diff --git a/cmake/FindSPATIALITE.cmake b/cmake/FindSPATIALITE.cmake
index 189eb99d110..74f1a65095c 100644
--- a/cmake/FindSPATIALITE.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FindSPATIALITE.cmake
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ IF (SPATIALITE_FOUND)
    ENDIF (NOT SPATIALITE_FIND_QUIETLY)
 
    # Check for symbol gaiaDropTable
-   check_library_exists("${SPATIALITE_LIBRARY}" gaiaDropTable "" SPATIALITE_RECENT_VERSION)
+   check_library_exists("${SPATIALITE_LIBRARY}" gaiaDropTable "" SPATIALITE_VERSION_GE_4_0_0)
 
 ELSE (SPATIALITE_FOUND)
 
diff --git a/src/providers/spatialite/CMakeLists.txt b/src/providers/spatialite/CMakeLists.txt
index b267627db34..871bcffca65 100644
--- a/src/providers/spatialite/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/providers/spatialite/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ SET(SPATIALITE_MOC_HDRS
 
 QT4_WRAP_CPP(SPATIALITE_MOC_SRCS ${SPATIALITE_MOC_HDRS})
 
-IF(SPATIALITE_RECENT_VERSION)
-    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -DSPATIALITE_RECENT_VERSION")
-ENDIF(SPATIALITE_RECENT_VERSION)
+IF(SPATIALITE_VERSION_GE_4_0_0)
+    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -DSPATIALITE_VERSION_GE_4_0_0")
+ENDIF(SPATIALITE_VERSION_GE_4_0_0)
 
 
 INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(
diff --git a/src/providers/spatialite/qgsspatialiteconnection.cpp b/src/providers/spatialite/qgsspatialiteconnection.cpp
index 483f24ad8e4..aa5d566341e 100644
--- a/src/providers/spatialite/qgsspatialiteconnection.cpp
+++ b/src/providers/spatialite/qgsspatialiteconnection.cpp
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ QgsSpatiaLiteConnection::Error QgsSpatiaLiteConnection::fetchTables( bool loadGe
   }
 
   bool recentVersion = false;
-#ifdef SPATIALITE_RECENT_VERSION
+#ifdef SPATIALITE_VERSION_GE_4_0_0
   // only if libspatialite version is >= 4.0.0
   recentVersion = true;
 #endif
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ QgsSpatiaLiteConnection::Error QgsSpatiaLiteConnection::fetchTables( bool loadGe
     return FailedToCheckMetadata;
   }
 
-#ifdef SPATIALITE_RECENT_VERSION
+#ifdef SPATIALITE_VERSION_GE_4_0_0
   // only if libspatialite version is >= 4.0.0
   // using v.4.0 Abstract Interface
   if ( !getTableInfoAbstractInterface( handle, loadGeometrylessTables ) )
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ QgsSpatiaLiteConnection::Error QgsSpatiaLiteConnection::fetchTables( bool loadGe
 
 bool QgsSpatiaLiteConnection::updateStatistics()
 {
+#ifdef SPATIALITE_VERSION_GE_4_0_0
   QFileInfo fi( mPath );
   if ( !fi.exists() )
   {
@@ -126,17 +127,14 @@ bool QgsSpatiaLiteConnection::updateStatistics()
     return false;
   }
 
-//  checking the library version
-  bool recentVersion = false;
-  const char *version = spatialite_version();
-  if ( isdigit( *version ) && *version >= '4' )
-    recentVersion = true;
-
   bool ret = update_layer_statistics( handle, NULL, NULL );
 
   closeSpatiaLiteDb( handle );
 
   return ret;
+#else
+  return false;
+#endif
 }
 
 sqlite3 *QgsSpatiaLiteConnection::openSpatiaLiteDb( QString path )
@@ -251,7 +249,7 @@ int QgsSpatiaLiteConnection::checkHasMetadataTables( sqlite3* handle )
   sqlite3_free_table( results );
   if ( srsSrid && authName && authSrid && refSysName && proj4text )
     rsSpatiaLite = true;
-  if ( srsSrid && authName && authSrid && refSysName && proj4text )
+  if ( srsSrid && authName && authSrid && refSysName && proj4text && srtext )
     rsSpatiaLite4 = true;
 
   // OK, this one seems to be a valid SpatiaLite DB
@@ -274,7 +272,7 @@ error:
   return false;
 }
 
-#ifdef SPATIALITE_RECENT_VERSION
+#ifdef SPATIALITE_VERSION_GE_4_0_0
 // only if libspatialite version is >= 4.0.0
 bool QgsSpatiaLiteConnection::getTableInfoAbstractInterface( sqlite3 * handle, bool loadGeometrylessTables )
 {
diff --git a/src/providers/spatialite/qgsspatialiteconnection.h b/src/providers/spatialite/qgsspatialiteconnection.h
index ca6bdc0d5ed..9546301ffaf 100644
--- a/src/providers/spatialite/qgsspatialiteconnection.h
+++ b/src/providers/spatialite/qgsspatialiteconnection.h
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ class QgsSpatiaLiteConnection : public QObject
     /**Inserts information about the spatial tables into mTables*/
     bool getTableInfo( sqlite3 * handle, bool loadGeometrylessTables );
 
-#ifdef SPATIALITE_RECENT_VERSION
+#ifdef SPATIALITE_VERSION_GE_4_0_0
     // only if libspatialite version is >= 4.0.0
     /**
        Inserts information about the spatial tables into mTables
diff --git a/src/providers/spatialite/qgsspatialiteprovider.cpp b/src/providers/spatialite/qgsspatialiteprovider.cpp
index 2420e2f9531..d309152083b 100644
--- a/src/providers/spatialite/qgsspatialiteprovider.cpp
+++ b/src/providers/spatialite/qgsspatialiteprovider.cpp
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ QgsSpatiaLiteProvider::QgsSpatiaLiteProvider( QString const &uri )
   bool alreadyDone = false;
   bool ret;
 
-#ifdef SPATIALITE_RECENT_VERSION
+#ifdef SPATIALITE_VERSION_GE_4_0_0
   // only if libspatialite version is >= 4.0.0
   gaiaVectorLayersListPtr list = NULL;
   gaiaVectorLayerPtr lyr = NULL;
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ QgsSpatiaLiteProvider::QgsSpatiaLiteProvider( QString const &uri )
 
   alreadyDone = false;
 
-#ifdef SPATIALITE_RECENT_VERSION
+#ifdef SPATIALITE_VERSION_GE_4_0_0
   if ( lyr != NULL )
   {
     // using the v.4.0 AbstractInterface
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ QgsSpatiaLiteProvider::~QgsSpatiaLiteProvider()
   closeDb();
 }
 
-#ifdef SPATIALITE_RECENT_VERSION
+#ifdef SPATIALITE_VERSION_GE_4_0_0
 // only if libspatialite version is >= 4.0.0
 void QgsSpatiaLiteProvider::loadFieldsAbstractInterface( gaiaVectorLayerPtr lyr )
 {
@@ -4362,7 +4362,7 @@ QString QgsSpatiaLiteProvider::quotedValue( QString value )
   return value.prepend( "'" ).append( "'" );
 }
 
-#ifdef SPATIALITE_RECENT_VERSION
+#ifdef SPATIALITE_VERSION_GE_4_0_0
 // only if libspatialite version is >= 4.0.0
 bool QgsSpatiaLiteProvider::checkLayerTypeAbstractInterface( gaiaVectorLayerPtr lyr )
 {
@@ -4589,7 +4589,7 @@ bool QgsSpatiaLiteProvider::checkLayerType()
   return count == 1;
 }
 
-#ifdef SPATIALITE_RECENT_VERSION
+#ifdef SPATIALITE_VERSION_GE_4_0_0
 // only if libspatialite version is >= 4.0.0
 bool QgsSpatiaLiteProvider::getGeometryDetailsAbstractInterface( gaiaVectorLayerPtr lyr )
 {
@@ -5125,7 +5125,7 @@ error:
   return false;
 }
 
-#ifdef SPATIALITE_RECENT_VERSION
+#ifdef SPATIALITE_VERSION_GE_4_0_0
 // only if libspatialite version is >= 4.0.0
 bool QgsSpatiaLiteProvider::getTableSummaryAbstractInterface( gaiaVectorLayerPtr lyr )
 {
@@ -5363,7 +5363,7 @@ QGISEXTERN bool deleteLayer( const QString& dbPath, const QString& tableName, QS
   }
   sqlite3* sqlite_handle = hndl->handle();
 
-#ifdef SPATIALITE_RECENT_VERSION
+#ifdef SPATIALITE_VERSION_GE_4_0_0
   // only if libspatialite version is >= 4.0.0
   {
     // if libspatialite is v.4.0 (or higher) using the internal library
diff --git a/src/providers/spatialite/qgsspatialiteprovider.h b/src/providers/spatialite/qgsspatialiteprovider.h
index c655c3103ce..525776d9f40 100644
--- a/src/providers/spatialite/qgsspatialiteprovider.h
+++ b/src/providers/spatialite/qgsspatialiteprovider.h
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ class QgsSpatiaLiteProvider: public QgsVectorDataProvider
     bool getQueryGeometryDetails();
     bool getSridDetails();
     bool getTableSummary();
-#ifdef SPATIALITE_RECENT_VERSION
+#ifdef SPATIALITE_VERSION_GE_4_0_0
     // only if libspatialite version is >= 4.0.0
     bool checkLayerTypeAbstractInterface( gaiaVectorLayerPtr lyr );
     bool getGeometryDetailsAbstractInterface( gaiaVectorLayerPtr lyr );