diff --git a/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-policy/access-approval-policy-fns.ts b/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-policy/access-approval-policy-fns.ts
index b570c32fa..7b0a2681f 100644
--- a/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-policy/access-approval-policy-fns.ts
+++ b/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-policy/access-approval-policy-fns.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { ProjectPermissionActions, ProjectPermissionSub } from "../permission/pr
 import { TVerifyApprovers } from "./access-approval-policy-types";
 
 export const verifyApprovers = async ({
-  approverProjectMemberships,
+  userIds,
   projectId,
   orgId,
   envSlug,
@@ -15,12 +15,11 @@ export const verifyApprovers = async ({
   secretPath,
   permissionService
 }: TVerifyApprovers) => {
-  for (const approver of approverProjectMemberships) {
+  for await (const userId of userIds) {
     try {
-      // eslint-disable-next-line no-await-in-loop
       const { permission: approverPermission } = await permissionService.getProjectPermission(
         ActorType.USER,
-        approver.userId,
+        userId,
         projectId,
         actorAuthMethod,
         orgId
diff --git a/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-policy/access-approval-policy-types.ts b/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-policy/access-approval-policy-types.ts
index c7b452771..601561b68 100644
--- a/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-policy/access-approval-policy-types.ts
+++ b/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-policy/access-approval-policy-types.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
-import { TProjectMemberships } from "@app/db/schemas";
 import { TProjectPermission } from "@app/lib/types";
 import { ActorAuthMethod } from "@app/services/auth/auth-type";
 
 import { TPermissionServiceFactory } from "../permission/permission-service";
 
 export type TVerifyApprovers = {
-  approverProjectMemberships: TProjectMemberships[];
+  userIds: string[];
   permissionService: Pick<TPermissionServiceFactory, "getProjectPermission">;
   envSlug: string;
   actorAuthMethod: ActorAuthMethod;
@@ -16,7 +15,7 @@ export type TVerifyApprovers = {
 
 export type TCreateAccessApprovalPolicy = {
   approvals: number;
-  secretPath?: string | null;
+  secretPath: string;
   environment: string;
   approvers: string[];
   projectSlug: string;
@@ -26,7 +25,7 @@ export type TCreateAccessApprovalPolicy = {
 export type TUpdateAccessApprovalPolicy = {
   policyId: string;
   approvals?: number;
-  approvers: string[];
+  approvers?: string[];
   secretPath?: string;
   name?: string;
 } & Omit<TProjectPermission, "projectId">;
@@ -43,8 +42,3 @@ export type TGetAccessPolicyCountByEnvironmentDTO = {
 export type TListAccessApprovalPoliciesDTO = {
   projectSlug: string;
 } & Omit<TProjectPermission, "projectId">;
-
-export type TGetBoardAccessApprovalPolicy = {
-  projectId: string;
-  environment: string;
-} & Omit<TProjectPermission, "projectId">;