diff --git a/uuid.module b/uuid.module
index 3158729..42e6008 100644
--- a/uuid.module
+++ b/uuid.module
@@ -146,18 +146,17 @@ function uuid_views_api() {
 }
 
 /**
- * Returns the node associated with a UUID. Uses db_rewrite_sql() to ensure
- * node_access rules are preserved.
+ * Returns the node associated with a UUID.
  *
  * @return
  *   Either the $node object, or FALSE on failure.
  */
 function node_get_by_uuid($uuid) {
-  $nid = db_result(db_query(db_rewrite_sql(
+  $nid = db_result(db_query(
     "SELECT n.nid
      FROM {node} AS n
      INNER JOIN {uuid_node} AS un ON n.nid = un.nid
-     WHERE un.uuid = '%s'"),
+     WHERE un.uuid = '%s'",
     $uuid
   ));
 
@@ -179,11 +178,11 @@ function node_get_by_uuid($uuid) {
  *   Either the $node object, or FALSE on failure.
  */
 function node_get_by_revision_uuid($revision_uuid) {
-  $node = db_fetch_object(db_query(db_rewrite_sql(
+  $node = db_fetch_object(db_query(
     "SELECT n.nid, n.vid
      FROM {node} AS n
      INNER JOIN {uuid_node_revisions} AS unr ON n.vid = unr.vid
-     WHERE unr.uuid = '%s'"),
+     WHERE unr.uuid = '%s'",
     $revision_uuid
   ));