diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 635da3aa..0bc056e6 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ allprojects {
 
 static def androidCompileSdk() { return 33 }
 
-// 14 for Support Library, 16 for sqlite-android
+// 14 for Support Library
 static def androidMinSdk() { return 21 }
 
 static def androidTargetSdk() { return 33 }
diff --git a/vtm-android-example/build.gradle b/vtm-android-example/build.gradle
index cd42d003..a3d99f1a 100644
--- a/vtm-android-example/build.gradle
+++ b/vtm-android-example/build.gradle
@@ -17,10 +17,6 @@ dependencies {
     implementation project(':vtm-gdx-poi3d')
 
     implementation 'org.mapsforge:mapsforge-poi-android:master-SNAPSHOT'
-    runtimeOnly 'org.mapsforge:sqlite-android:master-SNAPSHOT:natives-armeabi-v7a'
-    runtimeOnly 'org.mapsforge:sqlite-android:master-SNAPSHOT:natives-arm64-v8a'
-    runtimeOnly 'org.mapsforge:sqlite-android:master-SNAPSHOT:natives-x86'
-    runtimeOnly 'org.mapsforge:sqlite-android:master-SNAPSHOT:natives-x86_64'
 }
 
 android {