diff --git a/nova/db/sqlalchemy/__init__.py b/nova/db/sqlalchemy/__init__.py
index 03fec6f2c..e69de29bb 100644
--- a/nova/db/sqlalchemy/__init__.py
+++ b/nova/db/sqlalchemy/__init__.py
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 2010 United States Government as represented by the
-# Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
-# All Rights Reserved.
-#
-#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
-#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
-#    a copy of the License at
-#
-#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
-#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
-#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
-#    under the License.
-
-from sqlalchemy import BigInteger
-from sqlalchemy.ext.compiler import compiles
-
-
-@compiles(BigInteger, 'sqlite')
-def compile_big_int_sqlite(type_, compiler, **kw):
-    return 'INTEGER'