diff --git a/app/models/principal.rb b/app/models/principal.rb
index 02b0007f7..dfafe9de9 100644
--- a/app/models/principal.rb
+++ b/app/models/principal.rb
@@ -48,20 +48,20 @@ class Principal < ActiveRecord::Base
   scope :member_of, lambda {|projects|
     projects = [projects] unless projects.is_a?(Array)
     if projects.empty?
-      {:conditions => "1=0"}
+      where("1=0")
     else
       ids = projects.map(&:id)
-      {:conditions => ["#{Principal.table_name}.status = 1 AND #{Principal.table_name}.id IN (SELECT DISTINCT user_id FROM #{Member.table_name} WHERE project_id IN (?))", ids]}
+      where("#{Principal.table_name}.status = 1 AND #{Principal.table_name}.id IN (SELECT DISTINCT user_id FROM #{Member.table_name} WHERE project_id IN (?))", ids)
     end
   }
   # Principals that are not members of projects
   scope :not_member_of, lambda {|projects|
     projects = [projects] unless projects.is_a?(Array)
     if projects.empty?
-      {:conditions => "1=0"}
+      where("1=0")
     else
       ids = projects.map(&:id)
-      {:conditions => ["#{Principal.table_name}.id NOT IN (SELECT DISTINCT user_id FROM #{Member.table_name} WHERE project_id IN (?))", ids]}
+      where("#{Principal.table_name}.id NOT IN (SELECT DISTINCT user_id FROM #{Member.table_name} WHERE project_id IN (?))", ids)
     end
   }