--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1106,7 +1106,6 @@
                                   include_dirs=["Modules/_sqlite",
                                                 sqlite_incdir],
                                   library_dirs=sqlite_libdir,
-                                  runtime_library_dirs=sqlite_libdir,
                                   extra_link_args=sqlite_extra_link_args,
                                   libraries=["sqlite3",]))
         else: