diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherProvider.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherProvider.java
index 792605f..47ceb8c 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherProvider.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherProvider.java
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.compat.UserManagerCompat;
 import com.android.launcher3.config.ProviderConfig;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.ManagedProfileHeuristic;
+import com.android.launcher3.util.NoLocaleSqliteContext;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.Thunk;
 
 import java.net.URISyntaxException;
@@ -526,7 +527,8 @@
         private long mMaxScreenId = -1;
 
         DatabaseHelper(Context context, LauncherProvider provider) {
-            super(context, LauncherFiles.LAUNCHER_DB, null, DATABASE_VERSION);
+            super(new NoLocaleSqliteContext(context), LauncherFiles.LAUNCHER_DB,
+                    null, DATABASE_VERSION);
             mContext = context;
             mProvider = provider;
 
@@ -556,7 +558,7 @@
          * Constructor used only in tests.
          */
         public DatabaseHelper(Context context, LauncherProvider provider, String tableName) {
-            super(context, tableName, null, DATABASE_VERSION);
+            super(new NoLocaleSqliteContext(context), tableName, null, DATABASE_VERSION);
             mContext = context;
             mProvider = provider;
 
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/util/NoLocaleSqliteContext.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/util/NoLocaleSqliteContext.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3b258e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/util/NoLocaleSqliteContext.java
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+package com.android.launcher3.util;
+
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.content.ContextWrapper;
+import android.database.DatabaseErrorHandler;
+import android.database.sqlite.SQLiteDatabase;
+import android.database.sqlite.SQLiteDatabase.CursorFactory;
+
+/**
+ * A context wrapper which creates databases without support for localized collators.
+ */
+public class NoLocaleSqliteContext extends ContextWrapper {
+
+    // TODO: Use the flag defined in Context when the new SDK is available
+    private static final int MODE_NO_LOCALIZED_COLLATORS = 0x0010;
+
+    public NoLocaleSqliteContext(Context context) {
+        super(context);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public SQLiteDatabase openOrCreateDatabase(
+            String name, int mode, CursorFactory factory, DatabaseErrorHandler errorHandler) {
+        return super.openOrCreateDatabase(
+                name, mode | MODE_NO_LOCALIZED_COLLATORS, factory, errorHandler);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/util/SQLiteCacheHelper.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/util/SQLiteCacheHelper.java
index 62a30d0..c455791 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/util/SQLiteCacheHelper.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/util/SQLiteCacheHelper.java
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
     private class MySQLiteOpenHelper extends SQLiteOpenHelper {
 
         public MySQLiteOpenHelper(Context context, String name, int version) {
-            super(context, name, null, version);
+            super(new NoLocaleSqliteContext(context), name, null, version);
         }
 
         @Override