diff --git a/langgraph/checkpoint/sqlite.py b/langgraph/checkpoint/sqlite.py
index 23da9a7df..23c054912 100644
--- a/langgraph/checkpoint/sqlite.py
+++ b/langgraph/checkpoint/sqlite.py
@@ -451,42 +451,60 @@ class SqliteSaver(BaseCheckpointSaver, AbstractContextManager):
             }
         }
 
+    async def aget_tuple(self, config: RunnableConfig) -> Optional[CheckpointTuple]:
+        """Get a checkpoint tuple from the database asynchronously.
 
-def search_where(
-    metadata_filter: CheckpointMetadata,
-    before: Optional[RunnableConfig] = None,
-) -> Tuple[str, Tuple[Any, ...]]:
-    """Return WHERE clause predicates for (a)search() given metadata filter
-    and `before` config.
+        Note:
+            This async method is not supported by the SqliteSaver class.
+            Use get_tuple() instead, or consider using [AsyncSqliteSaver](#asyncsqlitesaver).
+        """
+        raise NotImplementedError(_AIO_ERROR_MSG)
 
-    This method returns a tuple of a string and a tuple of values. The string
-    is the parametered WHERE clause predicate (including the WHERE keyword):
-    "WHERE column1 = ? AND column2 IS ?". The tuple of values contains the
-    values for each of the corresponding parameters.
-    """
-    where = "WHERE "
-    param_values = ()
+    async def alist(
+        self,
+        config: RunnableConfig,
+        *,
+        before: Optional[RunnableConfig] = None,
+        limit: Optional[int] = None,
+    ) -> AsyncIterator[CheckpointTuple]:
+        """List checkpoints from the database asynchronously.
 
-    # construct predicate for metadata filter
-    metadata_predicate, metadata_values = _metadata_predicate(metadata_filter)
-    if metadata_predicate != "":
-        where += metadata_predicate
-        param_values += metadata_values
+        Note:
+            This async method is not supported by the SqliteSaver class.
+            Use list() instead, or consider using [AsyncSqliteSaver](#asyncsqlitesaver).
+        """
+        raise NotImplementedError(_AIO_ERROR_MSG)
+        yield
 
-    # construct predicate for `before`
-    if before is not None:
-        if metadata_predicate != "":
-            where += "AND thread_ts < ? "
-        else:
-            where += "thread_ts < ? "
+    async def asearch(
+        self,
+        metadata_filter: CheckpointMetadata,
+        *,
+        before: Optional[RunnableConfig] = None,
+        limit: Optional[int] = None,
+    ) -> AsyncIterator[CheckpointTuple]:
+        """Search for checkpoints by metadata asynchronously.
 
-        param_values += (before["configurable"]["thread_ts"],)
+        Note:
+            This async method is not supported by the SqliteSaver class.
+            Use search() instead, or consider using [AsyncSqliteSaver](#asyncsqlitesaver).
+        """
+        raise NotImplementedError(_AIO_ERROR_MSG)
+        yield
 
-    if where == "WHERE ":
-        # no predicates, return an empty WHERE clause string
-        return ("", ())
-    else:
-        return (where, param_values)
+    async def aput(
+        self,
+        config: RunnableConfig,
+        checkpoint: Checkpoint,
+        metadata: CheckpointMetadata,
+    ) -> RunnableConfig:
+        """Save a checkpoint to the database asynchronously.
+
+        Note:
+            This async method is not supported by the SqliteSaver class.
+            Use put() instead, or consider using [AsyncSqliteSaver](#asyncsqlitesaver).
+        """
+        raise NotImplementedError(_AIO_ERROR_MSG)
 
 
 def _metadata_predicate(
@@ -538,60 +556,38 @@ def _metadata_predicate(
     return (predicate, param_values)
 
 
-async def aget_tuple(self, config: RunnableConfig) -> Optional[CheckpointTuple]:
-    """Get a checkpoint tuple from the database asynchronously.
-
-    Note:
-        This async method is not supported by the SqliteSaver class.
-        Use get_tuple() instead, or consider using [AsyncSqliteSaver](#asyncsqlitesaver).
-    """
-    raise NotImplementedError(_AIO_ERROR_MSG)
-
-
-def alist(
-    self,
-    config: RunnableConfig,
-    *,
-    before: Optional[RunnableConfig] = None,
-    limit: Optional[int] = None,
-) -> AsyncIterator[CheckpointTuple]:
-    """List checkpoints from the database asynchronously.
-
-    Note:
-        This async method is not supported by the SqliteSaver class.
-        Use list() instead, or consider using [AsyncSqliteSaver](#asyncsqlitesaver).
-    """
-    raise NotImplementedError(_AIO_ERROR_MSG)
-    yield
-
-
-def asearch(
-    self,
+def search_where(
     metadata_filter: CheckpointMetadata,
-    *,
     before: Optional[RunnableConfig] = None,
-    limit: Optional[int] = None,
-) -> AsyncIterator[CheckpointTuple]:
-    """Search for checkpoints by metadata asynchronously.
+) -> Tuple[str, Tuple[Any, ...]]:
+    """Return WHERE clause predicates for (a)search() given metadata filter
+    and `before` config.
 
-    Note:
-        This async method is not supported by the SqliteSaver class.
-        Use search() instead, or consider using [AsyncSqliteSaver](#asyncsqlitesaver).
+    This method returns a tuple of a string and a tuple of values. The string
+    is the parametered WHERE clause predicate (including the WHERE keyword):
+    "WHERE column1 = ? AND column2 IS ?". The tuple of values contains the
+    values for each of the corresponding parameters.
     """
-    raise NotImplementedError(_AIO_ERROR_MSG)
-    yield
+    where = "WHERE "
+    param_values = ()
 
+    # construct predicate for metadata filter
+    metadata_predicate, metadata_values = _metadata_predicate(metadata_filter)
+    if metadata_predicate != "":
+        where += metadata_predicate
+        param_values += metadata_values
 
-async def aput(
-    self,
-    config: RunnableConfig,
-    checkpoint: Checkpoint,
-    metadata: CheckpointMetadata,
-) -> RunnableConfig:
-    """Save a checkpoint to the database asynchronously.
+    # construct predicate for `before`
+    if before is not None:
+        if metadata_predicate != "":
+            where += "AND thread_ts < ? "
+        else:
+            where += "thread_ts < ? "
 
-    Note:
-        This async method is not supported by the SqliteSaver class.
-        Use put() instead, or consider using [AsyncSqliteSaver](#asyncsqlitesaver).
-    """
-    raise NotImplementedError(_AIO_ERROR_MSG)
+        param_values += (before["configurable"]["thread_ts"],)
+
+    if where == "WHERE ":
+        # no predicates, return an empty WHERE clause string
+        return ("", ())
+    else:
+        return (where, param_values)
diff --git a/tests/checkpoint/test_sqlite.py b/tests/checkpoint/test_sqlite.py
index 741a908e1..bc678d7b9 100644
--- a/tests/checkpoint/test_sqlite.py
+++ b/tests/checkpoint/test_sqlite.py
@@ -3,7 +3,12 @@ from langchain_core.runnables import RunnableConfig
 
 from langgraph.channels.base import create_checkpoint
 from langgraph.checkpoint.base import Checkpoint, CheckpointMetadata, empty_checkpoint
-from langgraph.checkpoint.sqlite import SqliteSaver, _metadata_predicate, search_where
+from langgraph.checkpoint.sqlite import (
+    _AIO_ERROR_MSG,
+    SqliteSaver,
+    _metadata_predicate,
+    search_where,
+)
 
 
 class TestSqliteSaver:
@@ -98,3 +103,16 @@ class TestSqliteSaver:
             expected_predicate_3,
             expected_param_values_3,
         )
+
+    async def test_informative_async_errors(self):
+        # call method / assertions
+        with pytest.raises(NotImplementedError, match=_AIO_ERROR_MSG):
+            await self.sqlite_saver.aget(self.config_1)
+        with pytest.raises(NotImplementedError, match=_AIO_ERROR_MSG):
+            await self.sqlite_saver.aget_tuple(self.config_1)
+        with pytest.raises(NotImplementedError, match=_AIO_ERROR_MSG):
+            async for _ in self.sqlite_saver.alist(self.config_1):
+                pass
+        with pytest.raises(NotImplementedError, match=_AIO_ERROR_MSG):
+            async for _ in self.sqlite_saver.asearch(self.metadata_1):
+                pass