diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/library/LibraryPresenter.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/library/LibraryPresenter.kt
index 410dbb8599..d22247e687 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/library/LibraryPresenter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/library/LibraryPresenter.kt
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.source.online.HttpSource
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.ui.base.presenter.BasePresenter
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.lang.combineLatest
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.lang.isNullOrUnsubscribed
+import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.lang.launchIO
 import java.io.IOException
 import java.io.InputStream
 import java.util.ArrayList
@@ -316,12 +317,9 @@ class LibraryPresenter(
         val mangaToDelete = mangas.distinctBy { it.id }
         mangaToDelete.forEach { it.favorite = false }
 
-        Observable.fromCallable { db.insertMangas(mangaToDelete).executeAsBlocking() }
-            .onErrorResumeNext { Observable.empty() }
-            .subscribeOn(Schedulers.io())
-            .subscribe()
+        launchIO {
+            db.insertMangas(mangaToDelete).executeAsBlocking()
 
-        Observable.fromCallable {
             mangaToDelete.forEach { manga ->
                 coverCache.deleteFromCache(manga.thumbnail_url)
                 if (deleteChapters) {
@@ -332,8 +330,6 @@ class LibraryPresenter(
                 }
             }
         }
-            .subscribeOn(Schedulers.io())
-            .subscribe()
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/ReaderPresenter.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/ReaderPresenter.kt
index 7dc42d8e6f..8bd0f4e8a4 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/ReaderPresenter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/ReaderPresenter.kt
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.ui.reader.model.ReaderChapter
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.ui.reader.model.ReaderPage
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.ui.reader.model.ViewerChapters
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.lang.byteSize
+import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.lang.launchIO
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.lang.takeBytes
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.storage.DiskUtil
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.system.ImageUtil
@@ -651,20 +652,16 @@ class ReaderPresenter(
         val removeAfterReadSlots = preferences.removeAfterReadSlots()
         if (removeAfterReadSlots == -1) return
 
-        Completable
-            .fromCallable {
-                // Position of the read chapter
-                val position = chapterList.indexOf(chapter)
+        launchIO {
+            // Position of the read chapter
+            val position = chapterList.indexOf(chapter)
 
-                // Retrieve chapter to delete according to preference
-                val chapterToDelete = chapterList.getOrNull(position - removeAfterReadSlots)
-                if (chapterToDelete != null) {
-                    downloadManager.enqueueDeleteChapters(listOf(chapterToDelete.chapter), manga)
-                }
+            // Retrieve chapter to delete according to preference
+            val chapterToDelete = chapterList.getOrNull(position - removeAfterReadSlots)
+            if (chapterToDelete != null) {
+                downloadManager.enqueueDeleteChapters(listOf(chapterToDelete.chapter), manga)
             }
-            .onErrorComplete()
-            .subscribeOn(Schedulers.io())
-            .subscribe()
+        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -672,10 +669,9 @@ class ReaderPresenter(
      * are ignored.
      */
     private fun deletePendingChapters() {
-        Completable.fromCallable { downloadManager.deletePendingChapters() }
-            .onErrorComplete()
-            .subscribeOn(Schedulers.io())
-            .subscribe()
+        launchIO {
+            downloadManager.deletePendingChapters()
+        }
     }
 
     companion object {