diff --git a/src/com/android/providers/contacts/ContactsProvider2.java b/src/com/android/providers/contacts/ContactsProvider2.java
index 66a81ff..50c97bb 100644
--- a/src/com/android/providers/contacts/ContactsProvider2.java
+++ b/src/com/android/providers/contacts/ContactsProvider2.java
@@ -2088,7 +2088,7 @@
 
             @Override
             protected void onPostExecute(Void result) {
-                prefs.edit().putString(PREF_LOCALE, currentLocale.toString()).commit();
+                prefs.edit().putString(PREF_LOCALE, currentLocale.toString()).apply();
                 setProviderStatus(savedProviderStatus);
 
                 // Recursive invocation, needed to cover the case where locale
diff --git a/src/com/android/providers/contacts/ContactsUpgradeReceiver.java b/src/com/android/providers/contacts/ContactsUpgradeReceiver.java
index 24fd0d2..747ecca 100644
--- a/src/com/android/providers/contacts/ContactsUpgradeReceiver.java
+++ b/src/com/android/providers/contacts/ContactsUpgradeReceiver.java
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@
                 // version number changes. This is intentionally done even before the upgrade path
                 // is attempted to be conservative. If the upgrade fails for some reason and we
                 // crash and burn we don't want to get into a loop doing so.
-                prefs.edit().putInt(PREF_DB_VERSION, ContactsDatabaseHelper.DATABASE_VERSION).commit();
+                prefs.edit().putInt(
+                    PREF_DB_VERSION, ContactsDatabaseHelper.DATABASE_VERSION).apply();
 
                 // Ask for a reference to the database to force the helper to either
                 // create the database or open it up, performing any necessary upgrades