diff --git a/backend/api/controllers/quote.ts b/backend/api/controllers/quote.ts
index d537f5e69..15280881c 100644
--- a/backend/api/controllers/quote.ts
+++ b/backend/api/controllers/quote.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { v4 as uuidv4 } from "uuid";
 import { getUser, updateQuoteRatings } from "../../dao/user";
 import * as ReportDAL from "../../dao/report";
 import * as NewQuotesDAL from "../../dao/new-quotes";
-import QuoteRatingsDAO from "../../dao/quote-ratings";
+import * as QuoteRatingsDAL from "../../dao/quote-ratings";
 import MonkeyError from "../../utils/error";
 import { verify } from "../../utils/captcha";
 import Logger from "../../utils/logger";
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ export async function getRating(
 ): Promise<MonkeyResponse> {
   const { quoteId, language } = req.query;
 
-  const data = await QuoteRatingsDAO.get(
+  const data = await QuoteRatingsDAL.get(
     parseInt(quoteId as string, 10),
     language as string
   );
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ export async function submitRating(
   const newRating = normalizedRating - currentRating;
   const shouldUpdateRating = currentRating !== 0;
 
-  await QuoteRatingsDAO.submit(
+  await QuoteRatingsDAL.submit(
     quoteId,
     language,
     newRating,
diff --git a/backend/dao/quote-ratings.ts b/backend/dao/quote-ratings.ts
index ac5eb8807..94d3be21f 100644
--- a/backend/dao/quote-ratings.ts
+++ b/backend/dao/quote-ratings.ts
@@ -1,50 +1,46 @@
 import db from "../init/db";
 
-class QuoteRatingsDAO {
-  static async submit(
-    quoteId: number,
-    language: string,
-    rating: number,
-    update: boolean
-  ): Promise<void> {
-    if (update) {
-      await db
-        .collection<MonkeyTypes.QuoteRating>("quote-rating")
-        .updateOne(
-          { quoteId, language },
-          { $inc: { totalRating: rating } },
-          { upsert: true }
-        );
-    } else {
-      await db
-        .collection<MonkeyTypes.QuoteRating>("quote-rating")
-        .updateOne(
-          { quoteId, language },
-          { $inc: { ratings: 1, totalRating: rating } },
-          { upsert: true }
-        );
-    }
-
-    const quoteRating = await this.get(quoteId, language);
-    const average = parseFloat(
-      (
-        Math.round((quoteRating!.totalRating / quoteRating!.ratings) * 10) / 10
-      ).toFixed(1)
-    );
-
+export async function submit(
+  quoteId: number,
+  language: string,
+  rating: number,
+  update: boolean
+): Promise<void> {
+  if (update) {
     await db
       .collection<MonkeyTypes.QuoteRating>("quote-rating")
-      .updateOne({ quoteId, language }, { $set: { average } });
+      .updateOne(
+        { quoteId, language },
+        { $inc: { totalRating: rating } },
+        { upsert: true }
+      );
+  } else {
+    await db
+      .collection<MonkeyTypes.QuoteRating>("quote-rating")
+      .updateOne(
+        { quoteId, language },
+        { $inc: { ratings: 1, totalRating: rating } },
+        { upsert: true }
+      );
   }
 
-  static async get(
-    quoteId: number,
-    language: string
-  ): Promise<MonkeyTypes.QuoteRating | null> {
-    return await db
-      .collection<MonkeyTypes.QuoteRating>("quote-rating")
-      .findOne({ quoteId, language });
-  }
+  const quoteRating = await get(quoteId, language);
+  const average = parseFloat(
+    (
+      Math.round((quoteRating!.totalRating / quoteRating!.ratings) * 10) / 10
+    ).toFixed(1)
+  );
+
+  await db
+    .collection<MonkeyTypes.QuoteRating>("quote-rating")
+    .updateOne({ quoteId, language }, { $set: { average } });
 }
 
-export default QuoteRatingsDAO;
+export async function get(
+  quoteId: number,
+  language: string
+): Promise<MonkeyTypes.QuoteRating | null> {
+  return await db
+    .collection<MonkeyTypes.QuoteRating>("quote-rating")
+    .findOne({ quoteId, language });
+}