diff --git a/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/permission_target.py b/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/permission_target.py
index 6911ecb4..988a2be7 100644
--- a/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/permission_target.py
+++ b/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/permission_target.py
@@ -5,12 +5,6 @@ from sqlalchemy.orm import validates
 from flask_bpmn.models.db import db
 from flask_bpmn.models.db import SpiffworkflowBaseDBModel
 
-# process groups and models are not in the db
-# from sqlalchemy import ForeignKey  # type: ignore
-#
-# from spiffworkflow_backend.models.process_group import ProcessGroupModel
-# from spiffworkflow_backend.models.process_model import ProcessModel
-
 
 class InvalidPermissionTargetUri(Exception):
     pass
@@ -19,17 +13,9 @@ class PermissionTargetModel(SpiffworkflowBaseDBModel):
     """PermissionTargetModel."""
 
     __tablename__ = "permission_target"
-    # __table_args__ = (
-    #     CheckConstraint(
-    #         "NOT(process_group_id IS NULL AND process_model_identifier IS NULL AND process_instance_id IS NULL)"
-    #     ),
-    # )
 
     id = db.Column(db.Integer, primary_key=True)
     uri = db.Column(db.String(255), unique=True, nullable=False)
-    # process_group_id = db.Column(ForeignKey(ProcessGroupModel.id), nullable=True)  # type: ignore
-    # process_model_identifier = db.Column(ForeignKey(ProcessModel.id), nullable=True)  # type: ignore
-    # process_instance_id = db.Column(ForeignKey(ProcessInstanceModel.id), nullable=True)  # type: ignore
 
     @validates("uri")
     def validate_uri(self, key: str, value: str) -> str:
diff --git a/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/authorization_service.py b/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/authorization_service.py
index a439f470..a2167da5 100644
--- a/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/authorization_service.py
+++ b/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/authorization_service.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class AuthorizationService:
             )
             .filter_by(permission=permission)
             .join(PermissionTargetModel)
-            .filter(text(f"'{target_uri}' LIKE `permission_target`.`uri`"))
+            .filter(text(f"'{target_uri}' LIKE permission_target.uri"))
             .all()
         )