diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index 87fe2866..a16d3c7b 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ android {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    implementation 'com.simplemobiletools:commons:5.22.10'
+    implementation 'com.simplemobiletools:commons:5.22.14'
     implementation 'com.facebook.stetho:stetho:1.5.0'
     implementation 'androidx.constraintlayout:constraintlayout:2.0.0-beta2'
     implementation 'com.shawnlin:number-picker:2.4.6'
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/clock/activities/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/clock/activities/MainActivity.kt
index a11cc35a..290cd9ee 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/clock/activities/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/clock/activities/MainActivity.kt
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import com.simplemobiletools.clock.BuildConfig
 import com.simplemobiletools.clock.R
 import com.simplemobiletools.clock.adapters.ViewPagerAdapter
 import com.simplemobiletools.clock.extensions.config
-import com.simplemobiletools.clock.extensions.dbHelper
 import com.simplemobiletools.clock.extensions.getNextAlarm
 import com.simplemobiletools.clock.extensions.rescheduleEnabledAlarms
 import com.simplemobiletools.clock.helpers.*
@@ -31,9 +30,6 @@ class MainActivity : SimpleActivity() {
         setContentView(R.layout.activity_main)
         appLaunched(BuildConfig.APPLICATION_ID)
 
-        // just get a reference to the database to make sure it is created properly
-        dbHelper
-
         storeStateVariables()
         initFragments()