diff --git a/frappe/database/database.py b/frappe/database/database.py
index 3b29fd522c..40eb7d8bbd 100644
--- a/frappe/database/database.py
+++ b/frappe/database/database.py
@@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ class Database:
 		if fields == "*" and not isinstance(fields, (list, tuple)) and not isinstance(fields, Criterion):
 			as_dict = True
 
-		return self.sql(query, as_dict=as_dict, debug=debug, update=update, run=run, pluck=pluck)
+		return query.run(as_dict=as_dict, debug=debug, update=update, run=run, pluck=pluck)
 
 	def _get_value_for_many_names(
 		self,
@@ -806,18 +806,15 @@ class Database:
 		as_dict=False,
 	):
 		if names := list(filter(None, names)):
-			return self.get_all(
+			return frappe.qb.engine.get_query(
 				doctype,
 				fields=field,
 				filters=names,
 				order_by=order_by,
 				pluck=pluck,
-				debug=debug,
-				as_list=not as_dict,
-				run=run,
 				distinct=distinct,
-				limit_page_length=limit,
-			)
+				limit=limit,
+			).run(debug=debug, as_list=not as_dict, run=run)
 		return {}
 
 	def update(self, *args, **kwargs):
@@ -1068,10 +1065,9 @@ class Database:
 			cache_count = frappe.cache().get_value(f"doctype:count:{dt}")
 			if cache_count is not None:
 				return cache_count
-		query = frappe.qb.engine.get_query(
+		count = frappe.qb.engine.get_query(
 			table=dt, filters=filters, fields=Count("*"), distinct=distinct
-		)
-		count = self.sql(query, debug=debug)[0][0]
+		).run(debug=debug)[0][0]
 		if not filters and cache:
 			frappe.cache().set_value(f"doctype:count:{dt}", count, expires_in_sec=86400)
 		return count