diff --git a/spynnaker/pyNN/extra_algorithms/redundant_packet_count_report.py b/spynnaker/pyNN/extra_algorithms/redundant_packet_count_report.py
index bf197617f2..85a4175e1c 100644
--- a/spynnaker/pyNN/extra_algorithms/redundant_packet_count_report.py
+++ b/spynnaker/pyNN/extra_algorithms/redundant_packet_count_report.py
@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ def redundant_packet_count_report() -> None:
 
 def _create_views() -> None:
     with ProvenanceWriter() as db:
-        db.execute(REDUNDANCY_BY_CORE)
-        db.execute(REDUNDANCY_SUMMARY)
+        db.cursor().execute(REDUNDANCY_BY_CORE)
+        db.cursor().execute(REDUNDANCY_SUMMARY)
 
 
 def _write_report(output: TextIO):
diff --git a/spynnaker/pyNN/utilities/neo_buffer_database.py b/spynnaker/pyNN/utilities/neo_buffer_database.py
index 5fef01efcb..e859ab5014 100644
--- a/spynnaker/pyNN/utilities/neo_buffer_database.py
+++ b/spynnaker/pyNN/utilities/neo_buffer_database.py
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ def write_segment_metadata(self) -> None:
             The database must be writable for this to work!
         """
         # t_stop intentionally left None to show no run data
-        self.execute(
+        self.cursor().execute(
             """
             INSERT INTO segment(
                 simulation_time_step_ms, segment_number, rec_datetime,
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ def write_t_stop(self) -> None:
             The database must be writable for this to work!
         """
         t_stop = SpynnakerDataView.get_current_run_time_ms()
-        self.execute(
+        self.cursor().execute(
             """
             UPDATE segment
             SET t_stop = ?
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ def __get_segment_info(self) -> Tuple[int, datetime, float, float, str]:
             ~spinn_front_end_common.utilities.exceptions.ConfigurationException:
             If the recording metadata not setup correctly
         """
-        for row in self.execute(
+        for row in self.cursor().execute(
                 """
                 SELECT segment_number, rec_datetime, t_stop, dt, simulator
                 FROM segment
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ def __get_simulation_time_step_ms(self) -> float:
         :rtype: float
         :return: The timestep
         """
-        for row in self.execute(
+        for row in self.cursor().execute(
                 """
                 SELECT simulation_time_step_ms
                 FROM segment
@@ -244,14 +244,14 @@ def __get_population_id(
             the population to record for
         :return: The ID
         """
-        for row in self.execute(
+        for row in self.cursor().execute(
                 """
                 SELECT pop_id FROM population
                 WHERE label = ?
                 LIMIT 1
                 """, (pop_label,)):
             return row["pop_id"]
-        self.execute(
+        self.cursor().execute(
             """
             INSERT INTO population(
                 label, first_id, description, pop_size)
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ def __get_recording_id(
         :param int n_colour_bits:
         :return: The ID
         """
-        for row in self.execute(
+        for row in self.cursor().execute(
                 """
                 SELECT rec_id FROM recording_view
                 WHERE label = ? AND variable = ?
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ def __get_recording_id(
             data_type_name = data_type.name
         else:
             data_type_name = None
-        self.execute(
+        self.cursor().execute(
             """
             INSERT INTO recording(
                 pop_id, variable, data_type, buffered_type, t_start,
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ def get_population_metadata(
             ~spinn_front_end_common.utilities.exceptions.ConfigurationException:
             If the recording metadata not setup correctly
         """
-        for row in self.execute(
+        for row in self.cursor().execute(
                 """
                 SELECT pop_size, first_id, description
                 FROM population
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ def get_recording_populations(self) -> Tuple[str, ...]:
         :rtype: list(str)
         """
         results = []
-        for row in self.execute(
+        for row in self.cursor().execute(
                 """
                 SELECT label
                 FROM population
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ def get_recording_variables(self, pop_label: str) -> Tuple[str, ...]:
         :return: List of variable names
         """
         results: List[str] = []
-        for row in self.execute(
+        for row in self.cursor().execute(
                 """
                 SELECT variable
                 FROM recording_view
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ def __get_recording_metadata(
             ~spinn_front_end_common.utilities.exceptions.ConfigurationException:
             If the recording metadata not setup correctly
         """
-        for row in self.execute(
+        for row in self.cursor().execute(
                 """
                 SELECT rec_id,  data_type, buffered_type,  t_start,
                        sampling_interval_ms, pop_size, units, n_colour_bits
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ def __get_region_metadata(self, rec_id: int) -> Iterable[Tuple[
         """
         index = 0
         # Need to put the rows in a list to get them to persist.
-        for row in list(self.execute(
+        for row in list(self.cursor().execute(
                 """
                 SELECT region_id, recording_neurons_st, vertex_slice, base_key
                 FROM region_metadata
@@ -1412,7 +1412,7 @@ def clear_data(self, pop_label: str, variables: Names):
         variables = self.__clean_variables(variables, pop_label)
         region_ids = []
         for variable in variables:
-            self.execute(
+            self.cursor().execute(
                 """
                 UPDATE recording SET
                     t_start = ?
@@ -1422,7 +1422,7 @@ def clear_data(self, pop_label: str, variables: Names):
                     WHERE label = ? AND variable = ?)
                 """, (t_start, pop_label, variable))
 
-            for row in self.execute(
+            for row in self.cursor().execute(
                """
                     SELECT region_id
                     FROM region_metadata NATURAL JOIN recording_view
@@ -1488,7 +1488,7 @@ def __write_metadata(self, population: Population, variable: str):
                 base_key = vertex.get_virtual_key()
             else:
                 base_key = None
-            self.execute(
+            self.cursor().execute(
                 """
                 INSERT INTO region_metadata(
                     rec_id, region_id, recording_neurons_st,