diff --git a/src/wanijo/framework/neo4j.clj b/src/wanijo/framework/neo4j.clj
index 748e56b..938a44c 100644
--- a/src/wanijo/framework/neo4j.clj
+++ b/src/wanijo/framework/neo4j.clj
@@ -57,8 +57,3 @@
   (time-format/unparse
    (time-format/formatters :basic-date-time)
    (time-local/local-now)))
-
-(defn bool [value]
-  (if value
-    (.asBoolean value)
-    false))
diff --git a/src/wanijo/schema/domain.clj b/src/wanijo/schema/domain.clj
index 2f2070c..00981d3 100644
--- a/src/wanijo/schema/domain.clj
+++ b/src/wanijo/schema/domain.clj
@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@
                                               {:schema_uuid schema-uuid
                                                :user_uuid user-uuid
                                                :type perm-type}))
-        public? (neo4j/bool (:is_public permissions))
-        user? (neo4j/bool (:user_has_permission permissions))]
+        public? (:is_public permissions)
+        user? (:user_has_permission permissions)]
     (or public? user?)))
 
 (defn has-user-write-permissions? [schema-uuid user-uuid]