diff --git a/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/storage/PodDBAdapter.java b/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/storage/PodDBAdapter.java
index 935b06cd6..539bedd9f 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/storage/PodDBAdapter.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/storage/PodDBAdapter.java
@@ -195,11 +195,11 @@ public class PodDBAdapter {
             + TABLE_NAME_FEED_ITEMS + "_" + KEY_FEED + " ON " + TABLE_NAME_FEED_ITEMS + " ("
             + KEY_FEED + ")";
 
-    static final String CREATE_INDEX_FEEDITEMS_PUBDATE = "CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS "
+    static final String CREATE_INDEX_FEEDITEMS_PUBDATE = "CREATE INDEX "
             + TABLE_NAME_FEED_ITEMS + "_" + KEY_PUBDATE + " ON " + TABLE_NAME_FEED_ITEMS + " ("
             + KEY_PUBDATE + ")";
 
-    static final String CREATE_INDEX_FEEDITEMS_READ = "CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS "
+    static final String CREATE_INDEX_FEEDITEMS_READ = "CREATE INDEX "
             + TABLE_NAME_FEED_ITEMS + "_" + KEY_READ + " ON " + TABLE_NAME_FEED_ITEMS + " ("
             + KEY_READ + ")";