diff --git a/models/actions/artifact.go b/models/actions/artifact.go
index 42bd9c23cb48..5390f6288f12 100644
--- a/models/actions/artifact.go
+++ b/models/actions/artifact.go
@@ -90,19 +90,6 @@ func getArtifactByNameAndPath(ctx context.Context, runID int64, name, fpath stri
 	return &art, nil
 }
 
-// GetArtifactByID returns an artifact by id
-func GetArtifactByID(ctx context.Context, id int64) (*ActionArtifact, error) {
-	var art ActionArtifact
-	has, err := db.GetEngine(ctx).ID(id).Get(&art)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	} else if !has {
-		return nil, util.ErrNotExist
-	}
-
-	return &art, nil
-}
-
 // UpdateArtifactByID updates an artifact by id
 func UpdateArtifactByID(ctx context.Context, id int64, art *ActionArtifact) error {
 	art.ID = id
diff --git a/models/actions/runner.go b/models/actions/runner.go
index 5630741550d5..4103ba447769 100644
--- a/models/actions/runner.go
+++ b/models/actions/runner.go
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ func DeleteRunner(ctx context.Context, id int64) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	_, err := db.GetEngine(ctx).Delete(&ActionRunner{ID: id})
+	_, err := db.DeleteByID[ActionRunner](ctx, id)
 	return err
 }
 
diff --git a/models/asymkey/ssh_key.go b/models/asymkey/ssh_key.go
index 552f2ffd69e6..116d6351b0d7 100644
--- a/models/asymkey/ssh_key.go
+++ b/models/asymkey/ssh_key.go
@@ -227,16 +227,6 @@ func UpdatePublicKeyUpdated(ctx context.Context, id int64) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// DeletePublicKeys does the actual key deletion but does not update authorized_keys file.
-func DeletePublicKeys(ctx context.Context, keyIDs ...int64) error {
-	if len(keyIDs) == 0 {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	_, err := db.GetEngine(ctx).In("id", keyIDs).Delete(new(PublicKey))
-	return err
-}
-
 // PublicKeysAreExternallyManaged returns whether the provided KeyID represents an externally managed Key
 func PublicKeysAreExternallyManaged(ctx context.Context, keys []*PublicKey) ([]bool, error) {
 	sources := make([]*auth.Source, 0, 5)
@@ -322,8 +312,8 @@ func deleteKeysMarkedForDeletion(ctx context.Context, keys []string) (bool, erro
 			log.Error("SearchPublicKeyByContent: %v", err)
 			continue
 		}
-		if err = DeletePublicKeys(ctx, key.ID); err != nil {
-			log.Error("deletePublicKeys: %v", err)
+		if _, err = db.DeleteByID[PublicKey](ctx, key.ID); err != nil {
+			log.Error("DeleteByID[PublicKey]: %v", err)
 			continue
 		}
 		sshKeysNeedUpdate = true
diff --git a/models/db/context.go b/models/db/context.go
index 7b739f7e9f35..cda608af1966 100644
--- a/models/db/context.go
+++ b/models/db/context.go
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ func Exec(ctx context.Context, sqlAndArgs ...any) (sql.Result, error) {
 
 func Get[T any](ctx context.Context, cond builder.Cond) (object *T, exist bool, err error) {
 	if !cond.IsValid() {
-		return nil, false, ErrConditionRequired{}
+		panic("cond is invalid in db.Get(ctx, cond). This should not be possible.")
 	}
 
 	var bean T
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ func GetByID[T any](ctx context.Context, id int64) (object *T, exist bool, err e
 
 func Exist[T any](ctx context.Context, cond builder.Cond) (bool, error) {
 	if !cond.IsValid() {
-		return false, ErrConditionRequired{}
+		panic("cond is invalid in db.Exist(ctx, cond). This should not be possible.")
 	}
 
 	var bean T
@@ -213,16 +213,36 @@ func ExistByID[T any](ctx context.Context, id int64) (bool, error) {
 	return GetEngine(ctx).ID(id).NoAutoCondition().Exist(&bean)
 }
 
+// DeleteByID deletes the given bean with the given ID
+func DeleteByID[T any](ctx context.Context, id int64) (int64, error) {
+	var bean T
+	return GetEngine(ctx).ID(id).NoAutoCondition().NoAutoTime().Delete(&bean)
+}
+
+func DeleteByIDs[T any](ctx context.Context, ids ...int64) error {
+	if len(ids) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	var bean T
+	_, err := GetEngine(ctx).In("id", ids).NoAutoCondition().NoAutoTime().Delete(&bean)
+	return err
+}
+
+func Delete[T any](ctx context.Context, opts FindOptions) (int64, error) {
+	if opts == nil || !opts.ToConds().IsValid() {
+		panic("opts are empty or invalid in db.Delete(ctx, opts). This should not be possible.")
+	}
+
+	var bean T
+	return GetEngine(ctx).Where(opts.ToConds()).NoAutoCondition().NoAutoTime().Delete(&bean)
+}
+
 // DeleteByBean deletes all records according non-empty fields of the bean as conditions.
 func DeleteByBean(ctx context.Context, bean any) (int64, error) {
 	return GetEngine(ctx).Delete(bean)
 }
 
-// DeleteByID deletes the given bean with the given ID
-func DeleteByID(ctx context.Context, id int64, bean any) (int64, error) {
-	return GetEngine(ctx).ID(id).NoAutoCondition().NoAutoTime().Delete(bean)
-}
-
 // FindIDs finds the IDs for the given table name satisfying the given condition
 // By passing a different value than "id" for "idCol", you can query for foreign IDs, i.e. the repo IDs which satisfy the condition
 func FindIDs(ctx context.Context, tableName, idCol string, cond builder.Cond) ([]int64, error) {
diff --git a/models/db/error.go b/models/db/error.go
index f601a15c01ef..665e970e17c1 100644
--- a/models/db/error.go
+++ b/models/db/error.go
@@ -72,21 +72,3 @@ func (err ErrNotExist) Error() string {
 func (err ErrNotExist) Unwrap() error {
 	return util.ErrNotExist
 }
-
-// ErrConditionRequired represents an error which require condition.
-type ErrConditionRequired struct{}
-
-// IsErrConditionRequired checks if an error is an ErrConditionRequired
-func IsErrConditionRequired(err error) bool {
-	_, ok := err.(ErrConditionRequired)
-	return ok
-}
-
-func (err ErrConditionRequired) Error() string {
-	return "condition is required"
-}
-
-// Unwrap unwraps this as a ErrNotExist err
-func (err ErrConditionRequired) Unwrap() error {
-	return util.ErrInvalidArgument
-}
diff --git a/models/issues/issue_test.go b/models/issues/issue_test.go
index 723fa27b1be2..cc363d2fae7c 100644
--- a/models/issues/issue_test.go
+++ b/models/issues/issue_test.go
@@ -249,11 +249,11 @@ func TestIssue_InsertIssue(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// there are 5 issues and max index is 5 on repository 1, so this one should 6
 	issue := testInsertIssue(t, "my issue1", "special issue's comments?", 6)
-	_, err := db.GetEngine(db.DefaultContext).ID(issue.ID).Delete(new(issues_model.Issue))
+	_, err := db.DeleteByID[issues_model.Issue](db.DefaultContext, issue.ID)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
 	issue = testInsertIssue(t, `my issue2, this is my son's love \n \r \ `, "special issue's '' comments?", 7)
-	_, err = db.GetEngine(db.DefaultContext).ID(issue.ID).Delete(new(issues_model.Issue))
+	_, err = db.DeleteByID[issues_model.Issue](db.DefaultContext, issue.ID)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 }
 
diff --git a/models/issues/label.go b/models/issues/label.go
index 3b811c1529a5..527d8d785328 100644
--- a/models/issues/label.go
+++ b/models/issues/label.go
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ func DeleteLabel(ctx context.Context, id, labelID int64) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	if _, err = sess.ID(labelID).Delete(new(Label)); err != nil {
+	if _, err = db.DeleteByID[Label](ctx, labelID); err != nil {
 		return err
 	} else if _, err = sess.
 		Where("label_id = ?", labelID).
diff --git a/models/issues/milestone.go b/models/issues/milestone.go
index 9db7cb2b15ee..eb42df8263ba 100644
--- a/models/issues/milestone.go
+++ b/models/issues/milestone.go
@@ -289,9 +289,7 @@ func DeleteMilestoneByRepoID(ctx context.Context, repoID, id int64) error {
 	}
 	defer committer.Close()
 
-	sess := db.GetEngine(ctx)
-
-	if _, err = sess.ID(m.ID).Delete(new(Milestone)); err != nil {
+	if _, err = db.DeleteByID[Milestone](ctx, m.ID); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -311,7 +309,7 @@ func DeleteMilestoneByRepoID(ctx context.Context, repoID, id int64) error {
 	repo.NumMilestones = int(numMilestones)
 	repo.NumClosedMilestones = int(numClosedMilestones)
 
-	if _, err = sess.ID(repo.ID).Cols("num_milestones, num_closed_milestones").Update(repo); err != nil {
+	if _, err = db.GetEngine(ctx).ID(repo.ID).Cols("num_milestones, num_closed_milestones").Update(repo); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
diff --git a/models/issues/review.go b/models/issues/review.go
index e2f65e369f1c..e06670c9a10a 100644
--- a/models/issues/review.go
+++ b/models/issues/review.go
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ func SubmitReview(ctx context.Context, doer *user_model.User, issue *Issue, revi
 				continue
 			}
 
-			if _, err := sess.ID(teamReviewRequest.ID).NoAutoCondition().Delete(teamReviewRequest); err != nil {
+			if _, err := db.DeleteByID[Review](ctx, teamReviewRequest.ID); err != nil {
 				return nil, nil, err
 			}
 		}
@@ -869,7 +869,6 @@ func DeleteReview(ctx context.Context, r *Review) error {
 		return err
 	}
 	defer committer.Close()
-	sess := db.GetEngine(ctx)
 
 	if r.ID == 0 {
 		return fmt.Errorf("review is not allowed to be 0")
@@ -885,7 +884,7 @@ func DeleteReview(ctx context.Context, r *Review) error {
 		ReviewID: r.ID,
 	}
 
-	if _, err := sess.Where(opts.ToConds()).Delete(new(Comment)); err != nil {
+	if _, err := db.Delete[Comment](ctx, opts); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -895,7 +894,7 @@ func DeleteReview(ctx context.Context, r *Review) error {
 		ReviewID: r.ID,
 	}
 
-	if _, err := sess.Where(opts.ToConds()).Delete(new(Comment)); err != nil {
+	if _, err := db.Delete[Comment](ctx, opts); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -905,11 +904,11 @@ func DeleteReview(ctx context.Context, r *Review) error {
 		ReviewID: r.ID,
 	}
 
-	if _, err := sess.Where(opts.ToConds()).Delete(new(Comment)); err != nil {
+	if _, err := db.Delete[Comment](ctx, opts); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if _, err := sess.ID(r.ID).Delete(new(Review)); err != nil {
+	if _, err := db.DeleteByID[Review](ctx, r.ID); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
diff --git a/models/org.go b/models/org.go
index 5e0deeb8de7a..5f61f05b16ac 100644
--- a/models/org.go
+++ b/models/org.go
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func RemoveOrgUser(ctx context.Context, orgID, userID int64) error {
 	}
 	defer committer.Close()
 
-	if _, err := db.GetEngine(ctx).ID(ou.ID).Delete(ou); err != nil {
+	if _, err := db.DeleteByID[organization.OrgUser](ctx, ou.ID); err != nil {
 		return err
 	} else if _, err = db.Exec(ctx, "UPDATE `user` SET num_members=num_members-1 WHERE id=?", orgID); err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/models/repo.go b/models/repo.go
index d525264b3b78..0dc8ee5df33e 100644
--- a/models/repo.go
+++ b/models/repo.go
@@ -344,9 +344,7 @@ func DeleteDeployKey(ctx context.Context, doer *user_model.User, id int64) error
 		}
 	}
 
-	if _, err := db.DeleteByBean(ctx, &asymkey_model.DeployKey{
-		ID: key.ID,
-	}); err != nil {
+	if _, err := db.DeleteByID[asymkey_model.DeployKey](ctx, key.ID); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("delete deploy key [%d]: %w", key.ID, err)
 	}
 
@@ -355,7 +353,7 @@ func DeleteDeployKey(ctx context.Context, doer *user_model.User, id int64) error
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	} else if !has {
-		if err = asymkey_model.DeletePublicKeys(ctx, key.KeyID); err != nil {
+		if _, err = db.DeleteByID[asymkey_model.PublicKey](ctx, key.KeyID); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/models/repo/archiver.go b/models/repo/archiver.go
index 6d0ed42877f5..1fccb2949946 100644
--- a/models/repo/archiver.go
+++ b/models/repo/archiver.go
@@ -68,14 +68,6 @@ func repoArchiverForRelativePath(relativePath string) (*RepoArchiver, error) {
 	}, nil
 }
 
-var delRepoArchiver = new(RepoArchiver)
-
-// DeleteRepoArchiver delete archiver
-func DeleteRepoArchiver(ctx context.Context, archiver *RepoArchiver) error {
-	_, err := db.GetEngine(ctx).ID(archiver.ID).Delete(delRepoArchiver)
-	return err
-}
-
 // GetRepoArchiver get an archiver
 func GetRepoArchiver(ctx context.Context, repoID int64, tp git.ArchiveType, commitID string) (*RepoArchiver, error) {
 	var archiver RepoArchiver
@@ -100,12 +92,6 @@ func ExistsRepoArchiverWithStoragePath(ctx context.Context, storagePath string)
 	return db.GetEngine(ctx).Exist(archiver)
 }
 
-// AddRepoArchiver adds an archiver
-func AddRepoArchiver(ctx context.Context, archiver *RepoArchiver) error {
-	_, err := db.GetEngine(ctx).Insert(archiver)
-	return err
-}
-
 // UpdateRepoArchiverStatus updates archiver's status
 func UpdateRepoArchiverStatus(ctx context.Context, archiver *RepoArchiver) error {
 	_, err := db.GetEngine(ctx).ID(archiver.ID).Cols("status").Update(archiver)
@@ -114,6 +100,7 @@ func UpdateRepoArchiverStatus(ctx context.Context, archiver *RepoArchiver) error
 
 // DeleteAllRepoArchives deletes all repo archives records
 func DeleteAllRepoArchives(ctx context.Context) error {
+	// 1=1 to enforce delete all data, otherwise it will delete nothing
 	_, err := db.GetEngine(ctx).Where("1=1").Delete(new(RepoArchiver))
 	return err
 }
diff --git a/models/repo/pushmirror.go b/models/repo/pushmirror.go
index 61cf1849b005..24c58faf849b 100644
--- a/models/repo/pushmirror.go
+++ b/models/repo/pushmirror.go
@@ -34,12 +34,13 @@ type PushMirror struct {
 }
 
 type PushMirrorOptions struct {
+	db.ListOptions
 	ID         int64
 	RepoID     int64
 	RemoteName string
 }
 
-func (opts *PushMirrorOptions) toConds() builder.Cond {
+func (opts PushMirrorOptions) ToConds() builder.Cond {
 	cond := builder.NewCond()
 	if opts.RepoID > 0 {
 		cond = cond.And(builder.Eq{"repo_id": opts.RepoID})
@@ -75,12 +76,6 @@ func (m *PushMirror) GetRemoteName() string {
 	return m.RemoteName
 }
 
-// InsertPushMirror inserts a push-mirror to database
-func InsertPushMirror(ctx context.Context, m *PushMirror) error {
-	_, err := db.GetEngine(ctx).Insert(m)
-	return err
-}
-
 // UpdatePushMirror updates the push-mirror
 func UpdatePushMirror(ctx context.Context, m *PushMirror) error {
 	_, err := db.GetEngine(ctx).ID(m.ID).AllCols().Update(m)
@@ -95,23 +90,12 @@ func UpdatePushMirrorInterval(ctx context.Context, m *PushMirror) error {
 
 func DeletePushMirrors(ctx context.Context, opts PushMirrorOptions) error {
 	if opts.RepoID > 0 {
-		_, err := db.GetEngine(ctx).Where(opts.toConds()).Delete(&PushMirror{})
+		_, err := db.Delete[PushMirror](ctx, opts)
 		return err
 	}
 	return util.NewInvalidArgumentErrorf("repoID required and must be set")
 }
 
-func GetPushMirror(ctx context.Context, opts PushMirrorOptions) (*PushMirror, error) {
-	mirror := &PushMirror{}
-	exist, err := db.GetEngine(ctx).Where(opts.toConds()).Get(mirror)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	} else if !exist {
-		return nil, ErrPushMirrorNotExist
-	}
-	return mirror, nil
-}
-
 // GetPushMirrorsByRepoID returns push-mirror information of a repository.
 func GetPushMirrorsByRepoID(ctx context.Context, repoID int64, listOptions db.ListOptions) ([]*PushMirror, int64, error) {
 	sess := db.GetEngine(ctx).Where("repo_id = ?", repoID)
diff --git a/models/repo/pushmirror_test.go b/models/repo/pushmirror_test.go
index 9ab70235913d..e19749d93a2a 100644
--- a/models/repo/pushmirror_test.go
+++ b/models/repo/pushmirror_test.go
@@ -20,20 +20,20 @@ func TestPushMirrorsIterate(t *testing.T) {
 
 	now := timeutil.TimeStampNow()
 
-	repo_model.InsertPushMirror(db.DefaultContext, &repo_model.PushMirror{
+	db.Insert(db.DefaultContext, &repo_model.PushMirror{
 		RemoteName:     "test-1",
 		LastUpdateUnix: now,
 		Interval:       1,
 	})
 
 	long, _ := time.ParseDuration("24h")
-	repo_model.InsertPushMirror(db.DefaultContext, &repo_model.PushMirror{
+	db.Insert(db.DefaultContext, &repo_model.PushMirror{
 		RemoteName:     "test-2",
 		LastUpdateUnix: now,
 		Interval:       long,
 	})
 
-	repo_model.InsertPushMirror(db.DefaultContext, &repo_model.PushMirror{
+	db.Insert(db.DefaultContext, &repo_model.PushMirror{
 		RemoteName:     "test-3",
 		LastUpdateUnix: now,
 		Interval:       0,
diff --git a/models/repo/release.go b/models/repo/release.go
index 223d3f250192..4514a034ed9a 100644
--- a/models/repo/release.go
+++ b/models/repo/release.go
@@ -450,12 +450,6 @@ func SortReleases(rels []*Release) {
 	sort.Sort(sorter)
 }
 
-// DeleteReleaseByID deletes a release from database by given ID.
-func DeleteReleaseByID(ctx context.Context, id int64) error {
-	_, err := db.GetEngine(ctx).ID(id).Delete(new(Release))
-	return err
-}
-
 // UpdateReleasesMigrationsByType updates all migrated repositories' releases from gitServiceType to replace originalAuthorID to posterID
 func UpdateReleasesMigrationsByType(ctx context.Context, gitServiceType structs.GitServiceType, originalAuthorID string, posterID int64) error {
 	_, err := db.GetEngine(ctx).Table("release").
@@ -509,7 +503,7 @@ func PushUpdateDeleteTag(ctx context.Context, repo *Repository, tagName string)
 		return fmt.Errorf("GetRelease: %w", err)
 	}
 	if rel.IsTag {
-		if _, err = db.GetEngine(ctx).ID(rel.ID).Delete(new(Release)); err != nil {
+		if _, err = db.DeleteByID[Release](ctx, rel.ID); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("Delete: %w", err)
 		}
 	} else {
diff --git a/models/repo/upload.go b/models/repo/upload.go
index d96ab21bcdea..18834f6b83fc 100644
--- a/models/repo/upload.go
+++ b/models/repo/upload.go
@@ -131,9 +131,7 @@ func DeleteUploads(ctx context.Context, uploads ...*Upload) (err error) {
 	for i := 0; i < len(uploads); i++ {
 		ids[i] = uploads[i].ID
 	}
-	if _, err = db.GetEngine(ctx).
-		In("id", ids).
-		Delete(new(Upload)); err != nil {
+	if err = db.DeleteByIDs[Upload](ctx, ids...); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("delete uploads: %w", err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/models/repo/watch.go b/models/repo/watch.go
index fba66d6dcb51..80da4030cbcc 100644
--- a/models/repo/watch.go
+++ b/models/repo/watch.go
@@ -85,23 +85,21 @@ func watchRepoMode(ctx context.Context, watch Watch, mode WatchMode) (err error)
 
 	watch.Mode = mode
 
-	e := db.GetEngine(ctx)
-
 	if !hadrec && needsrec {
 		watch.Mode = mode
-		if _, err = e.Insert(watch); err != nil {
+		if err = db.Insert(ctx, watch); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	} else if needsrec {
 		watch.Mode = mode
-		if _, err := e.ID(watch.ID).AllCols().Update(watch); err != nil {
+		if _, err := db.GetEngine(ctx).ID(watch.ID).AllCols().Update(watch); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-	} else if _, err = e.Delete(Watch{ID: watch.ID}); err != nil {
+	} else if _, err = db.DeleteByID[Watch](ctx, watch.ID); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	if repodiff != 0 {
-		_, err = e.Exec("UPDATE `repository` SET num_watches = num_watches + ? WHERE id = ?", repodiff, watch.RepoID)
+		_, err = db.GetEngine(ctx).Exec("UPDATE `repository` SET num_watches = num_watches + ? WHERE id = ?", repodiff, watch.RepoID)
 	}
 	return err
 }
diff --git a/models/system/notice.go b/models/system/notice.go
index 058b78e67717..e7ec6a9693f2 100644
--- a/models/system/notice.go
+++ b/models/system/notice.go
@@ -102,12 +102,6 @@ func Notices(ctx context.Context, page, pageSize int) ([]*Notice, error) {
 		Find(&notices)
 }
 
-// DeleteNotice deletes a system notice by given ID.
-func DeleteNotice(ctx context.Context, id int64) error {
-	_, err := db.GetEngine(ctx).ID(id).Delete(new(Notice))
-	return err
-}
-
 // DeleteNotices deletes all notices with ID from start to end (inclusive).
 func DeleteNotices(ctx context.Context, start, end int64) error {
 	if start == 0 && end == 0 {
@@ -123,17 +117,6 @@ func DeleteNotices(ctx context.Context, start, end int64) error {
 	return err
 }
 
-// DeleteNoticesByIDs deletes notices by given IDs.
-func DeleteNoticesByIDs(ctx context.Context, ids []int64) error {
-	if len(ids) == 0 {
-		return nil
-	}
-	_, err := db.GetEngine(ctx).
-		In("id", ids).
-		Delete(new(Notice))
-	return err
-}
-
 // DeleteOldSystemNotices deletes all old system notices from database.
 func DeleteOldSystemNotices(ctx context.Context, olderThan time.Duration) (err error) {
 	if olderThan <= 0 {
diff --git a/models/system/notice_test.go b/models/system/notice_test.go
index e8ce05d33248..599b2fb65c32 100644
--- a/models/system/notice_test.go
+++ b/models/system/notice_test.go
@@ -69,14 +69,6 @@ func TestNotices(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestDeleteNotice(t *testing.T) {
-	assert.NoError(t, unittest.PrepareTestDatabase())
-
-	unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &system.Notice{ID: 3})
-	assert.NoError(t, system.DeleteNotice(db.DefaultContext, 3))
-	unittest.AssertNotExistsBean(t, &system.Notice{ID: 3})
-}
-
 func TestDeleteNotices(t *testing.T) {
 	// delete a non-empty range
 	assert.NoError(t, unittest.PrepareTestDatabase())
@@ -109,7 +101,8 @@ func TestDeleteNoticesByIDs(t *testing.T) {
 	unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &system.Notice{ID: 1})
 	unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &system.Notice{ID: 2})
 	unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &system.Notice{ID: 3})
-	assert.NoError(t, system.DeleteNoticesByIDs(db.DefaultContext, []int64{1, 3}))
+	err := db.DeleteByIDs[system.Notice](db.DefaultContext, 1, 3)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	unittest.AssertNotExistsBean(t, &system.Notice{ID: 1})
 	unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &system.Notice{ID: 2})
 	unittest.AssertNotExistsBean(t, &system.Notice{ID: 3})
diff --git a/models/webhook/webhook.go b/models/webhook/webhook.go
index a72bd938aacb..4a84a3d41116 100644
--- a/models/webhook/webhook.go
+++ b/models/webhook/webhook.go
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ func DeleteWebhookByID(ctx context.Context, id int64) (err error) {
 	}
 	defer committer.Close()
 
-	if count, err := db.DeleteByID(ctx, id, new(Webhook)); err != nil {
+	if count, err := db.DeleteByID[Webhook](ctx, id); err != nil {
 		return err
 	} else if count == 0 {
 		return ErrWebhookNotExist{ID: id}
diff --git a/routers/api/actions/artifacts.go b/routers/api/actions/artifacts.go
index 5411237103a0..5bfcc9dfcd76 100644
--- a/routers/api/actions/artifacts.go
+++ b/routers/api/actions/artifacts.go
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ package actions
 
 import (
 	"crypto/md5"
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"strconv"
@@ -423,15 +422,15 @@ func (ar artifactRoutes) downloadArtifact(ctx *ArtifactContext) {
 	}
 
 	artifactID := ctx.ParamsInt64("artifact_id")
-	artifact, err := actions.GetArtifactByID(ctx, artifactID)
-	if errors.Is(err, util.ErrNotExist) {
-		log.Error("Error getting artifact: %v", err)
-		ctx.Error(http.StatusNotFound, err.Error())
-		return
-	} else if err != nil {
+	artifact, exist, err := db.GetByID[actions.ActionArtifact](ctx, artifactID)
+	if err != nil {
 		log.Error("Error getting artifact: %v", err)
 		ctx.Error(http.StatusInternalServerError, err.Error())
 		return
+	} else if !exist {
+		log.Error("artifact with ID %d does not exist", artifactID)
+		ctx.Error(http.StatusNotFound, fmt.Sprintf("artifact with ID %d does not exist", artifactID))
+		return
 	}
 	if artifact.RunID != runID {
 		log.Error("Error dismatch runID and artifactID, task: %v, artifact: %v", runID, artifactID)
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/repo/mirror.go b/routers/api/v1/repo/mirror.go
index 72ddc758dce4..26e0be301c11 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/repo/mirror.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/repo/mirror.go
@@ -227,11 +227,18 @@ func GetPushMirrorByName(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 
 	mirrorName := ctx.Params(":name")
 	// Get push mirror of a specific repo by remoteName
-	pushMirror, err := repo_model.GetPushMirror(ctx, repo_model.PushMirrorOptions{RepoID: ctx.Repo.Repository.ID, RemoteName: mirrorName})
+	pushMirror, exist, err := db.Get[repo_model.PushMirror](ctx, repo_model.PushMirrorOptions{
+		RepoID:     ctx.Repo.Repository.ID,
+		RemoteName: mirrorName,
+	}.ToConds())
 	if err != nil {
-		ctx.Error(http.StatusNotFound, "GetPushMirrors", err)
+		ctx.Error(http.StatusInternalServerError, "GetPushMirrors", err)
+		return
+	} else if !exist {
+		ctx.Error(http.StatusNotFound, "GetPushMirrors", nil)
 		return
 	}
+
 	m, err := convert.ToPushMirror(ctx, pushMirror)
 	if err != nil {
 		ctx.ServerError("GetPushMirrorByRemoteName", err)
@@ -368,7 +375,7 @@ func CreatePushMirror(ctx *context.APIContext, mirrorOption *api.CreatePushMirro
 		RemoteAddress: remoteAddress,
 	}
 
-	if err = repo_model.InsertPushMirror(ctx, pushMirror); err != nil {
+	if err = db.Insert(ctx, pushMirror); err != nil {
 		ctx.ServerError("InsertPushMirror", err)
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/routers/web/admin/notice.go b/routers/web/admin/notice.go
index 99039a2a9f90..e1cb578d0525 100644
--- a/routers/web/admin/notice.go
+++ b/routers/web/admin/notice.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"strconv"
 
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/db"
 	system_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/system"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/base"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/context"
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ func DeleteNotices(ctx *context.Context) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if err := system_model.DeleteNoticesByIDs(ctx, ids); err != nil {
+	if err := db.DeleteByIDs[system_model.Notice](ctx, ids...); err != nil {
 		ctx.Flash.Error("DeleteNoticesByIDs: " + err.Error())
 		ctx.Status(http.StatusInternalServerError)
 	} else {
diff --git a/routers/web/repo/setting/setting.go b/routers/web/repo/setting/setting.go
index 0864b1c911ae..289cf5c9aea5 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/setting/setting.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/setting/setting.go
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ func SettingsPost(ctx *context.Context) {
 			Interval:      interval,
 			RemoteAddress: remoteAddress,
 		}
-		if err := repo_model.InsertPushMirror(ctx, m); err != nil {
+		if err := db.Insert(ctx, m); err != nil {
 			ctx.ServerError("InsertPushMirror", err)
 			return
 		}
diff --git a/services/asymkey/ssh_key.go b/services/asymkey/ssh_key.go
index 1c3bf09b0836..83d7edafa3b4 100644
--- a/services/asymkey/ssh_key.go
+++ b/services/asymkey/ssh_key.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func DeletePublicKey(ctx context.Context, doer *user_model.User, id int64) (err
 	}
 	defer committer.Close()
 
-	if err = asymkey_model.DeletePublicKeys(dbCtx, id); err != nil {
+	if _, err = db.DeleteByID[asymkey_model.PublicKey](dbCtx, id); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
diff --git a/services/mirror/mirror_push.go b/services/mirror/mirror_push.go
index 6eaca71495e4..b117e79faca9 100644
--- a/services/mirror/mirror_push.go
+++ b/services/mirror/mirror_push.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/db"
 	repo_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/repo"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/git"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/lfs"
@@ -93,8 +94,9 @@ func SyncPushMirror(ctx context.Context, mirrorID int64) bool {
 		log.Error("PANIC whilst syncPushMirror[%d] Panic: %v\nStacktrace: %s", mirrorID, err, log.Stack(2))
 	}()
 
-	m, err := repo_model.GetPushMirror(ctx, repo_model.PushMirrorOptions{ID: mirrorID})
-	if err != nil {
+	// TODO: Handle "!exist" better
+	m, exist, err := db.GetByID[repo_model.PushMirror](ctx, mirrorID)
+	if err != nil || !exist {
 		log.Error("GetPushMirrorByID [%d]: %v", mirrorID, err)
 		return false
 	}
diff --git a/services/release/release.go b/services/release/release.go
index fc91171fba6a..ddfb11fa476d 100644
--- a/services/release/release.go
+++ b/services/release/release.go
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ func DeleteReleaseByID(ctx context.Context, repo *repo_model.Repository, rel *re
 			}, repository.NewPushCommits())
 		notify_service.DeleteRef(ctx, doer, repo, refName)
 
-		if err := repo_model.DeleteReleaseByID(ctx, rel.ID); err != nil {
+		if _, err := db.DeleteByID[repo_model.Release](ctx, rel.ID); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("DeleteReleaseByID: %w", err)
 		}
 	} else {
diff --git a/services/repository/archiver/archiver.go b/services/repository/archiver/archiver.go
index f700e3af5dec..b73d0eed4809 100644
--- a/services/repository/archiver/archiver.go
+++ b/services/repository/archiver/archiver.go
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ func doArchive(ctx context.Context, r *ArchiveRequest) (*repo_model.RepoArchiver
 			CommitID: r.CommitID,
 			Status:   repo_model.ArchiverGenerating,
 		}
-		if err := repo_model.AddRepoArchiver(ctx, archiver); err != nil {
+		if err := db.Insert(ctx, archiver); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 	}
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ func StartArchive(request *ArchiveRequest) error {
 }
 
 func deleteOldRepoArchiver(ctx context.Context, archiver *repo_model.RepoArchiver) error {
-	if err := repo_model.DeleteRepoArchiver(ctx, archiver); err != nil {
+	if _, err := db.DeleteByID[repo_model.RepoArchiver](ctx, archiver.ID); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	p := archiver.RelativePath()
diff --git a/services/secrets/secrets.go b/services/secrets/secrets.go
index 97e15ba6c7fc..031c474dd726 100644
--- a/services/secrets/secrets.go
+++ b/services/secrets/secrets.go
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func DeleteSecretByName(ctx context.Context, ownerID, repoID int64, name string)
 }
 
 func deleteSecret(ctx context.Context, s *secret_model.Secret) error {
-	if _, err := db.DeleteByID(ctx, s.ID, s); err != nil {
+	if _, err := db.DeleteByID[secret_model.Secret](ctx, s.ID); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	return nil
diff --git a/services/user/delete.go b/services/user/delete.go
index c4617e064e78..748f5c2d1e9a 100644
--- a/services/user/delete.go
+++ b/services/user/delete.go
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ func deleteUser(ctx context.Context, u *user_model.User, purge bool) (err error)
 	}
 	// ***** END: ExternalLoginUser *****
 
-	if _, err = db.DeleteByID(ctx, u.ID, new(user_model.User)); err != nil {
+	if _, err = db.DeleteByID[user_model.User](ctx, u.ID); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("delete: %w", err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/repo_tag_test.go b/tests/integration/repo_tag_test.go
index 8667a6d6e9f5..e588097994f4 100644
--- a/tests/integration/repo_tag_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/repo_tag_test.go
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func TestCreateNewTagProtected(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
 	for _, release := range releases {
-		err = repo_model.DeleteReleaseByID(db.DefaultContext, release.ID)
+		_, err = db.DeleteByID[repo_model.Release](db.DefaultContext, release.ID)
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 	}