diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 939039b0827fb..f30c05e80f2c6 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -425,6 +425,7 @@ repos:
             ^airflow-ctl.*\.py$|
             ^airflow-core/src/airflow/models/.*\.py$|
             ^airflow-core/tests/unit/api_fastapi/core_api/routes/public/test_assets.py$|
+            ^airflow-core/tests/unit/models/test_xcom.py$|
             ^airflow-core/tests/unit/utils/test_db_cleanup.py$|
             ^dev/airflow_perf/scheduler_dag_execution_timing.py$|
             ^providers/openlineage/.*\.py$|
diff --git a/airflow-core/tests/unit/models/test_xcom.py b/airflow-core/tests/unit/models/test_xcom.py
index 522e736f4efac..f1da8e48d27a3 100644
--- a/airflow-core/tests/unit/models/test_xcom.py
+++ b/airflow-core/tests/unit/models/test_xcom.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 from unittest.mock import MagicMock
 
 import pytest
+from sqlalchemy import delete, func, select
 
 from airflow._shared.timezones import timezone
 from airflow.configuration import conf
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ def func(*, dag_id, task_id, logical_date, run_after=None):
 
         def cleanup_database():
             # This should also clear task instances by cascading.
-            session.query(DagRun).filter_by(id=run.id).delete()
+            session.execute(delete(DagRun).where(DagRun.id == run.id))
             session.commit()
 
         request.addfinalizer(cleanup_database)
@@ -384,7 +385,7 @@ def test_xcom_set(self, session, task_instance, key, value, expected_value):
             run_id=task_instance.run_id,
             session=session,
         )
-        stored_xcoms = session.query(XComModel).all()
+        stored_xcoms = session.scalars(select(XComModel)).all()
         assert stored_xcoms[0].key == key
         assert isinstance(stored_xcoms[0].value, type(json.dumps(expected_value)))
         assert stored_xcoms[0].value == json.dumps(expected_value)
@@ -398,7 +399,7 @@ def setup_for_xcom_set_again_replace(self, task_instance, push_simple_json_xcom)
 
     @pytest.mark.usefixtures("setup_for_xcom_set_again_replace")
     def test_xcom_set_again_replace(self, session, task_instance):
-        assert session.query(XComModel).one().value == json.dumps({"key1": "value1"})
+        assert session.scalar(select(XComModel)).value == json.dumps({"key1": "value1"})
         XComModel.set(
             key="xcom_1",
             value={"key2": "value2"},
@@ -407,7 +408,7 @@ def test_xcom_set_again_replace(self, session, task_instance):
             run_id=task_instance.run_id,
             session=session,
         )
-        assert session.query(XComModel).one().value == json.dumps({"key2": "value2"})
+        assert session.scalar(select(XComModel)).value == json.dumps({"key2": "value2"})
 
     def test_xcom_set_invalid_key(self, session, task_instance):
         """Test that setting an XCom with an invalid key raises a ValueError."""
@@ -440,14 +441,14 @@ def setup_for_xcom_clear(self, task_instance, push_simple_json_xcom):
     @pytest.mark.usefixtures("setup_for_xcom_clear")
     @mock.patch("airflow.models.xcom.XCom.purge")
     def test_xcom_clear(self, mock_purge, session, task_instance):
-        assert session.query(XComModel).count() == 1
+        assert session.scalar(select(func.count()).select_from(XComModel)) == 1
         XComModel.clear(
             dag_id=task_instance.dag_id,
             task_id=task_instance.task_id,
             run_id=task_instance.run_id,
             session=session,
         )
-        assert session.query(XComModel).count() == 0
+        assert session.scalar(select(func.count()).select_from(XComModel)) == 0
         # purge will not be done when we clear, will be handled in task sdk
         assert mock_purge.call_count == 0
 
@@ -459,7 +460,7 @@ def test_xcom_clear_different_run(self, session, task_instance):
             run_id="different_run",
             session=session,
         )
-        assert session.query(XComModel).count() == 1
+        assert session.scalar(select(func.count()).select_from(XComModel)) == 1
 
 
 class TestXComRoundTrip: