diff --git a/aurweb/scripts/pkgmaint.py b/aurweb/scripts/pkgmaint.py
index 36da126f..b3992e5c 100755
--- a/aurweb/scripts/pkgmaint.py
+++ b/aurweb/scripts/pkgmaint.py
@@ -1,19 +1,27 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
-import time
+from datetime import datetime
 
-import aurweb.db
+from sqlalchemy import and_
+
+from aurweb import db
+from aurweb.models import PackageBase
+
+
+def _main():
+    # One day behind.
+    limit_to = int(datetime.utcnow().timestamp()) - 86400
+
+    query = db.query(PackageBase).filter(
+        and_(PackageBase.SubmittedTS < limit_to,
+             PackageBase.PackagerUID.is_(None)))
+    db.delete_all(query)
 
 
 def main():
-    conn = aurweb.db.Connection()
-
-    limit_to = int(time.time()) - 86400
-    conn.execute("DELETE FROM PackageBases WHERE " +
-                 "SubmittedTS < ? AND PackagerUID IS NULL", [limit_to])
-
-    conn.commit()
-    conn.close()
+    db.get_engine()
+    with db.begin():
+        _main()
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/test/t2300-pkgmaint.t b/test/t2300-pkgmaint.t
deleted file mode 100755
index 997f95b0..00000000
--- a/test/t2300-pkgmaint.t
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-test_description='pkgmaint tests'
-
-. "$(dirname "$0")/setup.sh"
-
-test_expect_success 'Test package base cleanup script.' '
-	now=$(date -d now +%s) &&
-	threedaysago=$(date -d "3 days ago" +%s) &&
-	cat <<-EOD | sqlite3 aur.db &&
-	INSERT INTO PackageBases (ID, Name, PackagerUID, SubmittedTS, ModifiedTS, FlaggerComment) VALUES (1, "foobar", 1, $now, 0, "");
-	INSERT INTO PackageBases (ID, Name, PackagerUID, SubmittedTS, ModifiedTS, FlaggerComment) VALUES (2, "foobar2", 2, $threedaysago, 0, "");
-	INSERT INTO PackageBases (ID, Name, PackagerUID, SubmittedTS, ModifiedTS, FlaggerComment) VALUES (3, "foobar3", NULL, $now, 0, "");
-	INSERT INTO PackageBases (ID, Name, PackagerUID, SubmittedTS, ModifiedTS, FlaggerComment) VALUES (4, "foobar4", NULL, $threedaysago, 0, "");
-	EOD
-	cover "$PKGMAINT" &&
-	cat <<-EOD >expected &&
-	foobar
-	foobar2
-	foobar3
-	EOD
-	echo "SELECT Name FROM PackageBases;" | sqlite3 aur.db >actual &&
-	test_cmp actual expected
-'
-
-test_done
diff --git a/test/test_pkgmaint.py b/test/test_pkgmaint.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..921a6330
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_pkgmaint.py
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+from datetime import datetime
+from typing import List
+
+import pytest
+
+from aurweb import db
+from aurweb.models import Package, PackageBase, User
+from aurweb.models.account_type import USER_ID
+from aurweb.scripts import pkgmaint
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+def setup(db_test):
+    return
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def user() -> User:
+    with db.begin():
+        user = db.create(User, Username="test", Email="test@example.org",
+                         Passwd="testPassword", AccountTypeID=USER_ID)
+    yield user
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def packages(user: User) -> List[Package]:
+    output = []
+
+    now = int(datetime.utcnow().timestamp())
+    with db.begin():
+        for i in range(5):
+            pkgbase = db.create(PackageBase, Name=f"pkg_{i}",
+                                SubmittedTS=now,
+                                ModifiedTS=now)
+            pkg = db.create(Package, PackageBase=pkgbase,
+                            Name=f"pkg_{i}", Version=f"{i}.0")
+            output.append(pkg)
+    yield output
+
+
+def test_pkgmaint_noop(packages: List[Package]):
+    assert len(packages) == 5
+    pkgmaint.main()
+    packages = db.query(Package).all()
+    assert len(packages) == 5
+
+
+def test_pkgmaint(packages: List[Package]):
+    assert len(packages) == 5
+
+    # Modify the first package so it's out of date and gets deleted.
+    with db.begin():
+        # Reduce SubmittedTS by a day + 10 seconds.
+        packages[0].PackageBase.SubmittedTS -= (86400 + 10)
+
+    # Run pkgmaint.
+    pkgmaint.main()
+
+    # Query package objects again and assert that the
+    # first package was deleted but all others are intact.
+    packages = db.query(Package).all()
+    assert len(packages) == 4
+    expected = ["pkg_1", "pkg_2", "pkg_3", "pkg_4"]
+    for i, pkgname in enumerate(expected):
+        assert packages[i].Name == pkgname