diff --git a/src/database/database.cc b/src/database/database.cc
index 4928f6e66c..de0b8eb913 100644
--- a/src/database/database.cc
+++ b/src/database/database.cc
@@ -1117,7 +1117,7 @@ error Database::loadUsersRelatedData(locked<User> &user) {
         return err;
     }
 
-    err = loadProjects(user->ID(), user->GetRelatedData()->Projects);
+    err = loadModels(user->ID(), user->GetRelatedData()->Projects);
     if (err != noError) {
         return err;
     }
@@ -1259,93 +1259,6 @@ error Database::LoadUserByID(
     return noError;
 }
 
-error Database::loadProjects(const Poco::UInt64 &UID,
-    ProtectedContainer<Project> &list) {
-
-    if (!UID) {
-        return error("Cannot load user projects without an user ID");
-    }
-
-    try {
-        list.clear();
-
-        Poco::Mutex::ScopedLock lock(session_m_);
-
-        Poco::Data::Statement select(*session_);
-        select <<
-               "SELECT projects.local_id, projects.id, projects.uid, "
-               "projects.name, projects.guid, projects.wid, projects.color, projects.cid, "
-               "projects.active, projects.billable, projects.client_guid, "
-               "clients.name as client_name "
-               "FROM projects "
-               "LEFT JOIN clients on projects.cid = clients.id "
-               "LEFT JOIN workspaces on projects.wid = workspaces.id "
-               "WHERE projects.uid = :uid "
-               "ORDER BY workspaces.name COLLATE NOCASE ASC,"
-               "client_name COLLATE NOCASE ASC,"
-               "projects.name COLLATE NOCASE ASC;",
-               useRef(UID);
-        error err = last_error("loadProjects");
-        if (err != noError) {
-            return err;
-        }
-        Poco::Data::RecordSet rs(select);
-        while (!select.done()) {
-            select.execute();
-            bool more = rs.moveFirst();
-            while (more) {
-                auto model = list.create();
-                model->SetLocalID(rs[0].convert<Poco::Int64>());
-                if (rs[1].isEmpty()) {
-                    model->SetID(0);
-                } else {
-                    model->SetID(rs[1].convert<Poco::UInt64>());
-                }
-                model->SetUID(rs[2].convert<Poco::UInt64>());
-                model->SetName(rs[3].convert<std::string>());
-                if (rs[4].isEmpty()) {
-                    model->SetGUID("");
-                } else {
-                    model->SetGUID(rs[4].convert<std::string>());
-                }
-                model->SetWID(rs[5].convert<Poco::UInt64>());
-                if (rs[6].isEmpty()) {
-                    model->SetColor("");
-                } else {
-                    model->SetColor(rs[6].convert<std::string>());
-                }
-                if (rs[7].isEmpty()) {
-                    model->SetCID(0);
-                } else {
-                    model->SetCID(rs[7].convert<Poco::UInt64>());
-                }
-                model->SetActive(rs[8].convert<bool>());
-                model->SetBillable(rs[9].convert<bool>());
-                if (rs[10].isEmpty()) {
-                    model->SetClientGUID("");
-                } else {
-                    model->SetClientGUID(rs[10].convert<std::string>());
-                }
-                if (rs[11].isEmpty()) {
-                    model->SetClientName("");
-                } else {
-                    model->SetClientName(rs[11].convert<std::string>());
-                }
-                model->ClearDirty();
-
-                more = rs.moveNext();
-            }
-        }
-    } catch(const Poco::Exception& exc) {
-        return exc.displayText();
-    } catch(const std::exception& ex) {
-        return ex.what();
-    } catch(const std::string & ex) {
-        return ex;
-    }
-    return last_error("loadProjects");
-}
-
 template <typename T>
 error Database::saveRelatedModels(const Poco::UInt64 UID,
     const std::string &table_name,
diff --git a/src/database/database.h b/src/database/database.h
index cf6cf68d50..1f5ac98bd6 100644
--- a/src/database/database.h
+++ b/src/database/database.h
@@ -292,10 +292,6 @@ class TOGGL_INTERNAL_EXPORT Database {
         const Poco::UInt64 &UID,
         ProtectedContainer<T> &list);
 
-    error loadProjects(
-        const Poco::UInt64 &UID,
-        ProtectedContainer<Project> &list);
-
     template <typename T>
     error saveRelatedModels(
         const Poco::UInt64 UID,
diff --git a/src/model/project.h b/src/model/project.h
index 33f26e5b76..8fdd3cbd61 100644
--- a/src/model/project.h
+++ b/src/model/project.h
@@ -14,7 +14,52 @@
 namespace toggl {
 
 class TOGGL_INTERNAL_EXPORT Project : public BaseModel {
- public:
+    inline static const std::string modelName{ kModelProject };
+    inline static const Query query{
+        Query::Table{"projects"},
+        Query::Columns {
+            { "name", true },
+            { "wid", true },
+            { "color", false },
+            { "cid", false },
+            { "active", true },
+            { "billable", true },
+            { "client_guid", false },
+            { "clients.name", false }
+        },
+        Query::Join{
+            "LEFT JOIN clients ON projects.cid = clients.id",
+            "LEFT JOIN workspaces ON projects.wid = workspaces.id"
+        },
+        Query::OrderBy{
+            "workspaces.name COLLATE NOCASE ASC",
+            "clients.name COLLATE NOCASE ASC",
+            "projects.name COLLATE NOCASE ASC"
+        },
+        &BaseModel::query
+    };
+    Project(ProtectedBase *container, Poco::Data::RecordSet &rs)
+        : BaseModel(container, rs)
+    {
+        size_t ptr{ query.Offset() };
+        load(rs, query.IsRequired(ptr), ptr, name_);
+        ptr++;
+        load(rs, query.IsRequired(ptr), ptr, wid_);
+        ptr++;
+        load(rs, query.IsRequired(ptr), ptr, color_);
+        ptr++;
+        load(rs, query.IsRequired(ptr), ptr, cid_);
+        ptr++;
+        load(rs, query.IsRequired(ptr), ptr, active_);
+        ptr++;
+        load(rs, query.IsRequired(ptr), ptr, billable_);
+        ptr++;
+        load(rs, query.IsRequired(ptr), ptr, client_guid_);
+        ptr++;
+        load(rs, query.IsRequired(ptr), ptr, client_name_);
+        ptr++;
+        ClearDirty();
+    }
     Project(ProtectedBase *container)
         : BaseModel(container)
     {}