diff --git a/core/src/local/store.rs b/core/src/local/store.rs
index 2a7d175..060ae79 100644
--- a/core/src/local/store.rs
+++ b/core/src/local/store.rs
@@ -452,15 +452,14 @@ pub fn get_note(conn: &Connection, id: &str) -> rusqlite::Result<Note> {
     load_note(conn, id)
 }
 
+/// Which notes' reminders are this device's to fire: the owner's, out of the trash.
+/// A note shared with us neither alerts us nor is ours to clear, the same as on the
+/// server.
+const OWN_REMINDERS: &str = "trashed = 0 AND remind_at IS NOT NULL AND permission = 'owner'";
+
 pub fn reminders(conn: &Connection) -> rusqlite::Result<Vec<Note>> {
-    // The owner's reminders: a note shared with us neither alerts us nor is ours to
-    // clear, the same as on the server.
-    notes_where(
-        conn,
-        "SELECT id FROM notes WHERE trashed = 0 AND remind_at IS NOT NULL AND permission = 'owner'
-          ORDER BY remind_at ASC",
-        [],
-    )
+    let sql = format!("SELECT id FROM notes WHERE {OWN_REMINDERS} ORDER BY remind_at ASC");
+    notes_where(conn, &sql, [])
 }
 
 /// Reminders due at or before `now_ms`, soonest first, trash excluded.
@@ -470,11 +469,9 @@ pub fn reminders(conn: &Connection) -> rusqlite::Result<Vec<Note>> {
 /// parse is left out: it can never come due, and announcing it would be a guess.
 pub fn due_reminders(conn: &Connection, now_ms: i64) -> rusqlite::Result<Vec<DueReminder>> {
     let set: Vec<(String, String)> = {
-        let mut stmt = conn.prepare(
-            "SELECT id, remind_at FROM notes
-              WHERE trashed = 0 AND remind_at IS NOT NULL AND permission = 'owner'
-              ORDER BY remind_at ASC",
-        )?;
+        let mut stmt = conn.prepare(&format!(
+            "SELECT id, remind_at FROM notes WHERE {OWN_REMINDERS} ORDER BY remind_at ASC"
+        ))?;
         let rows = stmt.query_map([], |r| Ok((r.get(0)?, r.get(1)?)))?;
         rows.collect::<rusqlite::Result<_>>()?
     };