diff --git a/backend/service/db/dbEvents.go b/backend/service/db/dbEvents.go
index ac4b793..8c971f4 100644
--- a/backend/service/db/dbEvents.go
+++ b/backend/service/db/dbEvents.go
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func SaveSeminarGroupEvents(seminarGroup model.SeminarGroup, app *pocketbase.Poc
 	return savedRecords, nil
 }
 
-func SaveEventsTxDao(events []model.Event, txDao *daos.Dao) ([]model.Event, error) {
+func SaveEvents(events []model.Event, txDao *daos.Dao) ([]model.Event, error) {
 	var toBeSavedEvents model.Events
 	var savedRecords model.Events
 
@@ -93,38 +93,6 @@ func SaveEventsTxDao(events []model.Event, txDao *daos.Dao) ([]model.Event, erro
 	return savedRecords, nil
 }
 
-func SaveEvents(events []model.Event, app *pocketbase.PocketBase) ([]model.Event, error) {
-	var toBeSavedEvents model.Events
-	var savedRecords model.Events
-
-	// check if event is already in database and add to toBeSavedEvents if not
-	for _, event := range events {
-		existsInDatabase, err := findEventByDayWeekStartEndNameCourse(event, event.Course, app.Dao())
-		alreadyAddedToSave := toBeSavedEvents.Contains(event)
-
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-
-		if !existsInDatabase && !alreadyAddedToSave {
-			toBeSavedEvents = append(toBeSavedEvents, event)
-		}
-	}
-
-	// create record for each event that's not already in the database
-	for _, event := range toBeSavedEvents {
-		event.MarkAsNew()
-		// auto mapping for event fields to record fields
-		err := app.Dao().Save(&event)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		} else {
-			savedRecords = append(savedRecords, event)
-		}
-	}
-	return savedRecords, nil
-}
-
 // check if event is already in database and return true if it is and false if it's not
 func findEventByDayWeekStartEndNameCourse(event model.Event, course string, dao *daos.Dao) (bool, error) {
 
@@ -262,8 +230,17 @@ func GetAllModulesDistinctByNameAndCourse(app *pocketbase.PocketBase) ([]model.M
 	return modules, nil
 }
 
-func DeleteAllEventsByCourse(app *pocketbase.PocketBase, course string, semester string) error {
-	_, err := app.Dao().DB().Delete("events", dbx.NewExp("course = {:course} AND semester = {:semester}", dbx.Params{"course": course, "semester": semester})).Execute()
+func DeleteAllEventsByCourse(dao *daos.Dao, course string, semester string) error {
+	_, err := dao.DB().Delete("events", dbx.NewExp("course = {:course} AND semester = {:semester}", dbx.Params{"course": course, "semester": semester})).Execute()
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func DeleteAllEventsRatherThenCourse(dao *daos.Dao, course string, semester string) error {
+	_, err := dao.DB().Delete("events", dbx.NewExp("course != {:course} AND semester = {:semester}", dbx.Params{"course": course, "semester": semester})).Execute()
 
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/backend/service/events/eventService.go b/backend/service/events/eventService.go
index 77b8bb1..c9184c5 100644
--- a/backend/service/events/eventService.go
+++ b/backend/service/events/eventService.go
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ func GetModuleByUUID(app *pocketbase.PocketBase, uuid string) (model.Module, err
 // If the deletion was successful, nil is returned
 // If the deletion was not successful, an error is returned
 func DeleteAllEventsByCourseAndSemester(app *pocketbase.PocketBase, course string, semester string) error {
-	err := db.DeleteAllEventsByCourse(app, course, semester)
+	err := db.DeleteAllEventsByCourse(app.Dao(), course, semester)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	} else {
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ func UpdateModulesForCourse(app *pocketbase.PocketBase, course string) (model.Ev
 	}
 
 	// save all events that are in the insertList
-	savedEvents, err := db.SaveEvents(insertList, app)
+	savedEvents, err := db.SaveEvents(insertList, app.Dao())
 	if err != nil {
 		slog.Error("Failed to save events: ", "error", err)
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/backend/service/fetch/sport/sportFetcher.go b/backend/service/fetch/sport/sportFetcher.go
index c2dac05..4cb619c 100644
--- a/backend/service/fetch/sport/sportFetcher.go
+++ b/backend/service/fetch/sport/sportFetcher.go
@@ -82,13 +82,13 @@ func FetchAndUpdateSportEvents(app *pocketbase.PocketBase) ([]model.Event, error
 	}
 
 	// @TODO: delete and save events in one transaction and it only should delete events that are not in the new events list and save events that are not in the database
-	err = db.DeleteAllEventsByCourse(app, "Sport", functions.GetCurrentSemesterString(clock.RealClock{}))
+	err = db.DeleteAllEventsByCourse(app.Dao(), "Sport", functions.GetCurrentSemesterString(clock.RealClock{}))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	// save events to database
-	savedEvents, err := db.SaveEvents(events, app)
+	savedEvents, err := db.SaveEvents(events, app.Dao())
 
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/backend/service/fetch/v2/fetcher.go b/backend/service/fetch/v2/fetcher.go
index 131b85f..35cc75a 100644
--- a/backend/service/fetch/v2/fetcher.go
+++ b/backend/service/fetch/v2/fetcher.go
@@ -17,10 +17,8 @@
 package v2
 
 import (
-	"database/sql"
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
-	"github.com/pocketbase/dbx"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/daos"
 	"golang.org/x/net/html"
@@ -109,18 +107,12 @@ func updateDatabase(app *pocketbase.PocketBase, eventsToBeAdded []model.Event, c
 
 	// to in transaction the events will be added and deleted
 	err = app.Dao().RunInTransaction(func(txDao *daos.Dao) error {
-		var execute sql.Result
-		execute, err = txDao.DB().Delete("events",
-			dbx.NewExp("course != {:course} AND semester = {:semester}",
-				dbx.Params{"course": course, "semester": semester})).Execute()
+		err = db.DeleteAllEventsRatherThenCourse(txDao, course, semester)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		var rows int64
-		rows, err = execute.RowsAffected()
-		slog.Info("Deleted events: ", "events", rows)
 
-		addedEvents, err = db.SaveEventsTxDao(eventsToBeAdded, txDao)
+		addedEvents, err = db.SaveEvents(eventsToBeAdded, txDao)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}