diff --git a/corrlib/find.py b/corrlib/find.py
index 1e6b4bf..7b07321 100644
--- a/corrlib/find.py
+++ b/corrlib/find.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ from .input.implementations import codes
 from .tools import k2m, get_db_file
 from .tracker import get
 from .integrity import has_valid_times
-from .sql import thin_sql_wrapper
 from typing import Any, Optional
 from pathlib import Path
 import datetime as dt
@@ -15,7 +14,7 @@ from collections.abc import Callable
 import warnings
 
 
-def _project_lookup_by_alias(path: Path, alias: str) -> str:
+def _project_lookup_by_alias(db: Path, alias: str) -> str:
     """
     Lookup a projects UUID by its (human-readable) alias.
 
@@ -31,8 +30,11 @@ def _project_lookup_by_alias(path: Path, alias: str) -> str:
     uuid: str
         The UUID of the project with the given alias.
     """
-    stmt = f"SELECT * FROM 'projects' WHERE aliases = '{alias}'"
-    results = thin_sql_wrapper(path, stmt)
+    conn = sqlite3.connect(db)
+    c = conn.cursor()
+    c.execute(f"SELECT * FROM 'projects' WHERE aliases = '{alias}'")
+    results = c.fetchall()
+    conn.close()
     if len(results)>1:
         print("Error: multiple projects found with alias " + alias)
     elif len(results) == 0:
@@ -40,7 +42,7 @@ def _project_lookup_by_alias(path: Path, alias: str) -> str:
     return str(results[0][0])
 
 
-def _project_lookup_by_id(path: Path, uuid: str) -> list[tuple[str, ...]]:
+def _project_lookup_by_id(db: Path, uuid: str) -> list[tuple[str, ...]]:
     """
     Return the project information available in the database by UUID.
 
@@ -56,8 +58,11 @@ def _project_lookup_by_id(path: Path, uuid: str) -> list[tuple[str, ...]]:
     results: list
         The row of the project in the database.
     """
-    stmt = f"SELECT * FROM 'projects' WHERE id = '{uuid}'"
-    results = thin_sql_wrapper(path, stmt)
+    conn = sqlite3.connect(db)
+    c = conn.cursor()
+    c.execute(f"SELECT * FROM 'projects' WHERE id = '{uuid}'")
+    results = c.fetchall()
+    conn.close()
     return results
 
 
@@ -355,7 +360,7 @@ def find_project(path: Path, name: str) -> str:
     """
     db_file = get_db_file(path)
     get(path, db_file)
-    return _project_lookup_by_alias(path, name)
+    return _project_lookup_by_alias(path / db_file, name)
 
 
 def list_projects(path: Path) -> list[tuple[str, str]]:
diff --git a/corrlib/sql.py b/corrlib/sql.py
deleted file mode 100644
index f45ce31..0000000
--- a/corrlib/sql.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-import sqlite3
-from .tools import get_db_file
-from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Any
-
-
-def thin_sql_wrapper(path: Path, stmt: str) -> list[Any]:
-    db_file = get_db_file(path)
-    db = path / db_file
-    conn = sqlite3.connect(db)
-    c = conn.cursor()
-
-    c.execute(stmt)
-    results = c.fetchall()
-    conn.commit()
-    conn.close()
-    return results
diff --git a/tests/find_test.py b/tests/find_test.py
index 2144001..cc455f9 100644
--- a/tests/find_test.py
+++ b/tests/find_test.py
@@ -9,17 +9,12 @@ import datetime as dt
 
 
 def make_sql(path: Path) -> Path:
-    db = path / "backlogger.db"
+    db = path / "test.db"
     cinit._create_db(db)
     return db
 
 
-def make_config(path: Path) -> None:
-    cinit._write_config(path,  cinit._create_config(path, "datalad", False))
-
-
 def test_find_lookup_by_one_alias(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
-    make_config(tmp_path)
     db = make_sql(tmp_path)
     conn = sqlite3.connect(db)
     c = conn.cursor()
@@ -31,7 +26,7 @@ def test_find_lookup_by_one_alias(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
     c.execute("INSERT INTO projects (id, aliases, customTags, owner, code, created_at, updated_at) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, datetime('now'), datetime('now'))",
               (uuid, alias_str, tag_str, owner, code))
     conn.commit()
-    assert uuid == find._project_lookup_by_alias(tmp_path, "fun_project")
+    assert uuid == find._project_lookup_by_alias(db, "fun_project")
     uuid = "test_uuid2"
     alias_str = "fun_project"
     c.execute("INSERT INTO projects (id, aliases, customTags, owner, code, created_at, updated_at) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, datetime('now'), datetime('now'))",
@@ -41,9 +36,7 @@ def test_find_lookup_by_one_alias(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
         assert uuid == find._project_lookup_by_alias(db, "fun_project")
     conn.close()
 
-
 def test_find_lookup_by_id(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
-    make_config(tmp_path)
     db = make_sql(tmp_path)
     conn = sqlite3.connect(db)
     c = conn.cursor()
@@ -56,7 +49,7 @@ def test_find_lookup_by_id(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
               (uuid, alias_str, tag_str, owner, code))
     conn.commit()
     conn.close()
-    result = find._project_lookup_by_id(tmp_path, uuid)[0]
+    result = find._project_lookup_by_id(db, uuid)[0]
     assert uuid == result[0]
     assert alias_str == result[1]
     assert tag_str == result[2]