diff --git a/.changeset/wise-stingrays-float.md b/.changeset/wise-stingrays-float.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..968db72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/wise-stingrays-float.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@journeyapps/react-native-quick-sqlite': patch
+---
+
+Use memory temp_store
diff --git a/android/CMakeLists.txt b/android/CMakeLists.txt
index f3eda02..90d5ba2 100644
--- a/android/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/android/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ include_directories(
 )
 
 add_definitions(
+  -DSQLITE_TEMP_STORE=2
   ${SQLITE_FLAGS}
 )
 
diff --git a/tests/tests/sqlite/rawQueries.spec.ts b/tests/tests/sqlite/rawQueries.spec.ts
index f5d48aa..833558f 100644
--- a/tests/tests/sqlite/rawQueries.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/tests/sqlite/rawQueries.spec.ts
@@ -566,9 +566,6 @@ export function registerBaseTests() {
       // Execute the read test whenever a table change ocurred
       db.registerTablesChangedHook((update) => readTriggerCallbacks.forEach((cb) => cb()));
 
-      // Needed for large volumes of data on older Android devices 
-      // https://github.com/margelo/react-native-quick-sqlite/pull/25
-      await db.execute('PRAGMA temp_store = memory;')
       const numberOfUsers = 100_000;
       await db.writeLock(async (tx) => {
         await tx.execute('BEGIN');