diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 936ade6bc30..f2d621ec7f4 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -763,10 +763,6 @@ case $host in
            BDB_LIBS="-L$bdb_prefix/lib -ldb_cxx-4.8"
          fi
 
-         if test "$use_sqlite" != "no" && $BREW list --versions sqlite3 >/dev/null; then
-           export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$($BREW --prefix sqlite3 2>/dev/null)/lib/pkgconfig:$PKG_CONFIG_PATH"
-         fi
-
          if $BREW list --versions qt@5 >/dev/null; then
            export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$($BREW --prefix qt@5 2>/dev/null)/lib/pkgconfig:$PKG_CONFIG_PATH"
          fi