diff --git a/meta/recipes-support/sqlite/files/sqlite3-fix-CVE-2017-13685.patch b/meta/recipes-support/sqlite/files/sqlite3-fix-CVE-2017-13685.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index aac428c821..0000000000
--- a/meta/recipes-support/sqlite/files/sqlite3-fix-CVE-2017-13685.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,57 +0,0 @@
-Fix CVE-2017-13685
-
-The dump_callback function in SQLite 3.20.0 allows remote attackers to
-cause a denial of service (EXC_BAD_ACCESS and application crash) via a
-crafted file.
-
-References:
-https://sqlite.org/src/info/02f0f4c54f2819b3
-http://www.mail-archive.com/sqlite-users%40mailinglists.sqlite.org/msg105314.html
-
-Upstream-Status: Backport [https://sqlite.org/src/info/cf0d3715caac9149]
-
-CVE: CVE-2017-13685
-
-Signed-off-by: Wenzong Fan <wenzong.fan@windriver.com>
-
-Index: src/shell.c
-==================================================================
---- src/shell.c
-+++ src/shell.c
-@@ -2657,10 +2657,11 @@
-   int *aiType      /* Column types */
- ){
-   int i;
-   ShellState *p = (ShellState*)pArg;
- 
-+  if( azArg==0 ) return 0;
-   switch( p->cMode ){
-     case MODE_Line: {
-       int w = 5;
-       if( azArg==0 ) break;
-       for(i=0; i<nArg; i++){
-@@ -3007,10 +3008,11 @@
- */
- static int captureOutputCallback(void *pArg, int nArg, char **azArg, char **az){
-   ShellText *p = (ShellText*)pArg;
-   int i;
-   UNUSED_PARAMETER(az);
-+  if( azArg==0 ) return 0;
-   if( p->n ) appendText(p, "|", 0);
-   for(i=0; i<nArg; i++){
-     if( i ) appendText(p, ",", 0);
-     if( azArg[i] ) appendText(p, azArg[i], 0);
-   }
-@@ -3888,11 +3890,11 @@
-   const char *zType;
-   const char *zSql;
-   ShellState *p = (ShellState *)pArg;
- 
-   UNUSED_PARAMETER(azNotUsed);
--  if( nArg!=3 ) return 1;
-+  if( nArg!=3 || azArg==0 ) return 0;
-   zTable = azArg[0];
-   zType = azArg[1];
-   zSql = azArg[2];
- 
-   if( strcmp(zTable, "sqlite_sequence")==0 ){
diff --git a/meta/recipes-support/sqlite/sqlite3_3.20.0.bb b/meta/recipes-support/sqlite/sqlite3_3.21.0.bb
similarity index 52%
rename from meta/recipes-support/sqlite/sqlite3_3.20.0.bb
rename to meta/recipes-support/sqlite/sqlite3_3.21.0.bb
index e50825833e..1d51733e81 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-support/sqlite/sqlite3_3.20.0.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-support/sqlite/sqlite3_3.21.0.bb
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://sqlite3.h;endline=11;md5=786d3dc581eff03f4fd9e4a77ed0
 
 SRC_URI = "\
   http://www.sqlite.org/2017/sqlite-autoconf-${SQLITE_PV}.tar.gz \
-  file://sqlite3-fix-CVE-2017-13685.patch \
   "
-SRC_URI[md5sum] = "e262a28b73cc330e7e83520c8ce14e4d"
-SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "3814c6f629ff93968b2b37a70497cfe98b366bf587a2261a56a5f750af6ae6a0"
+SRC_URI[md5sum] = "7913de4c3126ba3c24689cb7a199ea31"
+SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "d7dd516775005ad87a57f428b6f86afd206cb341722927f104d3f0cf65fbbbe3"