diff --git a/src/GameCult.Mesh/CultMesh.cs b/src/GameCult.Mesh/CultMesh.cs
index bdc1dbdc..ef41d1f7 100644
--- a/src/GameCult.Mesh/CultMesh.cs
+++ b/src/GameCult.Mesh/CultMesh.cs
@@ -3370,20 +3370,6 @@ namespace GameCult.Mesh
                        $"CultMesh document '{key.Value}' was not found as {typeof(TDocument).FullName}.");
         }
 
-        // A database serves only what its shards own; the cache behind it may hold more.
-        private static bool DatabaseServes(CultNetDatabase database, object document, CultRecordKey key)
-        {
-            try
-            {
-                database.ResolveShard(CultDocumentRegistry.Shared.GetRequired(document.GetType()).SchemaId, key);
-                return true;
-            }
-            catch (CultNetUnownedSchemaException)
-            {
-                return false;
-            }
-        }
-
         private static async Task<TDocument> ReadDatabaseDocumentRequiredAsync<TDocument>(
             CultNetDatabase database,
             CultRecordKey key)
@@ -3393,8 +3379,9 @@ namespace GameCult.Mesh
             if (document != null)
                 return document;
 
-            var untyped = database.Cache.Get(key);
-            if (untyped != null && IsSameCultDocumentSchema<TDocument>(untyped.GetType()) && DatabaseServes(database, untyped, key))
+            // Through the database, which serves only what its shards own; the cache behind it may hold more.
+            var untyped = await database.GetAsync<object>(key).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            if (untyped != null && IsSameCultDocumentSchema<TDocument>(untyped.GetType()))
                 return ConvertUntypedDocument<TDocument>(untyped);
 
             throw new KeyNotFoundException(