diff --git a/productMods/WEB-INF/ontologies/update/sparqlConstructs/deletions/VIVODependentResource.sparql b/productMods/WEB-INF/ontologies/update/sparqlConstructs/deletions/VIVODependentResource.sparql
index a5506966..b3699edd 100644
--- a/productMods/WEB-INF/ontologies/update/sparqlConstructs/deletions/VIVODependentResource.sparql
+++ b/productMods/WEB-INF/ontologies/update/sparqlConstructs/deletions/VIVODependentResource.sparql
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ PREFIX skos: <http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#>
 PREFIX core: <http://vivoweb.org/ontology/core#>
 
 Construct {
-     ?s ?p core:DependentResource
+     ?s a core:DependentResource
 } where {
-     ?s ?p core:DependentResource 
+     ?s a core:DependentResource 
 }
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diff --git a/productMods/WEB-INF/ontologies/update/sparqlConstructs/deletions/VitroDependentResource.sparql b/productMods/WEB-INF/ontologies/update/sparqlConstructs/deletions/VitroDependentResource.sparql
index 6620baa8..c5c7a7de 100644
--- a/productMods/WEB-INF/ontologies/update/sparqlConstructs/deletions/VitroDependentResource.sparql
+++ b/productMods/WEB-INF/ontologies/update/sparqlConstructs/deletions/VitroDependentResource.sparql
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ PREFIX skos: <http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#>
 PREFIX core: <http://vivoweb.org/ontology/core#>
 
 Construct {
-     ?s ?p vitro:DependentResource
+     ?s a vitro:DependentResource
 } where {
-     ?s ?p vitro:DependentResource 
+     ?s a vitro:DependentResource 
 }
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