diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d448740b..36ab80a4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/). For the purpo
 * IRC operators
 * ident lookups for usernames
 * passwords stored in [bcrypt][go-crypto] format
-* channels that [persist][go-sqlite] between restarts (+P)
+* channels that persist between restarts (+P)
 * client accounts and SASL
 * IRCv3 support
 
@@ -71,4 +71,3 @@ oragono run
 * apologies to anyone I forgot.
 
 [go-crypto]: https://godoc.org/golang.org/x/crypto
-[go-sqlite]: https://github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3
diff --git a/oragono.yaml b/oragono.yaml
index 36fd0df3..6ec9970f 100644
--- a/oragono.yaml
+++ b/oragono.yaml
@@ -74,11 +74,6 @@ datastore:
     # path to the datastore
     path: ircd.db
 
-    # path to our sqlite db
-    # currently used to lookup masks and store persistent chan data
-    # but planned to be deprecated in a future release
-    sqlite-path: ircd-sqlite.db
-
 # limits - these need to be the same across the network
 limits:
     # nicklen is the max nick length allowed