diff --git a/pylib/anki/importing/anki2.py b/pylib/anki/importing/anki2.py
index 66561e3ee..42524b44a 100644
--- a/pylib/anki/importing/anki2.py
+++ b/pylib/anki/importing/anki2.py
@@ -295,6 +295,7 @@ class Anki2Importer(Importer):
 
     def _importCards(self) -> None:
         if self.mustResetLearning:
+            self.src.modSchema(check=False)
             self.src.changeSchedulerVer(2)
         # build map of (guid, ord) -> cid and used id cache
         self._cards: Dict[Tuple[str, int], int] = {}