diff --git a/pkg/database/mimo.go b/pkg/database/mimo.go
index 970546d6afd..33d66841257 100644
--- a/pkg/database/mimo.go
+++ b/pkg/database/mimo.go
@@ -33,9 +33,8 @@ type MaintenanceManifests interface {
 	GetByClusterID(context.Context, string, string) (cosmosdb.MaintenanceManifestDocumentIterator, error)
 	Patch(context.Context, string, string, MaintenanceManifestDocumentMutator) (*api.MaintenanceManifestDocument, error)
 	PatchWithLease(context.Context, string, string, MaintenanceManifestDocumentMutator) (*api.MaintenanceManifestDocument, error)
-	Lease(context.Context, string, string) (*api.MaintenanceManifestDocument, error)
+	Lease(ctx context.Context, clusterID string, id string) (*api.MaintenanceManifestDocument, error)
 	EndLease(context.Context, string, string, api.MaintenanceManifestState, *string) (*api.MaintenanceManifestDocument, error)
-	Dequeue(ctx context.Context, clusterID string, id string) (*api.MaintenanceManifestDocument, error)
 	Get(context.Context, string, string) (*api.MaintenanceManifestDocument, error)
 
 	NewUUID() string
@@ -138,24 +137,7 @@ func (c *maintenanceManifests) QueueLength(ctx context.Context, collid string) (
 }
 
 func (c *maintenanceManifests) Patch(ctx context.Context, clusterID string, id string, f MaintenanceManifestDocumentMutator) (*api.MaintenanceManifestDocument, error) {
-	var doc *api.MaintenanceManifestDocument
-
-	err := cosmosdb.RetryOnPreconditionFailed(func() (err error) {
-		doc, err = c.Get(ctx, clusterID, id)
-		if err != nil {
-			return
-		}
-
-		err = f(doc)
-		if err != nil {
-			return
-		}
-
-		doc, err = c.c.Replace(ctx, doc.ClusterID, doc, nil)
-		return
-	})
-
-	return doc, err
+	return c.patch(ctx, clusterID, id, f, nil)
 }
 
 func (c *maintenanceManifests) patch(ctx context.Context, clusterID string, id string, f MaintenanceManifestDocumentMutator, options *cosmosdb.Options) (*api.MaintenanceManifestDocument, error) {
@@ -179,8 +161,10 @@ func (c *maintenanceManifests) patch(ctx context.Context, clusterID string, id s
 	return doc, err
 }
 
+// PatchWithLease performs a patch on the cluster that verifies the lease is
+// being held by this client before applying.
 func (c *maintenanceManifests) PatchWithLease(ctx context.Context, clusterID string, id string, f MaintenanceManifestDocumentMutator) (*api.MaintenanceManifestDocument, error) {
-	return c.patchWithLease(ctx, clusterID, id, f, nil)
+	return c.patchWithLease(ctx, clusterID, id, f, &cosmosdb.Options{PreTriggers: []string{"renewLease"}})
 }
 
 func (c *maintenanceManifests) patchWithLease(ctx context.Context, clusterID string, id string, f MaintenanceManifestDocumentMutator, options *cosmosdb.Options) (*api.MaintenanceManifestDocument, error) {
@@ -221,12 +205,6 @@ func (c *maintenanceManifests) GetByClusterID(ctx context.Context, clusterID str
 	}, &cosmosdb.Options{Continuation: continuation}), nil
 }
 
-func (c *maintenanceManifests) Lease(ctx context.Context, clusterID string, id string) (*api.MaintenanceManifestDocument, error) {
-	return c.patchWithLease(ctx, clusterID, id, func(doc *api.MaintenanceManifestDocument) error {
-		return nil
-	}, &cosmosdb.Options{PreTriggers: []string{"renewLease"}})
-}
-
 func (c *maintenanceManifests) EndLease(ctx context.Context, clusterID string, id string, provisioningState api.MaintenanceManifestState, statusString *string) (*api.MaintenanceManifestDocument, error) {
 	return c.patchWithLease(ctx, clusterID, id, func(doc *api.MaintenanceManifestDocument) error {
 		doc.MaintenanceManifest.State = provisioningState
@@ -244,7 +222,8 @@ func (c *maintenanceManifests) EndLease(ctx context.Context, clusterID string, i
 	}, nil)
 }
 
-func (c *maintenanceManifests) Dequeue(ctx context.Context, clusterID string, id string) (*api.MaintenanceManifestDocument, error) {
+// Lease performs the initial lease/dequeue on the document.
+func (c *maintenanceManifests) Lease(ctx context.Context, clusterID string, id string) (*api.MaintenanceManifestDocument, error) {
 	if clusterID != strings.ToLower(clusterID) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("clusterID %q is not lower case", clusterID)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/mimo/actuator/manager.go b/pkg/mimo/actuator/manager.go
index e4e72c9668b..f0e65baea79 100644
--- a/pkg/mimo/actuator/manager.go
+++ b/pkg/mimo/actuator/manager.go
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ func (a *actuator) Process(ctx context.Context) (bool, error) {
 		}
 
 		// Attempt a dequeue
-		doc, err = a.mmf.Dequeue(ctx, a.clusterID, doc.ID)
+		doc, err = a.mmf.Lease(ctx, a.clusterID, doc.ID)
 		if err != nil {
 			// log and continue if it doesn't work
 			a.log.Error(err)