diff --git a/AnkiDroid/build.gradle b/AnkiDroid/build.gradle
index b36584d340..e133e152dc 100644
--- a/AnkiDroid/build.gradle
+++ b/AnkiDroid/build.gradle
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ dependencies {
     implementation 'com.android.support:design:26.1.0'
     implementation 'com.android.support:customtabs:26.1.0'
     implementation 'com.android.support:recyclerview-v7:26.1.0'
-    implementation 'io.requery:sqlite-android:3.16.0'
+    implementation 'io.requery:sqlite-android:3.24.0'
+    implementation 'android.arch.persistence:db:1.1.1'
     implementation('com.afollestad.material-dialogs:core:0.8.6.2@aar') {
         //exclude group: 'com.android.support'  // uncomment to force our local support lib version
         transitive = true
diff --git a/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/libanki/DB.java b/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/libanki/DB.java
index f1db967fa9..99445c7862 100644
--- a/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/libanki/DB.java
+++ b/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/libanki/DB.java
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ public class DB {
      */
     public DB(String ankiFilename) {
         mDatabase = SQLiteDatabase.openDatabase(ankiFilename, null,
-                    (SQLiteDatabase.OPEN_READWRITE + SQLiteDatabase.CREATE_IF_NECESSARY)
-                            | SQLiteDatabase.NO_LOCALIZED_COLLATORS, new MyDbErrorHandler());
+                    (SQLiteDatabase.OPEN_READWRITE | SQLiteDatabase.CREATE_IF_NECESSARY),
+                    new MyDbErrorHandler());
 
         // TODO: remove this once everyone has stopped using old AnkiDroid clients with WAL (API >= 16)
         CompatHelper.getCompat().disableDatabaseWriteAheadLogging(mDatabase);