diff --git a/packages/server/modules/activitystream/services/commentActivity.ts b/packages/server/modules/activitystream/services/commentActivity.ts
index 688cddcb9..e0c04d4a3 100644
--- a/packages/server/modules/activitystream/services/commentActivity.ts
+++ b/packages/server/modules/activitystream/services/commentActivity.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import {
 import {
   getAllBranchCommits,
   getCommitsAndTheirBranchIds,
-  getSpecificBranchCommits
+  getSpecificBranchCommitsFactory
 } from '@/modules/core/repositories/commits'
 import { getStreamObjects } from '@/modules/core/repositories/objects'
 import {
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ export async function addCommentCreatedActivity(params: {
       getStreamObjects,
       getBranchLatestCommits: getBranchLatestCommitsFactory({ db }),
       getStreamBranchesByName: getStreamBranchesByNameFactory({ db }),
-      getSpecificBranchCommits,
+      getSpecificBranchCommits: getSpecificBranchCommitsFactory({ db }),
       getAllBranchCommits
     })
   })
diff --git a/packages/server/modules/cli/commands/download/commit.ts b/packages/server/modules/cli/commands/download/commit.ts
index 6d4df35ae..17d0af82e 100644
--- a/packages/server/modules/cli/commands/download/commit.ts
+++ b/packages/server/modules/cli/commands/download/commit.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import {
 } from '@/modules/core/services/commit/viewerResources'
 import {
   getAllBranchCommits,
-  getSpecificBranchCommits
+  getSpecificBranchCommitsFactory
 } from '@/modules/core/repositories/commits'
 import {
   getCommentFactory,
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ const command: CommandModule<
         getStreamObjects,
         getBranchLatestCommits,
         getStreamBranchesByName: getStreamBranchesByNameFactory({ db }),
-        getSpecificBranchCommits,
+        getSpecificBranchCommits: getSpecificBranchCommitsFactory({ db }),
         getAllBranchCommits
       })
     })
diff --git a/packages/server/modules/cli/commands/download/project.ts b/packages/server/modules/cli/commands/download/project.ts
index 47135be06..bdbc16181 100644
--- a/packages/server/modules/cli/commands/download/project.ts
+++ b/packages/server/modules/cli/commands/download/project.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import {
 } from '@/modules/activitystream/services/commentActivity'
 import {
   getAllBranchCommits,
-  getSpecificBranchCommits
+  getSpecificBranchCommitsFactory
 } from '@/modules/core/repositories/commits'
 import {
   getViewerResourceGroupsFactory,
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ const command: CommandModule<
         getStreamObjects,
         getBranchLatestCommits: getBranchLatestCommitsFactory({ db }),
         getStreamBranchesByName: getStreamBranchesByNameFactory({ db }),
-        getSpecificBranchCommits,
+        getSpecificBranchCommits: getSpecificBranchCommitsFactory({ db }),
         getAllBranchCommits
       })
     })
diff --git a/packages/server/modules/comments/graph/resolvers/comments.ts b/packages/server/modules/comments/graph/resolvers/comments.ts
index bba523d2c..cbd3977fa 100644
--- a/packages/server/modules/comments/graph/resolvers/comments.ts
+++ b/packages/server/modules/comments/graph/resolvers/comments.ts
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ import { ResourceIdentifier } from '@/modules/comments/domain/types'
 import {
   getAllBranchCommits,
   getCommitsAndTheirBranchIds,
-  getSpecificBranchCommits
+  getSpecificBranchCommitsFactory
 } from '@/modules/core/repositories/commits'
 import { getStreamObjects } from '@/modules/core/repositories/objects'
 import { adminOverrideEnabled } from '@/modules/shared/helpers/envHelper'
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ const getViewerResourceItemsUngrouped = getViewerResourceItemsUngroupedFactory({
     getStreamObjects,
     getBranchLatestCommits: getBranchLatestCommitsFactory({ db }),
     getStreamBranchesByName: getStreamBranchesByNameFactory({ db }),
-    getSpecificBranchCommits,
+    getSpecificBranchCommits: getSpecificBranchCommitsFactory({ db }),
     getAllBranchCommits
   })
 })
diff --git a/packages/server/modules/core/domain/commits/operations.ts b/packages/server/modules/core/domain/commits/operations.ts
index ea8824a3b..687b41e27 100644
--- a/packages/server/modules/core/domain/commits/operations.ts
+++ b/packages/server/modules/core/domain/commits/operations.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-import { CommitWithStreamBranchMetadata } from '@/modules/core/domain/commits/types'
+import {
+  BranchCommit,
+  CommitWithStreamBranchMetadata
+} from '@/modules/core/domain/commits/types'
 import { Optional } from '@speckle/shared'
 
 export type GetCommits = (
@@ -21,3 +24,10 @@ export type DeleteCommitAndNotify = (
   streamId: string,
   userId: string
 ) => Promise<boolean>
+
+export type GetSpecificBranchCommits = (
+  pairs: {
+    branchId: string
+    commitId: string
+  }[]
+) => Promise<BranchCommit[]>
diff --git a/packages/server/modules/core/domain/commits/types.ts b/packages/server/modules/core/domain/commits/types.ts
index 931d60578..f0dc3d5e5 100644
--- a/packages/server/modules/core/domain/commits/types.ts
+++ b/packages/server/modules/core/domain/commits/types.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ export type Commit = CommitRecord
 export type BranchLatestCommit = Commit & {
   branchId: string
 }
+export type BranchCommit = BranchLatestCommit
 
 export type CommitWithStreamBranchMetadata = Commit & {
   streamId: string
diff --git a/packages/server/modules/core/graph/resolvers/models.ts b/packages/server/modules/core/graph/resolvers/models.ts
index 1e71d4b4a..e39840bd6 100644
--- a/packages/server/modules/core/graph/resolvers/models.ts
+++ b/packages/server/modules/core/graph/resolvers/models.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ import { CommitNotFoundError } from '@/modules/core/errors/commit'
 import { getStreamObjects } from '@/modules/core/repositories/objects'
 import {
   getAllBranchCommits,
-  getSpecificBranchCommits
+  getSpecificBranchCommitsFactory
 } from '@/modules/core/repositories/commits'
 import { db } from '@/db/knex'
 import {
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ const getViewerResourceGroups = getViewerResourceGroupsFactory({
   getStreamObjects,
   getBranchLatestCommits: getBranchLatestCommitsFactory({ db }),
   getStreamBranchesByName: getStreamBranchesByNameFactory({ db }),
-  getSpecificBranchCommits,
+  getSpecificBranchCommits: getSpecificBranchCommitsFactory({ db }),
   getAllBranchCommits
 })
 
diff --git a/packages/server/modules/core/loaders.ts b/packages/server/modules/core/loaders.ts
index ee97e3aed..b285b2feb 100644
--- a/packages/server/modules/core/loaders.ts
+++ b/packages/server/modules/core/loaders.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import { ServerInviteRecord } from '@/modules/serverinvites/domain/types'
 import {
   getCommitBranches,
   getCommitsFactory,
-  getSpecificBranchCommits,
+  getSpecificBranchCommitsFactory,
   getStreamCommitCounts,
   getUserAuthoredCommitCounts,
   getUserStreamCommitCounts
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ const getBranchLatestCommits = getBranchLatestCommitsFactory({ db })
 const getStreamBranchCounts = getStreamBranchCountsFactory({ db })
 const getBranchCommitCounts = getBranchCommitCountsFactory({ db })
 const getCommits = getCommitsFactory({ db })
+const getSpecificBranchCommits = getSpecificBranchCommitsFactory({ db })
 
 /**
  * TODO: Lazy load DataLoaders to reduce memory usage
diff --git a/packages/server/modules/core/repositories/commits.ts b/packages/server/modules/core/repositories/commits.ts
index 86f9868b7..b78164bd8 100644
--- a/packages/server/modules/core/repositories/commits.ts
+++ b/packages/server/modules/core/repositories/commits.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ import {
   DeleteCommit,
   DeleteCommits,
   GetCommit,
-  GetCommits
+  GetCommits,
+  GetSpecificBranchCommits
 } from '@/modules/core/domain/commits/operations'
 
 const tables = {
@@ -115,20 +116,6 @@ export const deleteCommitFactory =
     return !!delCount
   }
 
-export async function getStreamCommitsWithBranchId(streamId: string) {
-  const baseQuery = Commits.knex<CommitRecord[]>()
-    .select<Array<CommitRecord & { branchId: string }>>([
-      ...Commits.cols,
-      BranchCommits.col.branchId
-    ])
-    .innerJoin(StreamCommits.name, StreamCommits.col.commitId, Commits.col.id)
-    .innerJoin(BranchCommits.name, BranchCommits.col.commitId, Commits.col.id)
-    .where(StreamCommits.col.streamId, streamId)
-    .orderBy(Commits.col.createdAt)
-
-  return await baseQuery
-}
-
 export function getBatchedStreamCommits(
   streamId: string,
   options?: Partial<BatchedSelectOptions>
@@ -228,37 +215,38 @@ export async function getCommitsAndTheirBranchIds(commitIds: string[]) {
     .whereIn(Commits.col.id, commitIds)
 }
 
-export async function getSpecificBranchCommits(
-  pairs: { branchId: string; commitId: string }[]
-) {
-  if (!pairs?.length) return []
+export const getSpecificBranchCommitsFactory =
+  (deps: { db: Knex }): GetSpecificBranchCommits =>
+  async (pairs: { branchId: string; commitId: string }[]) => {
+    if (!pairs?.length) return []
 
-  const commitIds = uniq(pairs.map((p) => p.commitId))
-  const branchIds = uniq(pairs.map((p) => p.branchId))
+    const commitIds = uniq(pairs.map((p) => p.commitId))
+    const branchIds = uniq(pairs.map((p) => p.branchId))
 
-  const q = Commits.knex()
-    .select<Array<CommitRecord & { branchId: string }>>([
-      ...Commits.cols,
-      BranchCommits.col.branchId
-    ])
-    .innerJoin(BranchCommits.name, BranchCommits.col.commitId, Commits.col.id)
-    .whereIn(Commits.col.id, commitIds)
-    .whereIn(BranchCommits.col.branchId, branchIds)
+    const q = tables
+      .commits(deps.db)
+      .select<Array<CommitRecord & { branchId: string }>>([
+        ...Commits.cols,
+        BranchCommits.col.branchId
+      ])
+      .innerJoin(BranchCommits.name, BranchCommits.col.commitId, Commits.col.id)
+      .whereIn(Commits.col.id, commitIds)
+      .whereIn(BranchCommits.col.branchId, branchIds)
 
-  const queryResults = await q
-  const results: Array<CommitRecord & { branchId: string }> = []
+    const queryResults = await q
+    const results: Array<CommitRecord & { branchId: string }> = []
 
-  for (const pair of pairs) {
-    const commit = queryResults.find(
-      (r) => r.id === pair.commitId && r.branchId === pair.branchId
-    )
-    if (commit) {
-      results.push(commit)
+    for (const pair of pairs) {
+      const commit = queryResults.find(
+        (r) => r.id === pair.commitId && r.branchId === pair.branchId
+      )
+      if (commit) {
+        results.push(commit)
+      }
     }
-  }
 
-  return results
-}
+    return results
+  }
 
 export type PaginatedBranchCommitsBaseParams = {
   branchId: string
diff --git a/packages/server/modules/core/services/commit/retrieval.ts b/packages/server/modules/core/services/commit/retrieval.ts
index ce8ffc69b..d5c1a1b15 100644
--- a/packages/server/modules/core/services/commit/retrieval.ts
+++ b/packages/server/modules/core/services/commit/retrieval.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import {
 import {
   getBranchCommitsTotalCount,
   getPaginatedBranchCommits as getPaginatedBranchCommitsDb,
-  getSpecificBranchCommits,
+  getSpecificBranchCommitsFactory,
   PaginatedBranchCommitsParams
 } from '@/modules/core/repositories/commits'
 import {
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import {
   getCommitsTotalCountByStreamId
 } from '@/modules/core/services/commits'
 import { BadRequestError } from '@/modules/shared/errors'
+import { db } from '@/db/knex'
 
 export async function getPaginatedStreamCommits(
   streamId: string,
@@ -45,6 +46,8 @@ export async function getPaginatedBranchCommits(
       'Cannot return more than 100 items, please use pagination.'
     )
 
+  const getSpecificBranchCommits = getSpecificBranchCommitsFactory({ db })
+
   // Load priority commits first
   let priorityCommitPromise: Optional<ReturnType<typeof getSpecificBranchCommits>> =
     undefined
diff --git a/packages/server/modules/core/services/commit/viewerResources.ts b/packages/server/modules/core/services/commit/viewerResources.ts
index 8a023b414..55be2ac16 100644
--- a/packages/server/modules/core/services/commit/viewerResources.ts
+++ b/packages/server/modules/core/services/commit/viewerResources.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {
   GetBranchLatestCommits,
   GetStreamBranchesByName
 } from '@/modules/core/domain/branches/operations'
+import { GetSpecificBranchCommits } from '@/modules/core/domain/commits/operations'
 import {
   ResourceIdentifier,
   ResourceIdentifierInput,
@@ -21,8 +22,7 @@ import {
 import { CommitRecord } from '@/modules/core/helpers/types'
 import {
   getAllBranchCommits,
-  getCommitsAndTheirBranchIds,
-  getSpecificBranchCommits
+  getCommitsAndTheirBranchIds
 } from '@/modules/core/repositories/commits'
 import { getStreamObjects } from '@/modules/core/repositories/objects'
 import { Optional, SpeckleViewer } from '@speckle/shared'
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ const getVersionResourceGroupsIncludingAllVersionsFactory =
 
 type GetVersionResourceGroupsLoadedVersionsOnlyDeps = {
   getStreamBranchesByName: GetStreamBranchesByName
-  getSpecificBranchCommits: typeof getSpecificBranchCommits
+  getSpecificBranchCommits: GetSpecificBranchCommits
   getBranchLatestCommits: GetBranchLatestCommits
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/server/modules/cross-server-sync/index.ts b/packages/server/modules/cross-server-sync/index.ts
index 2dd398fc4..0a8036624 100644
--- a/packages/server/modules/cross-server-sync/index.ts
+++ b/packages/server/modules/cross-server-sync/index.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import {
 } from '@/modules/core/repositories/branches'
 import {
   getAllBranchCommits,
-  getSpecificBranchCommits
+  getSpecificBranchCommitsFactory
 } from '@/modules/core/repositories/commits'
 import { getObject, getStreamObjects } from '@/modules/core/repositories/objects'
 import {
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ const crossServerSyncModule: SpeckleModule = {
         getStreamObjects,
         getBranchLatestCommits: getBranchLatestCommitsFactory({ db }),
         getStreamBranchesByName: getStreamBranchesByNameFactory({ db }),
-        getSpecificBranchCommits,
+        getSpecificBranchCommits: getSpecificBranchCommitsFactory({ db }),
         getAllBranchCommits
       })
     })