diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 20abc4b9..24be2bce 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -65,12 +65,6 @@ AC_PROG_RANLIB
 AC_PROG_LN_S
 AC_PROG_MAKE_SET
 
-AC_PATH_PROG(SQLITE3_CMD, [sqlite3])
-
-if test x"$SQLITE3_CMD" = x""; then
-    AC_MSG_ERROR([The sqlite3 command is required])
-fi
-
 AC_PATH_PROG(BZIP2_CMD, [bzip2])
 
 AC_CHECK_SIZEOF(off_t)
diff --git a/test/Makefile.am b/test/Makefile.am
index 1774468a..cffa1a65 100644
--- a/test/Makefile.am
+++ b/test/Makefile.am
@@ -2,18 +2,10 @@
 TESTS_ENVIRONMENT = $(SHELL) $(top_builddir)/TESTS_ENVIRONMENT
 LOG_COMPILER = $(SHELL) $(top_builddir)/TESTS_ENVIRONMENT
 
-DBGEN_V = $(DBGEN_V_@AM_V@)
-DBGEN_V_ = $(DBGEN_V_@AM_DEFAULT_V@)
-DBGEN_V_0 = @echo "  DBGEN   " $@;
-
 RM_V = $(RM_V_@AM_V@)
 RM_V_ = $(RM_V_@AM_DEFAULT_V@)
 RM_V_0 = @echo "  RM      " $@;
 
-simple-db.db: simple-db.sql
-	$(RM_V)rm -f $@
-	$(DBGEN_V)$(SQLITE3_CMD) $@ < $(srcdir)/simple-db.sql
-
 AM_CPPFLAGS = \
 	-Wall \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/src \
@@ -245,7 +237,6 @@ dist_noinst_DATA = \
 	logfile_with_a_really_long_name_to_test_a_bug_with_long_names.0 \
 	multiline.lnav \
 	mvwattrline_output.0 \
-	simple-db.sql \
 	view_colors_output.0 \
 	vt52_curses_input.0 \
 	vt52_curses_input.1 \
@@ -258,9 +249,6 @@ dist_noinst_DATA = \
 	log-samples/sample-70c906b3c1a1cf03f15bde92ee78edfa6f9b7960.txt \
 	log-samples/sample-ad31f12d2adabd07e3ddda3ad5b0dbf6b49c4c99.txt
 
-nodist_noinst_DATA = \
-	simple-db.db
-
 TESTS = \
 	test_ansi_scrubber \
 	test_auto_fd \
diff --git a/test/simple-db.sql b/test/simple-db.sql
deleted file mode 100644
index a5c30c7b..00000000
--- a/test/simple-db.sql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-
-CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS  person (
-    id integer PRIMARY KEY,
-    first_name text,
-    last_name text,
-    age integer
-);
-
-INSERT INTO person (id, first_name, last_name, age)
-    VALUES (0, "Phil", "Myman", 30);
-INSERT INTO person (id, first_name, last_name, age)
-    VALUES (1, "Lem", "Hewitt", 35);