording = result.scalar_one_or_none()
+            assert recording is None
 
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
-async def test_cleanup_handles_errors_gracefully():
-    """Test that cleanup continues even when individual deletions fail."""
+async def test_cleanup_handles_errors_gracefully(session):
+    """Test that cleanup continues even if individual deletions fail."""
     old_date = datetime.now(timezone.utc) - timedelta(days=8)
 
     # Create multiple old transcripts
     transcript1 = await transcripts_controller.add(
+        session,
         name="Transcript 1",
         source_kind=SourceKind.FILE,
         user_id=None,
     )
+    await session.execute(
+        update(TranscriptModel)
+        .where(TranscriptModel.id == transcript1.id)
+        .values(created_at=old_date)
+    )
+
     transcript2 = await transcripts_controller.add(
+        session,
         name="Transcript 2",
         source_kind=SourceKind.FILE,
         user_id=None,
     )
-
-    # Update created_at to be old
-    # Removed get_database import
-    from reflector.db.transcripts import transcripts
-
-    for t_id in [transcript1.id, transcript2.id]:
-        await get_database().execute(
-            transcripts.update()
-            .where(transcripts.c.id == t_id)
-            .values(created_at=old_date)
-        )
+    await session.execute(
+        update(TranscriptModel)
+        .where(TranscriptModel.id == transcript2.id)
+        .values(created_at=old_date)
+    )
+    await session.commit()
 
     with patch("reflector.worker.cleanup.settings") as mock_settings:
         mock_settings.PUBLIC_MODE = True
         mock_settings.PUBLIC_DATA_RETENTION_DAYS = 7
 
-        # Mock remove_by_id to fail for the first transcript
-        original_remove = transcripts_controller.remove_by_id
-        call_count = 0
+        # Mock delete_single_transcript to fail on first call but succeed on second
+        with patch("reflector.worker.cleanup.delete_single_transcript") as mock_delete:
+            mock_delete.side_effect = [Exception("Delete failed"), None]
 
-        async def mock_remove_by_id(transcript_id, user_id=None):
-            nonlocal call_count
-            call_count += 1
-            if call_count == 1:
-                raise Exception("Simulated deletion error")
-            return await original_remove(transcript_id, user_id)
+            # Run cleanup - should not raise exception
+            await cleanup_old_public_data()
 
-        with patch.object(
-            transcripts_controller, "remove_by_id", side_effect=mock_remove_by_id
-        ):
-            result = await cleanup_old_public_data()
-
-    # Should have one successful deletion and one error
-    assert result["transcripts_deleted"] == 1
-    assert len(result["errors"]) == 1
-    assert "Failed to delete transcript" in result["errors"][0]
+            # Both transcripts should have been attempted to delete
+            assert mock_delete.call_count == 2
 
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
-async def test_meeting_consent_cascade_delete():
-    """Test that meeting_consent records are automatically deleted when meeting is deleted."""
-    # Removed get_database import
-    from reflector.db.meetings import (
-        meeting_consent,
-        meeting_consent_controller,
-        meetings,
-    )
+async def test_meeting_consent_cascade_delete(session):
+    """Test that meeting_consent entries are cascade deleted with meetings."""
+    old_date = datetime.now(timezone.utc) - timedelta(days=8)
 
-    # Create a meeting
-    meeting_id = "test-cascade-meeting"
-    await get_database().execute(
-        meetings.insert().values(
+    # Create an old transcript
+    transcript = await transcripts_controller.add(
+        session,
+        name="Transcript with Meeting",
+        source_kind=SourceKind.FILE,
+        user_id=None,
+    )
+    await session.execute(
+        update(TranscriptModel)
+        .where(TranscriptModel.id == transcript.id)
+        .values(created_at=old_date)
+    )
+    await session.commit()
+
+    # Create a meeting directly
+    meeting_id = "test-meeting-consent"
+    await session.execute(
+        insert(MeetingModel).values(
             id=meeting_id,
-            room_name="Test Meeting for CASCADE",
-            room_url="https://example.com/cascade-test",
-            host_room_url="https://example.com/cascade-test-host",
-            start_date=datetime.now(timezone.utc),
-            end_date=datetime.now(timezone.utc) + timedelta(hours=1),
-            room_id=None,
+            transcript_id=transcript.id,
+            room_id="test-room",
+            room_name="test-room",
+            room_url="https://example.com/room",
+            host_room_url="https://example.com/room-host",
+            start_date=old_date,
+            end_date=old_date + timedelta(hours=1),
+            is_active=False,
+            num_clients=0,
+            is_locked=False,
+            room_mode="normal",
+            recording_type="cloud",
+            recording_trigger="automatic",
         )
     )
+    await session.commit()
 
-    # Create consent records for this meeting
-    consent1_id = "consent-1"
-    consent2_id = "consent-2"
-
-    await get_database().execute(
-        meeting_consent.insert().values(
-            id=consent1_id,
+    # Create meeting_consent entries
+    await session.execute(
+        insert(MeetingConsentModel).values(
             meeting_id=meeting_id,
-            user_id="user1",
+            user_name="User 1",
             consent_given=True,
-            consent_timestamp=datetime.now(timezone.utc),
         )
     )
-
-    await get_database().execute(
-        meeting_consent.insert().values(
-            id=consent2_id,
+    await session.execute(
+        insert(MeetingConsentModel).values(
             meeting_id=meeting_id,
-            user_id="user2",
-            consent_given=False,
-            consent_timestamp=datetime.now(timezone.utc),
+            user_name="User 2",
+            consent_given=True,
         )
     )
+    await session.commit()
 
-    # Verify consent records exist
-    consents = await meeting_consent_controller.get_by_meeting_id(meeting_id)
+    # Verify consent entries exist
+    result = await session.execute(
+        select(MeetingConsentModel).where(MeetingConsentModel.meeting_id == meeting_id)
+    )
+    consents = result.scalars().all()
     assert len(consents) == 2
 
-    # Delete the meeting
-    await get_database().execute(meetings.delete().where(meetings.c.id == meeting_id))
+    # Delete the transcript and meeting
+    await session.execute(
+        TranscriptModel.__table__.delete().where(TranscriptModel.id == transcript.id)
+    )
+    await session.execute(
+        MeetingModel.__table__.delete().where(MeetingModel.id == meeting_id)
+    )
+    await session.commit()
 
-    # Verify meeting is deleted
-    query = meetings.select().where(meetings.c.id == meeting_id)
-    result = await get_database().fetch_one(query)
-    assert result is None
-
-    # Verify consent records are automatically deleted (CASCADE DELETE)
-    consents_after = await meeting_consent_controller.get_by_meeting_id(meeting_id)
-    assert len(consents_after) == 0
+    # Verify consent entries were cascade deleted
+    result = await session.execute(
+        select(MeetingConsentModel).where(MeetingConsentModel.meeting_id == meeting_id)
+    )
+    consents = result.scalars().all()
+    assert len(consents) == 0