diff --git a/lib/sequel/adapters/jdbc/sqlanywhere.rb b/lib/sequel/adapters/jdbc/sqlanywhere.rb
index b3431bde3..34f5f0867 100644
--- a/lib/sequel/adapters/jdbc/sqlanywhere.rb
+++ b/lib/sequel/adapters/jdbc/sqlanywhere.rb
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ module DatabaseMethods
 
         private
 
+        def database_exception_use_sqlstates?
+          false
+        end
+
         # Use @@IDENTITY to get the last inserted id
         def last_insert_id(conn, opts=OPTS)
           statement(conn) do |stmt|