diff --git a/frappe/core/doctype/user/user.py b/frappe/core/doctype/user/user.py
index 20bde44d30..0b6b913234 100644
--- a/frappe/core/doctype/user/user.py
+++ b/frappe/core/doctype/user/user.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2015, Frappe Technologies Pvt. Ltd. and Contributors
 # License: MIT. See LICENSE
-from collections.abc import Sequence
+
+from collections.abc import Iterable
 from datetime import timedelta
-from typing import Optional
 
 import frappe
 import frappe.defaults
@@ -1087,25 +1087,22 @@ def get_total_users():
 	)
 
 
-def get_system_users(exclude_users=None, limit=None):
-	if not exclude_users:
-		exclude_users = []
-	elif not isinstance(exclude_users, (list, tuple)):
-		exclude_users = [exclude_users]
+def get_system_users(exclude_users: Iterable[str] | str | None = None, limit: int | None = None):
+	_excluded_users = list(STANDARD_USERS)
+	if isinstance(exclude_users, str):
+		_excluded_users.append(exclude_users)
+	elif isinstance(exclude_users, Iterable):
+		_excluded_users.extend(exclude_users)
 
-	limit_cond = ""
-	if limit:
-		limit_cond = f"limit {limit}"
-
-	exclude_users += list(STANDARD_USERS)
-
-	return frappe.db.sql_list(
-		"""select name from `tabUser`
-		where enabled=1 and user_type != 'Website User'
-		and name not in ({}) {}""".format(
-			", ".join(["%s"] * len(exclude_users)), limit_cond
-		),
-		exclude_users,
+	return frappe.get_all(
+		"User",
+		filters={
+			"enabled": 1,
+			"user_type": ("!=", "Website User"),
+			"name": ("not in", _excluded_users),
+		},
+		pluck="name",
+		limit=limit,
 	)