diff --git a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/sales_invoice/sales_invoice.py b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/sales_invoice/sales_invoice.py
index fa3f80357e2..c1712b09efb 100644
--- a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/sales_invoice/sales_invoice.py
+++ b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/sales_invoice/sales_invoice.py
@@ -1258,9 +1258,8 @@ def validate_inter_company_party(doctype, party, company, inter_company_referenc
 			frappe.throw(_("Invalid Company for Inter Company Transaction."))
 
 	elif frappe.db.get_value(partytype, {"name": party, internal: 1}, "name") == party:
-		companies = frappe.db.sql("""select company from `tabAllowed To Transact With`
-			where parenttype = '{0}' and parent = '{1}'""".format(partytype, party), as_list = 1)
-		companies = [d[0] for d in companies]
+		companies = frappe.get_all("Allowed To Transact With", fields=["company"], filters={"parenttype": partytype, "parent": party})
+		companies = [d.company for d in companies]
 		if not company in companies:
 			frappe.throw(_("{0} not allowed to transact with {1}. Please change the Company.").format(partytype, company))