diff --git a/api/models/Conversation.js b/api/models/Conversation.js
index 9c30e1575a..7506fafe43 100644
--- a/api/models/Conversation.js
+++ b/api/models/Conversation.js
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ module.exports = {
       }
 
       return await Conversation.findOneAndUpdate(
-        { conversationId: conversationId, user: user },
+        { conversationId: conversationId, user },
         { $set: update },
         { new: true, upsert: true }
       ).exec();
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ module.exports = {
   },
   updateConvo: async (user, { conversationId, ...update }) => {
     try {
-      return await Conversation.findOneAndUpdate({ conversationId: conversationId, user: user }, update, {
+      return await Conversation.findOneAndUpdate({ conversationId: conversationId, user }, update, {
         new: true
       }).exec();
     } catch (error) {
@@ -107,9 +107,9 @@ module.exports = {
   },
   getConvosByPage: async (user, pageNumber = 1, pageSize = 12) => {
     try {
-      const totalConvos = (await Conversation.countDocuments({ user: user })) || 1;
+      const totalConvos = (await Conversation.countDocuments({ user })) || 1;
       const totalPages = Math.ceil(totalConvos / pageSize);
-      const convos = await Conversation.find({ user: user })
+      const convos = await Conversation.find({ user })
         .sort({ createdAt: -1, created: -1 })
         .skip((pageNumber - 1) * pageSize)
         .limit(pageSize)
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ module.exports = {
     }
   },
   deleteConvos: async (user, filter) => {
-    let deleteCount = await Conversation.deleteMany({...filter, user: user}).exec();
+    let deleteCount = await Conversation.deleteMany({...filter, user}).exec();
     deleteCount.messages = await deleteMessages(filter);
     return deleteCount;
   },
diff --git a/api/models/CustomGpt.js b/api/models/CustomGpt.js
index 99379c944d..af3e092275 100644
--- a/api/models/CustomGpt.js
+++ b/api/models/CustomGpt.js
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ const createCustomGpt = async ({ chatGptLabel, promptPrefix, value, user }) => {
 module.exports = {
   getCustomGpts: async (user, filter) => {
     try {
-      return await CustomGpt.find({ ...filter, user: user }).exec();
+      return await CustomGpt.find({ ...filter, user }).exec();
     } catch (error) {
       console.error(error);
       return { customGpt: 'Error getting customGpts' };
@@ -45,12 +45,12 @@ module.exports = {
   },
   updateCustomGpt: async (user, { value, ...update }) => {
     try {
-      const customGpt = await CustomGpt.findOne({ value, user: user }).exec();
+      const customGpt = await CustomGpt.findOne({ value, user }).exec();
 
       if (!customGpt) {
-        return await createCustomGpt({ value, ...update, user: user });
+        return await createCustomGpt({ value, ...update, user });
       } else {
-        return await CustomGpt.findOneAndUpdate({ value, user: user }, update, {
+        return await CustomGpt.findOneAndUpdate({ value, user }, update, {
           new: true,
           upsert: true
         }).exec();
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ module.exports = {
   },
   updateByLabel: async (user, { prevLabel, ...update }) => {
     try {
-      return await CustomGpt.findOneAndUpdate({ chatGptLabel: prevLabel, user: user }, update, {
+      return await CustomGpt.findOneAndUpdate({ chatGptLabel: prevLabel, user }, update, {
         new: true,
         upsert: true
       }).exec();
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ module.exports = {
   },
   deleteCustomGpts: async (user, filter) => {
     try {
-      return await CustomGpt.deleteMany({ ...filter, user: user }).exec();
+      return await CustomGpt.deleteMany({ ...filter, user }).exec();
     } catch (error) {
       console.error(error);
       return { customGpt: 'Error deleting customGpts' };