diff --git a/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/ingestion/source/datahub/datahub_database_reader.py b/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/ingestion/source/datahub/datahub_database_reader.py
index 0991ca24eb..01ebe1c696 100644
--- a/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/ingestion/source/datahub/datahub_database_reader.py
+++ b/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/ingestion/source/datahub/datahub_database_reader.py
@@ -104,6 +104,22 @@ class DataHubDatabaseReader:
             ORDER BY mav.urn
         """
 
+    def _get_json_extract_expression(self) -> str:
+        """
+        Returns the appropriate JSON extraction expression based on the database dialect.
+
+        Returns:
+            Database-specific JSON extraction expression
+        """
+        # Return the correct JSON extraction expression for the "removed" field,
+        # depending on the database dialect.
+        if self.engine.dialect.name == "postgresql":
+            # For PostgreSQL, cast the metadata column to JSON and extract the 'removed' key as boolean.
+            return "((metadata::json)->>'removed')::boolean"
+        else:
+            # For other databases (e.g., MySQL), use JSON_EXTRACT.
+            return "JSON_EXTRACT(metadata, '$.removed')"
+
     def query(self, set_structured_properties_filter: bool) -> str:
         """
         Main query that gets data for specified date range with appropriate filters.
@@ -125,7 +141,7 @@ class DataHubDatabaseReader:
             LEFT JOIN (
                 SELECT
                     *,
-                    JSON_EXTRACT(metadata, '$.removed') as removed
+                    {self._get_json_extract_expression()} as removed
                 FROM {self.engine.dialect.identifier_preparer.quote(self.config.database_table_name)}
                 WHERE aspect = 'status'
                 AND version = 0
@@ -241,15 +257,10 @@ class DataHubDatabaseReader:
                     "end_createdon": end_date.strftime(DATETIME_FORMAT),
                     "limit": limit,
                     "offset": offset,
+                    # Always pass exclude_aspects as a tuple, postgres doesn't support lists
+                    "exclude_aspects": tuple(self.config.exclude_aspects),
                 }
 
-                # Add exclude_aspects if needed
-                if (
-                    hasattr(self.config, "exclude_aspects")
-                    and self.config.exclude_aspects
-                ):
-                    params["exclude_aspects"] = tuple(self.config.exclude_aspects)
-
                 logger.info(
                     f"Querying data from {start_date.strftime(DATETIME_FORMAT)} to {end_date.strftime(DATETIME_FORMAT)} "
                     f"with limit {limit} and offset {offset} (inclusive range)"
diff --git a/metadata-ingestion/tests/unit/test_datahub_source.py b/metadata-ingestion/tests/unit/test_datahub_source.py
index 0b82a41480..34ef67d692 100644
--- a/metadata-ingestion/tests/unit/test_datahub_source.py
+++ b/metadata-ingestion/tests/unit/test_datahub_source.py
@@ -304,4 +304,5 @@ def test_get_rows_for_date_range_exclude_aspects(mock_reader):
     # Assert
     called_params = mock_reader.execute_server_cursor.call_args[0][1]
     assert "exclude_aspects" in called_params
+    assert isinstance(called_params["exclude_aspects"], tuple)
     assert called_params["exclude_aspects"] == ("aspect1", "aspect2")