diff --git a/src/core/qgsauxiliarystorage.cpp b/src/core/qgsauxiliarystorage.cpp
index 49a7f56e4c6..4fdde43e413 100644
--- a/src/core/qgsauxiliarystorage.cpp
+++ b/src/core/qgsauxiliarystorage.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 #include "qgsauxiliarystorage.h"
 #include "qgslogger.h"
-#include "qgsspatialiteutils.h"
+#include "qgssqliteutils.h"
 #include "qgsproject.h"
 #include "qgsvectorlayerlabeling.h"
 #include "qgsdiagramrenderer.h"
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ QgsAuxiliaryLayer *QgsAuxiliaryStorage::createAuxiliaryLayer( const QgsField &fi
   if ( mValid && layer )
   {
     const QString table( layer->id() );
-    spatialite_database_unique_ptr database;
+    sqlite3_database_unique_ptr database;
     database = openDB( currentFileName() );
 
     if ( !tableExists( table, database.get() ) )
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ bool QgsAuxiliaryStorage::deleteTable( const QgsDataSourceUri &ogrUri )
 
   if ( !uri.database().isEmpty() && !uri.table().isEmpty() )
   {
-    spatialite_database_unique_ptr database;
+    sqlite3_database_unique_ptr database;
     database = openDB( uri.database() );
 
     if ( database )
@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@ bool QgsAuxiliaryStorage::duplicateTable( const QgsDataSourceUri &ogrUri, const
 
   if ( !uri.table().isEmpty() && !uri.database().isEmpty() )
   {
-    spatialite_database_unique_ptr database;
+    sqlite3_database_unique_ptr database;
     database = openDB( uri.database() );
 
     if ( database )
@@ -798,9 +798,9 @@ bool QgsAuxiliaryStorage::createTable( const QString &type, const QString &table
   return true;
 }
 
-spatialite_database_unique_ptr QgsAuxiliaryStorage::createDB( const QString &filename )
+sqlite3_database_unique_ptr QgsAuxiliaryStorage::createDB( const QString &filename )
 {
-  spatialite_database_unique_ptr database;
+  sqlite3_database_unique_ptr database;
 
   int rc;
   rc = database.open_v2( filename, SQLITE_OPEN_READWRITE | SQLITE_OPEN_CREATE, nullptr );
@@ -815,9 +815,9 @@ spatialite_database_unique_ptr QgsAuxiliaryStorage::createDB( const QString &fil
   return database;
 }
 
-spatialite_database_unique_ptr QgsAuxiliaryStorage::openDB( const QString &filename )
+sqlite3_database_unique_ptr QgsAuxiliaryStorage::openDB( const QString &filename )
 {
-  spatialite_database_unique_ptr database;
+  sqlite3_database_unique_ptr database;
   const int rc = database.open_v2( filename, SQLITE_OPEN_READWRITE, nullptr );
 
   if ( rc )
@@ -848,9 +848,9 @@ bool QgsAuxiliaryStorage::tableExists( const QString &table, sqlite3 *handler )
   return false;
 }
 
-spatialite_database_unique_ptr QgsAuxiliaryStorage::open( const QString &filename )
+sqlite3_database_unique_ptr QgsAuxiliaryStorage::open( const QString &filename )
 {
-  spatialite_database_unique_ptr database;
+  sqlite3_database_unique_ptr database;
 
   if ( filename.isEmpty() )
   {
@@ -874,7 +874,7 @@ spatialite_database_unique_ptr QgsAuxiliaryStorage::open( const QString &filenam
   return database;
 }
 
-spatialite_database_unique_ptr QgsAuxiliaryStorage::open( const QgsProject &project )
+sqlite3_database_unique_ptr QgsAuxiliaryStorage::open( const QgsProject &project )
 {
   return open( filenameForProject( project ) );
 }
diff --git a/src/core/qgsauxiliarystorage.h b/src/core/qgsauxiliarystorage.h
index 929d3373cbd..4413dd8ad4e 100644
--- a/src/core/qgsauxiliarystorage.h
+++ b/src/core/qgsauxiliarystorage.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #include "qgsdiagramrenderer.h"
 #include "qgsvectorlayerjoininfo.h"
 #include "qgsproperty.h"
-#include "qgsspatialiteutils.h"
+#include "qgssqliteutils.h"
 #include "qgsvectorlayer.h"
 #include "qgscallout.h"
 #include <QString>
@@ -428,14 +428,14 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsAuxiliaryStorage
     static bool exists( const QgsProject &project );
 
   private:
-    spatialite_database_unique_ptr open( const QString &filename = QString() );
-    spatialite_database_unique_ptr open( const QgsProject &project );
+    sqlite3_database_unique_ptr open( const QString &filename = QString() );
+    sqlite3_database_unique_ptr open( const QgsProject &project );
 
     void initTmpFileName();
 
     static QString filenameForProject( const QgsProject &project );
-    static spatialite_database_unique_ptr createDB( const QString &filename );
-    static spatialite_database_unique_ptr openDB( const QString &filename );
+    static sqlite3_database_unique_ptr createDB( const QString &filename );
+    static sqlite3_database_unique_ptr openDB( const QString &filename );
     static bool tableExists( const QString &table, sqlite3 *handler );
     static bool createTable( const QString &type, const QString &table, sqlite3 *handler, QString &errorMsg );