diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/backup/FullBackupExporter.java b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/backup/FullBackupExporter.java
index c70acead5e..fd3f527fe9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/backup/FullBackupExporter.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/backup/FullBackupExporter.java
@@ -332,7 +332,10 @@ public class FullBackupExporter extends FullBackupBase {
 
     Map<String, Set<String>> dependsOn = new LinkedHashMap<>();
     for (String table : tables) {
-      dependsOn.put(table, SqlUtil.getForeignKeyDependencies(input, table));
+      Set<String> dependencies = SqlUtil.getForeignKeyDependencies(input, table);
+      dependencies.remove(table);
+
+      dependsOn.put(table, dependencies);
     }
 
     for (String table : tables) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/backup/FullBackupImporter.java b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/backup/FullBackupImporter.java
index 9462de4504..bdef84e9cb 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/backup/FullBackupImporter.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/backup/FullBackupImporter.java
@@ -324,7 +324,10 @@ public class FullBackupImporter extends FullBackupBase {
 
     Map<String, Set<String>> dependsOn = new LinkedHashMap<>();
     for (String table : tables) {
-      dependsOn.put(table, SqlUtil.getForeignKeyDependencies(input, table));
+      Set<String> dependencies = SqlUtil.getForeignKeyDependencies(input, table);
+      dependencies.remove(table);
+
+      dependsOn.put(table, dependencies);
     }
 
     for (String table : tables) {