diff --git a/gnu/packages/gnome.scm b/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
index 3ea1cf5978..850bfcf5e9 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
@@ -5747,7 +5747,7 @@ easy, safe, and automatic.")
        ("dbus" ,dbus)
        ("gstreamer" ,gstreamer)
        ("gst-plugins-base" ,gst-plugins-base)
-       ("sqlite" ,sqlite-with-fts5)
+       ("sqlite" ,sqlite)
        ("nettle" ,nettle)  ; XXX why is this needed?
        ("poppler" ,poppler)
        ("libgsf" ,libgsf)
diff --git a/gnu/packages/sqlite.scm b/gnu/packages/sqlite.scm
index 5e5bbd8fb6..05d7ce6b92 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/sqlite.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/sqlite.scm
@@ -103,15 +103,6 @@ is in the public domain.")
                (base32
                 "0pdzszb4sp73hl36siiv3p300jvfvbcdxi2rrmkwgs6inwznmajx"))))))
 
-;; This is used by Tracker.
-(define-public sqlite-with-fts5
-  (package/inherit sqlite
-    (name "sqlite-with-fts5")
-    (arguments
-     (substitute-keyword-arguments (package-arguments sqlite)
-       ((#:configure-flags flags)
-        `(cons "--enable-fts5" ,flags))))))
-
 ;; This is used by Qt.
 (define-public sqlite-with-column-metadata
   (package/inherit sqlite