diff --git a/doc/source/configuration/configuring.rst b/doc/source/configuration/configuring.rst
index a891300599..ab4d53fa4e 100644
--- a/doc/source/configuration/configuring.rst
+++ b/doc/source/configuration/configuring.rst
@@ -1742,10 +1742,9 @@ One main configuration file option affects the image cache.
   be :ref:`migrated <sqlite-to-centralized_db-migration>` to
   central database on service restart during upgrade process.
 
-  The ``sqlite`` cache driver has no special dependencies, other
-  than the ``python-sqlite3`` library, which is installed on virtually
-  all operating systems with modern versions of Python. It stores
-  information about the cached files in a SQLite database.
+  The ``sqlite`` cache driver has no special dependencies, and uses
+  the built-in ``sqlite3`` module. It stores information about the cached
+  files in a SQLite database.
 
   **NOTE**
   In Caracal release ``sqlite`` cache driver has been deprecated and will
diff --git a/glance/tests/unit/test_image_cache.py b/glance/tests/unit/test_image_cache.py
index e63e6d946e..7fc914e841 100644
--- a/glance/tests/unit/test_image_cache.py
+++ b/glance/tests/unit/test_image_cache.py
@@ -619,26 +619,8 @@ class TestImageCacheSqlite(test_utils.BaseTestCase,
     """Tests image caching when SQLite is used in cache"""
 
     def setUp(self):
-        """
-        Test to see if the pre-requisites for the image cache
-        are working (python-sqlite3 installed)
-        """
         super(TestImageCacheSqlite, self).setUp()
 
-        if getattr(self, 'disable', False):
-            return
-
-        if not getattr(self, 'inited', False):
-            try:
-                import sqlite3  # noqa
-            except ImportError:
-                self.inited = True
-                self.disabled = True
-                self.disabled_message = ("python-sqlite3 not installed.")
-                return
-
-        self.inited = True
-        self.disabled = False
         self.cache_dir = self.useFixture(fixtures.TempDir()).path
         self.config(image_cache_dir=self.cache_dir,
                     image_cache_driver='sqlite',