diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index a929ca80..e3fceff2 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ require (
 	src.techknowlogick.com/xgo v1.5.1-0.20220906164532-735bfdfb90d9
 	src.techknowlogick.com/xormigrate v1.4.0
 	xorm.io/builder v0.3.9
-	xorm.io/core v0.7.3
 	xorm.io/xorm v1.1.2
 )
 
diff --git a/pkg/db/db.go b/pkg/db/db.go
index 54de35b0..08e834d1 100644
--- a/pkg/db/db.go
+++ b/pkg/db/db.go
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ import (
 	"code.vikunja.io/api/pkg/config"
 	"code.vikunja.io/api/pkg/log"
 	xrc "gitea.com/xorm/xorm-redis-cache"
-	"xorm.io/core"
 	"xorm.io/xorm"
 	"xorm.io/xorm/caches"
+	"xorm.io/xorm/names"
 	"xorm.io/xorm/schemas"
 
 	_ "github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql" // Because.
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func CreateDBEngine() (engine *xorm.Engine, err error) {
 		log.Fatalf("Error parsing time zone: %s", err)
 	}
 	engine.SetTZDatabase(loc)
-	engine.SetMapper(core.GonicMapper{})
+	engine.SetMapper(names.GonicMapper{})
 	logger := log.NewXormLogger("")
 	engine.SetLogger(logger)
 
diff --git a/pkg/db/test.go b/pkg/db/test.go
index 2998517f..9ebc8c3d 100644
--- a/pkg/db/test.go
+++ b/pkg/db/test.go
@@ -23,9 +23,10 @@ import (
 
 	"code.vikunja.io/api/pkg/config"
 	"code.vikunja.io/api/pkg/log"
+
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
-	"xorm.io/core"
 	"xorm.io/xorm"
+	"xorm.io/xorm/names"
 )
 
 // CreateTestEngine creates an instance of the db engine which lives in memory
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ func CreateTestEngine() (engine *xorm.Engine, err error) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	engine.SetMapper(core.GonicMapper{})
+	engine.SetMapper(names.GonicMapper{})
 	logger := log.NewXormLogger("DEBUG")
 	logger.ShowSQL(os.Getenv("UNIT_TESTS_VERBOSE") == "1")
 	engine.SetLogger(logger)