diff --git a/lib/galaxy/model/repositories/hda.py b/lib/galaxy/model/repositories/hda.py
index 900927b62f16..9de7c5de6672 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/model/repositories/hda.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/model/repositories/hda.py
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
     List,
 )
 
+from sqlalchemy import select
+
 from galaxy.model import HistoryDatasetAssociation
 from galaxy.model.repositories import (
     BaseRepository,
@@ -17,3 +19,10 @@ def __init__(self, session: SessionType):
 
     def get(self, primary_key: int) -> HistoryDatasetAssociation:  # type:ignore[override]
         return cast(HistoryDatasetAssociation, super().get(primary_key))
+
+    def get_with_filter_order_by_hid(self, **kwd) -> List:
+        # type-ignore/SessionlessContext
+        stmt = (
+            select(self.model_class).filter_by(**kwd).order_by(self.model_class.hid.desc())  # type:ignore[attr-defined]
+        )
+        return self.session.scalars(stmt).all()  # type:ignore[union-attr]
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/services/histories.py b/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/services/histories.py
index 99a1a262aa66..4f47aef4eb9a 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/services/histories.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/services/histories.py
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 
 from sqlalchemy import (
     false,
-    select,
     true,
 )
 
@@ -42,6 +41,7 @@
 from galaxy.managers.notification import NotificationManager
 from galaxy.managers.users import UserManager
 from galaxy.model.base import transaction
+from galaxy.model.repositories.hda import HistoryDatasetAssociationRepository as hda_repo
 from galaxy.model.store import payload_to_source_uri
 from galaxy.schema import (
     FilterQueryParams,
@@ -641,13 +641,9 @@ def get_custom_builds_metadata(
         installed_builds = []
         for build in glob.glob(os.path.join(trans.app.config.len_file_path, "*.len")):
             installed_builds.append(os.path.basename(build).split(".len")[0])
-
-        stmt = (
-            select(model.HistoryDatasetAssociation)
-            .filter_by(history=history, extension="fasta", deleted=False)
-            .order_by(model.HistoryDatasetAssociation.hid.desc())
+        fasta_hdas = hda_repo(trans.sa_session).get_with_filter_order_by_hid(
+            history=history, extension="fasta", deleted=False
         )
-        fasta_hdas = trans.sa_session.scalars(stmt)
         return CustomBuildsMetadataResponse(
             installed_builds=[LabelValuePair(label=ins, value=ins) for ins in installed_builds],
             fasta_hdas=[