diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/database/queries/CategoryQueries.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/database/queries/CategoryQueries.kt
index 5b5a960061..d4275421bb 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/database/queries/CategoryQueries.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/database/queries/CategoryQueries.kt
@@ -18,8 +18,4 @@ interface CategoryQueries : DbProvider {
         )
         .prepare()
 
-    fun insertCategory(category: Category) = db.put().`object`(category).prepare()
-
-    fun insertCategories(categories: List<Category>) = db.put().objects(categories).prepare()
-
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/library/LibraryPresenter.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/library/LibraryPresenter.kt
index 7dba6bfd6a..58ffd0e425 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/library/LibraryPresenter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/library/LibraryPresenter.kt
@@ -285,10 +285,12 @@ class LibraryPresenter(
         }
     }
 
-    private fun reorderCategories(categories: List<Category>) {
+    private suspend fun reorderCategories(categories: List<Category>) {
         val sortedCategories = categories.sortedBy { it.order }
         sortedCategories.forEachIndexed { i, category -> category.order = i }
-        db.insertCategories(sortedCategories).executeAsBlocking()
+        updateCategories.await(
+            sortedCategories.map { CategoryUpdate(id = it.id!!.toLong(), order = it.order.toLong()) }
+        )
     }
 
     fun switchSection(order: Int) {