diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/model_data.py b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/model_data.py
index 8a3bcb7007..6f5c844fb7 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/model_data.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/model_data.py
@@ -42,6 +42,32 @@ def chunks(items, chunk_size):
     return (items[i:i + chunk_size] for i in xrange(0, len(items), chunk_size))
 
 
+def _query(model_class, select_for_update, **kwargs):
+    """
+    Queries model_class with **kwargs, optionally adding select_for_update if
+    `select_for_update` is True.
+    """
+    query = model_class.objects
+    if select_for_update:
+        query = query.select_for_update()
+    query = query.filter(**kwargs)
+    return query
+
+def _chunked_query(model_class, select_for_update, chunk_field, items, chunk_size=500, **kwargs):
+    """
+    Queries model_class with `chunk_field` set to chunks of size `chunk_size`,
+    and all other parameters from `**kwargs`.
+
+    This works around a limitation in sqlite3 on the number of parameters
+    that can be put into a single query.
+    """
+    res = chain.from_iterable(
+        _query(model_class, select_for_update, **dict([(chunk_field, chunk)] + kwargs.items()))
+        for chunk in chunks(items, chunk_size)
+    )
+    return res
+
+
 class FieldDataCache(object):
     """
     A cache of django model objects needed to supply the data
@@ -142,30 +168,6 @@ class FieldDataCache(object):
         cache.add_descriptor_descendents(descriptor, depth, descriptor_filter)
         return cache
 
-    def _query(self, model_class, **kwargs):
-        """
-        Queries model_class with **kwargs, optionally adding select_for_update if
-        self.select_for_update is set
-        """
-        query = model_class.objects
-        if self.select_for_update:
-            query = query.select_for_update()
-        query = query.filter(**kwargs)
-        return query
-
-    def _chunked_query(self, model_class, chunk_field, items, chunk_size=500, **kwargs):
-        """
-        Queries model_class with `chunk_field` set to chunks of size `chunk_size`,
-        and all other parameters from `**kwargs`
-
-        This works around a limitation in sqlite3 on the number of parameters
-        that can be put into a single query
-        """
-        res = chain.from_iterable(
-            self._query(model_class, **dict([(chunk_field, chunk)] + kwargs.items()))
-            for chunk in chunks(items, chunk_size)
-        )
-        return res
 
     def _all_usage_ids(self, descriptors):
         """
@@ -199,31 +201,35 @@ class FieldDataCache(object):
         Queries the database for all of the fields in the specified scope
         """
         if scope == Scope.user_state:
-            return self._chunked_query(
+            return _chunked_query(
                 StudentModule,
+                self.select_for_update,
                 'module_state_key__in',
                 self._all_usage_ids(descriptors),
                 course_id=self.course_id,
                 student=self.user.pk,
             )
         elif scope == Scope.user_state_summary:
-            return self._chunked_query(
+            return _chunked_query(
                 XModuleUserStateSummaryField,
+                self.select_for_update,
                 'usage_id__in',
                 self._all_usage_ids(descriptors),
                 field_name__in=set(field.name for field in fields),
             )
         elif scope == Scope.preferences:
-            return self._chunked_query(
+            return _chunked_query(
                 XModuleStudentPrefsField,
+                self.select_for_update,
                 'module_type__in',
                 self._all_block_types(descriptors),
                 student=self.user.pk,
                 field_name__in=set(field.name for field in fields),
             )
         elif scope == Scope.user_info:
-            return self._query(
+            return _query(
                 XModuleStudentInfoField,
+                self.select_for_update,
                 student=self.user.pk,
                 field_name__in=set(field.name for field in fields),
             )