diff --git a/extra/db/sqlite/lib/lib.factor b/extra/db/sqlite/lib/lib.factor
index f11f1e2ba6..9bf9ede895 100755
--- a/extra/db/sqlite/lib/lib.factor
+++ b/extra/db/sqlite/lib/lib.factor
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@
 USING: alien.c-types arrays assocs kernel math math.parser
 namespaces sequences db.sqlite.ffi db combinators
 continuations db.types calendar.format serialize
-io.streams.string byte-arrays ;
-USE: tools.walker
+io.streams.byte-array byte-arrays io.encodings.binary ;
 IN: db.sqlite.lib
 
 : sqlite-error ( n -- * )
@@ -94,7 +93,7 @@ IN: db.sqlite.lib
         { TIMESTAMP [ sqlite-bind-text-by-name ] }
         { BLOB [ sqlite-bind-blob-by-name ] }
         { FACTOR-BLOB [
-            [ serialize ] with-string-writer >byte-array
+            binary [ serialize ] with-byte-writer
             sqlite-bind-blob-by-name
         ] }
         { +native-id+ [ sqlite-bind-int-by-name ] }
@@ -137,7 +136,8 @@ IN: db.sqlite.lib
         { DATETIME [ sqlite3_column_text dup [ ymdhms>timestamp ] when ] }
         { BLOB [ sqlite-column-blob ] }
         { FACTOR-BLOB [
-            sqlite-column-blob [ deserialize ] with-string-reader
+            sqlite-column-blob
+            binary [ deserialize ] with-byte-reader
         ] }
         ! { NULL [ 2drop f ] }
         [ no-sql-type ]
diff --git a/extra/db/types/types.factor b/extra/db/types/types.factor
index c6d11281a1..7014aaa943 100755
--- a/extra/db/types/types.factor
+++ b/extra/db/types/types.factor
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@
 USING: arrays assocs db kernel math math.parser
 sequences continuations sequences.deep sequences.lib
 words namespaces tools.walker slots slots.private classes
-mirrors tuples combinators calendar.format serialize
-io.streams.string symbols ;
+mirrors tuples combinators calendar.format symbols ;
 IN: db.types
 
 HOOK: modifier-table db ( -- hash )