diff --git a/internal/storage/postgres/utils/common.go b/internal/storage/postgres/utils/common.go
index 2dd5c396b..8a1d26bb6 100644
--- a/internal/storage/postgres/utils/common.go
+++ b/internal/storage/postgres/utils/common.go
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func SnapshotQuery(sl squirrel.SelectBuilder, value uint64, snapshotValue string
 // based on the provided value, which represents a transaction ID.
 func GenerateGCQuery(table string, value uint64) squirrel.DeleteBuilder {
 	// Create a Squirrel DELETE builder for the specified table.
-	deleteBuilder := squirrel.Delete(table)
+	deleteBuilder := squirrel.StatementBuilder.PlaceholderFormat(squirrel.Dollar).Delete(table)
 
 	// Create an expression to check if 'expired_tx_id' is not equal to ActiveRecordTxnID (expired records).
 	expiredNotActiveExpr := squirrel.Expr("expired_tx_id <> ?::xid8", ActiveRecordTxnID)
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ func GenerateGCQuery(table string, value uint64) squirrel.DeleteBuilder {
 // based on the provided value, which represents a transaction ID.
 func GenerateGCQueryForTenant(table, tenantID string, value uint64) squirrel.DeleteBuilder {
 	// Create a Squirrel DELETE builder for the specified table.
-	deleteBuilder := squirrel.Delete(table)
+	deleteBuilder := squirrel.StatementBuilder.PlaceholderFormat(squirrel.Dollar).Delete(table)
 
 	// Create an expression to check if 'expired_tx_id' is not equal to ActiveRecordTxnID (expired records).
 	expiredNotActiveExpr := squirrel.Expr("expired_tx_id <> ?::xid8", ActiveRecordTxnID)
diff --git a/internal/storage/postgres/utils/common_test.go b/internal/storage/postgres/utils/common_test.go
index eba7eed82..de36a8196 100644
--- a/internal/storage/postgres/utils/common_test.go
+++ b/internal/storage/postgres/utils/common_test.go
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Common", func() {
 			sql, args, err := query.ToSql()
 			Expect(err).ShouldNot(HaveOccurred())
 
-			expectedSQL := "DELETE FROM relation_tuples WHERE expired_tx_id <> ?::xid8 AND expired_tx_id < ?::xid8"
+			expectedSQL := "DELETE FROM relation_tuples WHERE expired_tx_id <> $1::xid8 AND expired_tx_id < $2::xid8"
 			Expect(expectedSQL).Should(Equal(sql))
 			Expect(args).Should(Equal([]interface{}{utils.ActiveRecordTxnID, uint64(100)}))
 		})
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Common", func() {
 			sql, args, err := query.ToSql()
 			Expect(err).ShouldNot(HaveOccurred())
 
-			expectedSQL := "DELETE FROM relation_tuples WHERE tenant_id = ? AND expired_tx_id <> ?::xid8 AND expired_tx_id < ?::xid8"
+			expectedSQL := "DELETE FROM relation_tuples WHERE tenant_id = $1 AND expired_tx_id <> $2::xid8 AND expired_tx_id < $3::xid8"
 			Expect(expectedSQL).Should(Equal(sql))
 			Expect(args).Should(Equal([]interface{}{"tenant1", utils.ActiveRecordTxnID, uint64(100)}))
 		})