diff --git a/src/file_sql.c b/src/file_sql.c
index b5200c96..16b426f0 100644
--- a/src/file_sql.c
+++ b/src/file_sql.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 #include "filegen.h"
 #include "common.h"
 
-/*@ requires \valid(file_stat); */
+/*@ requires valid_register_header_check(file_stat); */
 static void register_header_check_sqlite(file_stat_t *file_stat);
 
 const file_hint_t file_hint_sqlite= {
@@ -74,13 +74,9 @@ struct db_header
 
 /*@
   @ requires buffer_size >= sizeof(struct db_header);
-  @ requires \valid_read(buffer+(0..buffer_size-1));
-  @ requires valid_file_recovery(file_recovery);
-  @ requires \valid(file_recovery_new);
-  @ requires file_recovery_new->blocksize > 0;
   @ requires separation: \separated(&file_hint_sqlite, buffer+(..), file_recovery, file_recovery_new);
-  @ ensures  \result == 0 || \result == 1;
-  @ ensures  \result!=0 ==> valid_file_recovery(file_recovery_new);
+  @ requires valid_header_check_param(buffer, buffer_size, safe_header_only, file_recovery, file_recovery_new);
+  @ ensures  valid_header_check_result(\result, file_recovery_new);
   @ assigns  *file_recovery_new;
   @*/
 static int header_check_sqlite(const unsigned char *buffer, const unsigned int buffer_size, const unsigned int safe_header_only, const file_recovery_t *file_recovery, file_recovery_t *file_recovery_new)