diff --git a/db/migrate/20240925160219_create_evidence_submissions.rb b/db/migrate/20240925160219_create_evidence_submissions.rb
index 3f8e02222e0..9ea5f930c4c 100644
--- a/db/migrate/20240925160219_create_evidence_submissions.rb
+++ b/db/migrate/20240925160219_create_evidence_submissions.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ def change
       t.string :upload_status
       t.string :va_notify_id
       t.string :va_notify_status
-      t.date :delete_date
+      t.datetime :delete_date
       t.datetime :acknowledgement_date
       t.datetime :failed_date
       t.string :error_message
diff --git a/spec/factories/lighthouse/benefits_documents/factories/evidence_submission.rb b/spec/factories/lighthouse/benefits_documents/factories/evidence_submission.rb
index 7f737842ed5..5885b80b6c8 100644
--- a/spec/factories/lighthouse/benefits_documents/factories/evidence_submission.rb
+++ b/spec/factories/lighthouse/benefits_documents/factories/evidence_submission.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
+require 'lighthouse/benefits_documents/constants'
+
 FactoryBot.define do
   factory :bd_evidence_submission, class: 'EvidenceSubmission' do
     association :user_account, factory: :user_account
diff --git a/spec/sidekiq/lighthouse/evidence_submission_document_upload_polling_job_spec.rb b/spec/sidekiq/lighthouse/evidence_submission_document_upload_polling_job_spec.rb
index 5e9b9b8db58..e6d4ba515cc 100644
--- a/spec/sidekiq/lighthouse/evidence_submission_document_upload_polling_job_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/sidekiq/lighthouse/evidence_submission_document_upload_polling_job_spec.rb
@@ -28,30 +28,9 @@
       user_account_id: user_account_uuid
     }
   end
-  let(:success_params) do
-    {
-      claim_id: 'claim-id3',
-      tracked_item_id: 'tracked-item-id3',
-      job_id: job,
-      job_class: '',
-      upload_status: BenefitsDocuments::Constants::UPLOAD_STATUS[:SUCCESS],
-      user_account_id: user_account_uuid
-    }
-  end
-  let(:failed_params) do
-    {
-      claim_id: 'claim-id4',
-      tracked_item_id: 'tracked-item-id4',
-      job_id: job,
-      job_class: '',
-      upload_status: BenefitsDocuments::Constants::UPLOAD_STATUS[:FAILED],
-      user_account_id: user_account_uuid
-    }
-  end
 
   context 'When there are EvidenceSubmission records' do
     before do
-      # TODO: investigate using factories instead of writing directly to the db in this test
       allow_any_instance_of(Auth::ClientCredentials::Service).to receive(:get_token).and_return('fake_access_token')
       pending_es = EvidenceSubmission.find_or_create_by(**pending_params)
       pending_es.request_id = 1
@@ -59,12 +38,6 @@
       pending_es2 = EvidenceSubmission.find_or_create_by(**pending_params2)
       pending_es2.request_id = 2
       pending_es2.save!
-      success_es = EvidenceSubmission.find_or_create_by(**success_params)
-      success_es.request_id = 3
-      success_es.save!
-      failed_es = EvidenceSubmission.find_or_create_by(**failed_params)
-      failed_es.request_id = 4
-      failed_es.save!
     end
 
     it 'polls and updates status for each EvidenceSubmission record that is still pending' do