diff --git a/Makefile.pre.in b/Makefile.pre.in
index 1afd9e13319..2e42d53d5b9 100644
--- a/Makefile.pre.in
+++ b/Makefile.pre.in
@@ -2490,6 +2490,7 @@ MODULE__SHA512_DEPS=$(srcdir)/Modules/hashlib.h
 MODULE__SOCKET_DEPS=$(srcdir)/Modules/socketmodule.h
 MODULE__SSL_DEPS=$(srcdir)/Modules/_ssl.h $(srcdir)/Modules/_ssl/cert.c $(srcdir)/Modules/_ssl/debughelpers.c $(srcdir)/Modules/_ssl/misc.c $(srcdir)/Modules/_ssl_data.h $(srcdir)/Modules/_ssl_data_111.h $(srcdir)/Modules/_ssl_data_300.h $(srcdir)/Modules/socketmodule.h
 MODULE__TESTCAPI_DEPS=$(srcdir)/Modules/testcapi_long.h
+MODULE__SQLITE3_DEPS=$(srcdir)/Modules/_sqlite/connection.h $(srcdir)/Modules/_sqlite/cursor.h $(srcdir)/Modules/_sqlite/microprotocols.h $(srcdir)/Modules/_sqlite/module.h $(srcdir)/Modules/_sqlite/prepare_protocol.h $(srcdir)/Modules/_sqlite/row.h $(srcdir)/Modules/_sqlite/util.h
 
 # IF YOU PUT ANYTHING HERE IT WILL GO AWAY
 # Local Variables:
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Build/2021-11-09-23-30-12.bpo-45774.Mwm3ZR.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Build/2021-11-09-23-30-12.bpo-45774.Mwm3ZR.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..09095ab2cf9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Build/2021-11-09-23-30-12.bpo-45774.Mwm3ZR.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+The build dependencies for :mod:`sqlite3` are now detected by ``configure`` and
+``pkg-config``. Patch by Erlend E. Aasland.
diff --git a/Modules/Setup b/Modules/Setup
index 414c6af4b69..f8c90ea7772 100644
--- a/Modules/Setup
+++ b/Modules/Setup
@@ -227,7 +227,6 @@ time timemodule.c
 #_dbm _dbmmodule.c -lgdbm_compat -DUSE_GDBM_COMPAT
 #_gdbm _gdbmmodule.c -lgdbm
 #_lzma _lzmamodule.c -llzma
-#_sqlite3 _sqlite/connection.c _sqlite/cursor.c _sqlite/microprotocols.c _sqlite/module.c _sqlite/prepare_protocol.c _sqlite/row.c _sqlite/statement.c _sqlite/util.c -lsqlite3
 #_uuid _uuidmodule.c -luuid
 #zlib  zlibmodule.c -lz
 
diff --git a/Modules/Setup.stdlib.in b/Modules/Setup.stdlib.in
index 0722eae87a3..2e87b032e35 100644
--- a/Modules/Setup.stdlib.in
+++ b/Modules/Setup.stdlib.in
@@ -53,3 +53,9 @@
 
 # Linux and FreeBSD, needs sys/soundcard.h or linux/soundcard.h
 @MODULE_OSSAUDIODEV_TRUE@ossaudiodev ossaudiodev.c
+
+
+############################################################################
+# Modules with third party dependencies
+#
+@MODULE__SQLITE3_TRUE@_sqlite3 _sqlite/connection.c _sqlite/cursor.c _sqlite/microprotocols.c _sqlite/module.c _sqlite/prepare_protocol.c _sqlite/row.c _sqlite/statement.c _sqlite/util.c
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index fc7b8dc5968..657c71dca62 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -624,6 +624,8 @@ ac_includes_default="\
 
 ac_subst_vars='LTLIBOBJS
 MODULE_BLOCK
+MODULE__SQLITE3_FALSE
+MODULE__SQLITE3_TRUE
 MODULE__DECIMAL_FALSE
 MODULE__DECIMAL_TRUE
 MODULE__ELEMENTTREE_FALSE
@@ -669,6 +671,8 @@ DFLAGS
 DTRACE
 TCLTK_LIBS
 TCLTK_INCLUDES
+LIBSQLITE3_LIBS
+LIBSQLITE3_CFLAGS
 LIBMPDEC_INTERNAL
 LIBMPDEC_LDFLAGS
 LIBMPDEC_CFLAGS
@@ -895,7 +899,9 @@ LDFLAGS
 LIBS
 CPPFLAGS
 CPP
-PROFILE_TASK'
+PROFILE_TASK
+LIBSQLITE3_CFLAGS
+LIBSQLITE3_LIBS'
 
 
 # Initialize some variables set by options.
@@ -1669,6 +1675,10 @@ Some influential environment variables:
   CPP         C preprocessor
   PROFILE_TASK
               Python args for PGO generation task
+  LIBSQLITE3_CFLAGS
+              C compiler flags for LIBSQLITE3, overriding pkg-config
+  LIBSQLITE3_LIBS
+              linker flags for LIBSQLITE3, overriding pkg-config
 
 Use these variables to override the choices made by `configure' or to help
 it to find libraries and programs with nonstandard names/locations.
@@ -10930,12 +10940,229 @@ if test "$have_glibc_memmove_bug" = yes; then
     as_fn_append LIBMPDEC_CFLAGS " -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE"
 fi
 
+
+pkg_failed=no
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for LIBSQLITE3" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for LIBSQLITE3... " >&6; }
+
+if test -n "$LIBSQLITE3_CFLAGS"; then
+    pkg_cv_LIBSQLITE3_CFLAGS="$LIBSQLITE3_CFLAGS"
+ elif test -n "$PKG_CONFIG"; then
+    if test -n "$PKG_CONFIG" && \
+    { { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors \"sqlite3 >= 3.7.15\""; } >&5
+  ($PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors "sqlite3 >= 3.7.15") 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  test $ac_status = 0; }; then
+  pkg_cv_LIBSQLITE3_CFLAGS=`$PKG_CONFIG --cflags "sqlite3 >= 3.7.15" 2>/dev/null`
+		      test "x$?" != "x0" && pkg_failed=yes
+else
+  pkg_failed=yes
+fi
+ else
+    pkg_failed=untried
+fi
+if test -n "$LIBSQLITE3_LIBS"; then
+    pkg_cv_LIBSQLITE3_LIBS="$LIBSQLITE3_LIBS"
+ elif test -n "$PKG_CONFIG"; then
+    if test -n "$PKG_CONFIG" && \
+    { { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors \"sqlite3 >= 3.7.15\""; } >&5
+  ($PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors "sqlite3 >= 3.7.15") 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  test $ac_status = 0; }; then
+  pkg_cv_LIBSQLITE3_LIBS=`$PKG_CONFIG --libs "sqlite3 >= 3.7.15" 2>/dev/null`
+		      test "x$?" != "x0" && pkg_failed=yes
+else
+  pkg_failed=yes
+fi
+ else
+    pkg_failed=untried
+fi
+
+
+
+if test $pkg_failed = yes; then
+   	{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
+$as_echo "no" >&6; }
+
+if $PKG_CONFIG --atleast-pkgconfig-version 0.20; then
+        _pkg_short_errors_supported=yes
+else
+        _pkg_short_errors_supported=no
+fi
+        if test $_pkg_short_errors_supported = yes; then
+	        LIBSQLITE3_PKG_ERRORS=`$PKG_CONFIG --short-errors --print-errors --cflags --libs "sqlite3 >= 3.7.15" 2>&1`
+        else
+	        LIBSQLITE3_PKG_ERRORS=`$PKG_CONFIG --print-errors --cflags --libs "sqlite3 >= 3.7.15" 2>&1`
+        fi
+	# Put the nasty error message in config.log where it belongs
+	echo "$LIBSQLITE3_PKG_ERRORS" >&5
+
+
+    LIBSQLITE3_LIBS="-lsqlite3"
+    LIBSQLITE3_CFLAGS=
+
+
+elif test $pkg_failed = untried; then
+     	{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
+$as_echo "no" >&6; }
+
+    LIBSQLITE3_LIBS="-lsqlite3"
+    LIBSQLITE3_CFLAGS=
+
+
+else
+	LIBSQLITE3_CFLAGS=$pkg_cv_LIBSQLITE3_CFLAGS
+	LIBSQLITE3_LIBS=$pkg_cv_LIBSQLITE3_LIBS
+        { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: yes" >&5
+$as_echo "yes" >&6; }
+
+fi
+as_fn_append LIBSQLITE3_CFLAGS ' -I$(srcdir)/Modules/_sqlite'
+
+save_CFLAGS=$CFLAGS
+save_CPPFLAGS=$CPPFLAGS
+save_LDFLAGS=$LDFLAGS
+save_LIBS=$LIBS
+CPPFLAGS="$LIBSQLITE3_CFLAGS $CFLAGS"
+LDFLAGS="$LIBSQLITE3_LIBS $LDFLAGS"
+
+ac_fn_c_check_header_mongrel "$LINENO" "sqlite3.h" "ac_cv_header_sqlite3_h" "$ac_includes_default"
+if test "x$ac_cv_header_sqlite3_h" = xyes; then :
+
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for sqlite3_open_v2 in -lsqlite3" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for sqlite3_open_v2 in -lsqlite3... " >&6; }
+if ${ac_cv_lib_sqlite3_sqlite3_open_v2+:} false; then :
+  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
+else
+  ac_check_lib_save_LIBS=$LIBS
+LIBS="-lsqlite3  $LIBS"
+cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+
+/* Override any GCC internal prototype to avoid an error.
+   Use char because int might match the return type of a GCC
+   builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply.  */
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C"
+#endif
+char sqlite3_open_v2 ();
+int
+main ()
+{
+return sqlite3_open_v2 ();
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+if ac_fn_c_try_link "$LINENO"; then :
+  ac_cv_lib_sqlite3_sqlite3_open_v2=yes
+else
+  ac_cv_lib_sqlite3_sqlite3_open_v2=no
+fi
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
+    conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
+LIBS=$ac_check_lib_save_LIBS
+fi
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_cv_lib_sqlite3_sqlite3_open_v2" >&5
+$as_echo "$ac_cv_lib_sqlite3_sqlite3_open_v2" >&6; }
+if test "x$ac_cv_lib_sqlite3_sqlite3_open_v2" = xyes; then :
+
+    have_sqlite3=yes
+    cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+
+
+        #include <sqlite3.h>
+        #if SQLITE_VERSION_NUMBER < 3007015
+        #  error "SQLite 3.7.15 or higher required"
+        #endif
+
+int
+main ()
+{
+
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+
+_ACEOF
+if ac_fn_c_try_compile "$LINENO"; then :
+  have_supported_sqlite3=yes
+else
+  have_supported_sqlite3=no
+fi
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
+
+else
+  have_sqlite3=no
+fi
+
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for sqlite3_load_extension in -lsqlite3" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for sqlite3_load_extension in -lsqlite3... " >&6; }
+if ${ac_cv_lib_sqlite3_sqlite3_load_extension+:} false; then :
+  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
+else
+  ac_check_lib_save_LIBS=$LIBS
+LIBS="-lsqlite3  $LIBS"
+cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+
+/* Override any GCC internal prototype to avoid an error.
+   Use char because int might match the return type of a GCC
+   builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply.  */
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C"
+#endif
+char sqlite3_load_extension ();
+int
+main ()
+{
+return sqlite3_load_extension ();
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+if ac_fn_c_try_link "$LINENO"; then :
+  ac_cv_lib_sqlite3_sqlite3_load_extension=yes
+else
+  ac_cv_lib_sqlite3_sqlite3_load_extension=no
+fi
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
+    conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
+LIBS=$ac_check_lib_save_LIBS
+fi
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_cv_lib_sqlite3_sqlite3_load_extension" >&5
+$as_echo "$ac_cv_lib_sqlite3_sqlite3_load_extension" >&6; }
+if test "x$ac_cv_lib_sqlite3_sqlite3_load_extension" = xyes; then :
+  cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
+#define HAVE_LIBSQLITE3 1
+_ACEOF
+
+  LIBS="-lsqlite3 $LIBS"
+
+fi
+
+
+fi
+
+
+
+CFLAGS=$save_CFLAGS
+CPPFLAGS=$save_CPPFLAGS
+LDFLAGS=$save_LDFLAGS
+LIBS=$save_LIBS
+
 # Check for support for loadable sqlite extensions
 { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for --enable-loadable-sqlite-extensions" >&5
 $as_echo_n "checking for --enable-loadable-sqlite-extensions... " >&6; }
 # Check whether --enable-loadable-sqlite-extensions was given.
 if test "${enable_loadable_sqlite_extensions+set}" = set; then :
-  enableval=$enable_loadable_sqlite_extensions;
+  enableval=$enable_loadable_sqlite_extensions; if test "x$have_sqlite3_load_extension" = xno; then :
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: WARNING: Your version of SQLite does not support loadable extensions" >&5
+$as_echo "$as_me: WARNING: Your version of SQLite does not support loadable extensions" >&2;}
+fi
 else
   enable_loadable_sqlite_extensions=no
 fi
@@ -19431,6 +19658,56 @@ fi
 $as_echo "$py_cv_module__decimal" >&6; }
 
 
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for stdlib extension module _sqlite3" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for stdlib extension module _sqlite3... " >&6; }
+      case $py_stdlib_not_available in #(
+  *_sqlite3*) :
+    py_cv_module__sqlite3=n/a ;; #(
+  *) :
+
+      if test "$have_sqlite3" = "yes"; then :
+  if test "$have_supported_sqlite3" = "yes"; then :
+  py_cv_module__sqlite3=yes
+else
+  py_cv_module__sqlite3=missing
+fi
+else
+  py_cv_module__sqlite3=disabled
+
+fi
+
+   ;;
+esac
+  as_fn_append MODULE_BLOCK "MODULE__SQLITE3=$py_cv_module__sqlite3$as_nl"
+  if test "x$py_cv_module__sqlite3" = xyes; then :
+
+    as_fn_append MODULE_BLOCK "MODULE__SQLITE3_CFLAGS=$LIBSQLITE3_CFLAGS$as_nl"
+    as_fn_append MODULE_BLOCK "MODULE__SQLITE3_LDFLAGS=$LIBSQLITE3_LIBS$as_nl"
+     if true; then
+  MODULE__SQLITE3_TRUE=
+  MODULE__SQLITE3_FALSE='#'
+else
+  MODULE__SQLITE3_TRUE='#'
+  MODULE__SQLITE3_FALSE=
+fi
+
+
+else
+
+     if false; then
+  MODULE__SQLITE3_TRUE=
+  MODULE__SQLITE3_FALSE='#'
+else
+  MODULE__SQLITE3_TRUE='#'
+  MODULE__SQLITE3_FALSE=
+fi
+
+
+fi
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $py_cv_module__sqlite3" >&5
+$as_echo "$py_cv_module__sqlite3" >&6; }
+
+
 # substitute multiline block, must come after last PY_STDLIB_MOD()
 
 
@@ -19583,6 +19860,14 @@ if test -z "${MODULE__DECIMAL_TRUE}" && test -z "${MODULE__DECIMAL_FALSE}"; then
   as_fn_error $? "conditional \"MODULE__DECIMAL\" was never defined.
 Usually this means the macro was only invoked conditionally." "$LINENO" 5
 fi
+if test -z "${MODULE__SQLITE3_TRUE}" && test -z "${MODULE__SQLITE3_FALSE}"; then
+  as_fn_error $? "conditional \"MODULE__SQLITE3\" was never defined.
+Usually this means the macro was only invoked conditionally." "$LINENO" 5
+fi
+if test -z "${MODULE__SQLITE3_TRUE}" && test -z "${MODULE__SQLITE3_FALSE}"; then
+  as_fn_error $? "conditional \"MODULE__SQLITE3\" was never defined.
+Usually this means the macro was only invoked conditionally." "$LINENO" 5
+fi
 
 : "${CONFIG_STATUS=./config.status}"
 ac_write_fail=0
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index d2cb67a39cb..4bac7ccf248 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -3165,12 +3165,52 @@ if test "$have_glibc_memmove_bug" = yes; then
     AS_VAR_APPEND([LIBMPDEC_CFLAGS], [" -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE"])
 fi
 
+dnl Check for SQLite library. Use pkg-config if available.
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES(
+  [LIBSQLITE3], [sqlite3 >= 3.7.15], [], [
+    LIBSQLITE3_LIBS="-lsqlite3"
+    LIBSQLITE3_CFLAGS=
+  ]
+)
+AS_VAR_APPEND([LIBSQLITE3_CFLAGS], [' -I$(srcdir)/Modules/_sqlite'])
+
+dnl bpo-45774/GH-29507: The CPP check in AC_CHECK_HEADER can fail on FreeBSD,
+dnl hence CPPFLAGS instead of CFLAGS. We still need to save CFLAGS, because it
+dnl is touched by AC_CHECK_HEADER.
+AS_VAR_COPY([save_CFLAGS], [CFLAGS])
+AS_VAR_COPY([save_CPPFLAGS], [CPPFLAGS])
+AS_VAR_COPY([save_LDFLAGS], [LDFLAGS])
+AS_VAR_COPY([save_LIBS], [LIBS])
+CPPFLAGS="$LIBSQLITE3_CFLAGS $CFLAGS"
+LDFLAGS="$LIBSQLITE3_LIBS $LDFLAGS"
+
+AC_CHECK_HEADER([sqlite3.h], [
+  AC_CHECK_LIB([sqlite3], [sqlite3_open_v2], [
+    have_sqlite3=yes
+    AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([
+      AC_LANG_PROGRAM([
+        #include <sqlite3.h>
+        #if SQLITE_VERSION_NUMBER < 3007015
+        #  error "SQLite 3.7.15 or higher required"
+        #endif
+      ], [])
+    ], [have_supported_sqlite3=yes], [have_supported_sqlite3=no])
+  ], [have_sqlite3=no])
+  AC_CHECK_LIB([sqlite3], [sqlite3_load_extension])
+])
+
+AS_VAR_COPY([CFLAGS], [save_CFLAGS])
+AS_VAR_COPY([CPPFLAGS], [save_CPPFLAGS])
+AS_VAR_COPY([LDFLAGS], [save_LDFLAGS])
+AS_VAR_COPY([LIBS], [save_LIBS])
+
 # Check for support for loadable sqlite extensions
 AC_MSG_CHECKING(for --enable-loadable-sqlite-extensions)
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(loadable-sqlite-extensions,
               AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-loadable-sqlite-extensions],
                              [support loadable extensions in _sqlite module, see Doc/library/sqlite3.rst (default is no)]),
-              [],
+              [AS_VAR_IF([have_sqlite3_load_extension], [no],
+                         [AC_MSG_WARN([Your version of SQLite does not support loadable extensions])])],
               [enable_loadable_sqlite_extensions=no])
 AC_MSG_RESULT($enable_loadable_sqlite_extensions)
 
@@ -5999,6 +6039,10 @@ PY_STDLIB_MOD([pyexpat], [], [], [$LIBEXPAT_CFLAGS], [$LIBEXPAT_LDFLAGS])
 PY_STDLIB_MOD([_elementtree], [], [], [$LIBEXPAT_CFLAGS], [])
 
 PY_STDLIB_MOD([_decimal], [], [], [$LIBMPDEC_CFLAGS], [$LIBMPDEC_LDFLAGS])
+PY_STDLIB_MOD([_sqlite3],
+  [test "$have_sqlite3" = "yes"],
+  [test "$have_supported_sqlite3" = "yes"],
+  [$LIBSQLITE3_CFLAGS], [$LIBSQLITE3_LIBS])
 
 # substitute multiline block, must come after last PY_STDLIB_MOD()
 AC_SUBST([MODULE_BLOCK])
diff --git a/pyconfig.h.in b/pyconfig.h.in
index b8f63955e31..0cc593fdfc5 100644
--- a/pyconfig.h.in
+++ b/pyconfig.h.in
@@ -634,6 +634,9 @@
 /* Define to 1 if you have the `sendfile' library (-lsendfile). */
 #undef HAVE_LIBSENDFILE
 
+/* Define to 1 if you have the `sqlite3' library (-lsqlite3). */
+#undef HAVE_LIBSQLITE3
+
 /* Define to 1 if you have the <libutil.h> header file. */
 #undef HAVE_LIBUTIL_H
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index a09cf18213f..040f90af601 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1371,108 +1371,17 @@ def detect_dbm_gdbm(self):
             self.missing.append('_gdbm')
 
     def detect_sqlite(self):
-        # The sqlite interface
-        sqlite_setup_debug = False   # verbose debug prints from this script?
-
-        # We hunt for #define SQLITE_VERSION "n.n.n"
-        sqlite_incdir = sqlite_libdir = None
-        sqlite_inc_paths = [ '/usr/include',
-                             '/usr/include/sqlite',
-                             '/usr/include/sqlite3',
-                             '/usr/local/include',
-                             '/usr/local/include/sqlite',
-                             '/usr/local/include/sqlite3',
-                             ]
-        if CROSS_COMPILING:
-            sqlite_inc_paths = []
-        MIN_SQLITE_VERSION_NUMBER = (3, 7, 15)  # Issue 40810
-        MIN_SQLITE_VERSION = ".".join([str(x)
-                                    for x in MIN_SQLITE_VERSION_NUMBER])
-
-        # Scan the default include directories before the SQLite specific
-        # ones. This allows one to override the copy of sqlite on OSX,
-        # where /usr/include contains an old version of sqlite.
-        if MACOS:
-            sysroot = macosx_sdk_root()
-
-        for d_ in self.inc_dirs + sqlite_inc_paths:
-            d = d_
-            if MACOS and is_macosx_sdk_path(d):
-                d = os.path.join(sysroot, d[1:])
-
-            f = os.path.join(d, "sqlite3.h")
-            if os.path.exists(f):
-                if sqlite_setup_debug: print("sqlite: found %s"%f)
-                with open(f) as file:
-                    incf = file.read()
-                m = re.search(
-                    r'\s*.*#\s*.*define\s.*SQLITE_VERSION\W*"([\d\.]*)"', incf)
-                if m:
-                    sqlite_version = m.group(1)
-                    sqlite_version_tuple = tuple([int(x)
-                                        for x in sqlite_version.split(".")])
-                    if sqlite_version_tuple >= MIN_SQLITE_VERSION_NUMBER:
-                        # we win!
-                        if sqlite_setup_debug:
-                            print("%s/sqlite3.h: version %s"%(d, sqlite_version))
-                        sqlite_incdir = d
-                        break
-                    else:
-                        if sqlite_setup_debug:
-                            print("%s: version %s is too old, need >= %s"%(d,
-                                        sqlite_version, MIN_SQLITE_VERSION))
-                elif sqlite_setup_debug:
-                    print("sqlite: %s had no SQLITE_VERSION"%(f,))
-
-        if sqlite_incdir:
-            sqlite_dirs_to_check = [
-                os.path.join(sqlite_incdir, '..', 'lib64'),
-                os.path.join(sqlite_incdir, '..', 'lib'),
-                os.path.join(sqlite_incdir, '..', '..', 'lib64'),
-                os.path.join(sqlite_incdir, '..', '..', 'lib'),
-            ]
-            sqlite_libfile = self.compiler.find_library_file(
-                                sqlite_dirs_to_check + self.lib_dirs, 'sqlite3')
-            if sqlite_libfile:
-                sqlite_libdir = [os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(sqlite_libfile))]
-
-        if sqlite_incdir and sqlite_libdir:
-            sqlite_srcs = [
-                '_sqlite/connection.c',
-                '_sqlite/cursor.c',
-                '_sqlite/microprotocols.c',
-                '_sqlite/module.c',
-                '_sqlite/prepare_protocol.c',
-                '_sqlite/row.c',
-                '_sqlite/statement.c',
-                '_sqlite/util.c', ]
-            sqlite_defines = []
-
-            # Enable support for loadable extensions in the sqlite3 module
-            # if --enable-loadable-sqlite-extensions configure option is used.
-            if (
-                MACOS and
-                sqlite_incdir == os.path.join(MACOS_SDK_ROOT, "usr/include") and
-                sysconfig.get_config_var("PY_SQLITE_ENABLE_LOAD_EXTENSION")
-            ):
-                raise DistutilsError("System version of SQLite does not support loadable extensions")
-
-            include_dirs = ["Modules/_sqlite"]
-            # Only include the directory where sqlite was found if it does
-            # not already exist in set include directories, otherwise you
-            # can end up with a bad search path order.
-            if sqlite_incdir not in self.compiler.include_dirs:
-                include_dirs.append(sqlite_incdir)
-            # avoid a runtime library path for a system library dir
-            if sqlite_libdir and sqlite_libdir[0] in self.lib_dirs:
-                sqlite_libdir = None
-            self.add(Extension('_sqlite3', sqlite_srcs,
-                               define_macros=sqlite_defines,
-                               include_dirs=include_dirs,
-                               library_dirs=sqlite_libdir,
-                               libraries=["sqlite3",]))
-        else:
-            self.missing.append('_sqlite3')
+        sources = [
+            "_sqlite/connection.c",
+            "_sqlite/cursor.c",
+            "_sqlite/microprotocols.c",
+            "_sqlite/module.c",
+            "_sqlite/prepare_protocol.c",
+            "_sqlite/row.c",
+            "_sqlite/statement.c",
+            "_sqlite/util.c",
+        ]
+        self.addext(Extension("_sqlite3", sources=sources))
 
     def detect_platform_specific_exts(self):
         # Unix-only modules