diff --git a/pyrogram/storage/file_storage.py b/pyrogram/storage/file_storage.py
index d51c1c6d..c27c63e0 100644
--- a/pyrogram/storage/file_storage.py
+++ b/pyrogram/storage/file_storage.py
@@ -1,24 +1,14 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import logging
-import sqlite3
 from pathlib import Path
 
+import aiosqlite
+
 from .sqlite_storage import SQLiteStorage
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-USERNAMES_SCHEMA = """
-CREATE TABLE usernames
-(
-    id       INTEGER,
-    username TEXT,
-    FOREIGN KEY (id) REFERENCES peers(id)
-);
-
-CREATE INDEX idx_usernames_username ON usernames (username);
-"""
-
 UPDATE_STATE_SCHEMA = """
 CREATE TABLE update_state
 (
@@ -39,76 +29,25 @@ def __init__(self, name: str, workdir: Path) -> None:
 
         self.database = workdir / (self.name + self.FILE_EXTENSION)
 
-    def _vacuum(self):
-        with self.conn:
-            self.conn.execute("VACUUM")
-
-    def _update_from_one_impl(self):
-        with self.conn:
-            self.conn.execute("DELETE FROM peers")
-
-    def _update_from_two_impl(self):
-        with self.conn:
-            self.conn.execute("ALTER TABLE sessions ADD api_id INTEGER")
-
-    def _update_from_three_impl(self):
-        with self.conn:
-            self.conn.executescript(USERNAMES_SCHEMA)
-
-    def _update_from_four_impl(self):
-        with self.conn:
-            self.conn.executescript(UPDATE_STATE_SCHEMA)
-
-    def _update_from_five_impl(self):
-        with self.conn:
-            self.conn.executescript(
-                "CREATE INDEX idx_usernames_id ON usernames (id);",
-            )
-
-    def _connect_impl(self, path):
-        self.conn = sqlite3.connect(str(path), timeout=1, check_same_thread=False)
-
-        with self.conn:
-            self.conn.execute("PRAGMA journal_mode=WAL").close()
-            self.conn.execute("PRAGMA synchronous=NORMAL").close()
-            self.conn.execute("PRAGMA temp_store=1").close()
-
-    async def update(self):
+    async def update(self) -> None:
         version = await self.version()
 
         if version == 1:
-            await self.loop.run_in_executor(
-                self.executor,
-                self._update_from_one_impl,
-            )
+            await self.conn.execute("DELETE FROM peers")
+            await self.conn.commit()
+
             version += 1
 
         if version == 2:
-            await self.loop.run_in_executor(
-                self.executor,
-                self._update_from_two_impl,
-            )
-            version += 1
+            await self.conn.execute("ALTER TABLE sessions ADD api_id INTEGER")
+            await self.conn.commit()
 
-        if version == 3:
-            await self.loop.run_in_executor(
-                self.executor,
-                self._update_from_three_impl,
-            )
             version += 1
 
-        if version == 4:
-            await self.loop.run_in_executor(
-                self.executor,
-                self._update_from_four_impl,
-            )
-            version += 1
+        if version == 3:
+            await self.conn.execute(UPDATE_STATE_SCHEMA)
+            await self.conn.commit()
 
-        if version == 5:
-            await self.loop.run_in_executor(
-                self.executor,
-                self._update_from_five_impl,
-            )
             version += 1
 
         await self.version(version)
@@ -117,14 +56,17 @@ async def open(self) -> None:
         path = self.database
         file_exists = path.is_file()
 
-        self.executor.submit(self._connect_impl, path).result()
+        self.conn = await aiosqlite.connect(str(path), timeout=1)
+
+        await self.conn.execute("PRAGMA journal_mode=WAL")
 
         if not file_exists:
             await self.create()
         else:
             await self.update()
 
-        await self.loop.run_in_executor(self.executor, self._vacuum)
+        await self.conn.execute("VACUUM")
+        await self.conn.commit()
 
     async def delete(self) -> None:
-        Path(self.database).unlink()
+        Path(self.database).unlink()
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