diff --git a/feature-foryou/src/main/java/com/google/samples/apps/nowinandroid/feature/foryou/ForYouViewModel.kt b/feature-foryou/src/main/java/com/google/samples/apps/nowinandroid/feature/foryou/ForYouViewModel.kt
index ba8882fe6..f40fc31da 100644
--- a/feature-foryou/src/main/java/com/google/samples/apps/nowinandroid/feature/foryou/ForYouViewModel.kt
+++ b/feature-foryou/src/main/java/com/google/samples/apps/nowinandroid/feature/foryou/ForYouViewModel.kt
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ import androidx.compose.runtime.snapshots.Snapshot.Companion.withMutableSnapshot
 import androidx.lifecycle.SavedStateHandle
 import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModel
 import androidx.lifecycle.viewModelScope
+import androidx.lifecycle.viewmodel.compose.SavedStateHandleSaveableApi
+import androidx.lifecycle.viewmodel.compose.saveable
 import com.google.samples.apps.nowinandroid.core.domain.combine
 import com.google.samples.apps.nowinandroid.core.domain.repository.AuthorsRepository
 import com.google.samples.apps.nowinandroid.core.domain.repository.NewsRepository
@@ -30,7 +32,6 @@ import com.google.samples.apps.nowinandroid.core.model.data.FollowableAuthor
 import com.google.samples.apps.nowinandroid.core.model.data.FollowableTopic
 import com.google.samples.apps.nowinandroid.core.model.data.NewsResource
 import com.google.samples.apps.nowinandroid.core.model.data.SaveableNewsResource
-import com.google.samples.apps.nowinandroid.feature.foryou.util.saveable
 import dagger.hilt.android.lifecycle.HiltViewModel
 import javax.inject.Inject
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.SharingStarted
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.map
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.stateIn
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 
+@OptIn(SavedStateHandleSaveableApi::class)
 @HiltViewModel
 class ForYouViewModel @Inject constructor(
     private val authorsRepository: AuthorsRepository,
diff --git a/feature-foryou/src/main/java/com/google/samples/apps/nowinandroid/feature/foryou/util/SavedStateHandleExtensions.kt b/feature-foryou/src/main/java/com/google/samples/apps/nowinandroid/feature/foryou/util/SavedStateHandleExtensions.kt
deleted file mode 100644
index 163c98f9b..000000000
--- a/feature-foryou/src/main/java/com/google/samples/apps/nowinandroid/feature/foryou/util/SavedStateHandleExtensions.kt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,91 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2022 The Android Open Source Project
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-package com.google.samples.apps.nowinandroid.feature.foryou.util
-
-import androidx.compose.runtime.MutableState
-import androidx.compose.runtime.getValue
-import androidx.compose.runtime.saveable.Saver
-import androidx.compose.runtime.saveable.autoSaver
-import androidx.compose.runtime.setValue
-import androidx.lifecycle.SavedStateHandle
-import androidx.lifecycle.viewmodel.compose.SavedStateHandleSaveableApi
-import androidx.lifecycle.viewmodel.compose.saveable
-import kotlin.properties.PropertyDelegateProvider
-import kotlin.properties.ReadOnlyProperty
-import kotlin.properties.ReadWriteProperty
-import kotlin.reflect.KProperty
-
-// These are placeholder solutions for https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/224565154 and
-// https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/225014345.
-// With the following, it is possible to use the Compose Saver APIs to back values in the
-// SavedStateHandle to persist through process death, in a similar form as rememberSaveable
-
-/**
- * A [PropertyDelegateProvider] allowing the use of [saveable] with the key provided by the name
- * of the property.
- *
- * https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/225014345
- */
-@OptIn(SavedStateHandleSaveableApi::class)
-fun <T : Any> SavedStateHandle.saveable(
-    saver: Saver<T, out Any> = autoSaver(),
-    init: () -> T,
-): PropertyDelegateProvider<Any, ReadOnlyProperty<Any, T>> =
-    PropertyDelegateProvider { _, property ->
-        val value = saveable(
-            key = property.name,
-            saver = saver,
-            init = init
-        )
-
-        ReadOnlyProperty { _, _ -> value }
-    }
-
-/**
- * A nested [PropertyDelegateProvider] allowing the use of [saveable] with the key provided by the
- * name, as well as direct access to the value contained with [MutableState].
- *
- * This allows the main usage to look almost identical to
- * `rememberSaveable { mutableStateOf(...) }`:
- *
- * ```
- * val value by savedStateHandle.saveable { mutableStateOf("initialValue") }
- * ```
- *
- * https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/225014345
- */
-@OptIn(SavedStateHandleSaveableApi::class)
-@JvmName("saveableMutableState")
-fun <T : Any> SavedStateHandle.saveable(
-    stateSaver: Saver<T, out Any> = autoSaver(),
-    init: () -> MutableState<T>,
-): PropertyDelegateProvider<Any, ReadWriteProperty<Any, T>> =
-    PropertyDelegateProvider<Any, ReadWriteProperty<Any, T>> { _, property ->
-        val mutableState = saveable(
-            key = property.name,
-            stateSaver = stateSaver,
-            init = init
-        )
-
-        object : ReadWriteProperty<Any, T> {
-            override fun getValue(thisRef: Any, property: KProperty<*>): T =
-                mutableState.getValue(thisRef, property)
-
-            override fun setValue(thisRef: Any, property: KProperty<*>, value: T) =
-                mutableState.setValue(thisRef, property, value)
-        }
-    }
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 7ef9f3b38..f6cab0c90 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ androidxCore = "1.7.0"
 androidxDataStore = "1.0.0"
 androidxEspresso = "3.3.0"
 androidxHiltNavigationCompose = "1.0.0-rc01"
-androidxLifecycle = "2.5.0-alpha06"
+androidxLifecycle = "2.5.0-beta01"
 androidxMacroBenchmark = "1.1.0-beta04"
 androidxNavigation = "2.4.0-rc01"
 androidxProfileinstaller = "1.2.0-alpha02"