diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/sqlite/3.39.4-autoconf-CVE-2022-46908.patch b/pkgs/development/libraries/sqlite/3.39.4-autoconf-CVE-2022-46908.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 27ab2af2014a..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/sqlite/3.39.4-autoconf-CVE-2022-46908.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-adapted for preprocessed source files from upstream
-https://sqlite.org/src/vpatch?from=a60e56627fc0ef88&to=cefc032473ac5ad2
-
-diff --git a/shell.c b/shell.c
-index e66ae08..d423278 100644
---- a/shell.c
-+++ b/shell.c
-@@ -12921,7 +12921,7 @@ static int safeModeAuth(
-     "zipfile",
-     "zipfile_cds",
-   };
--  UNUSED_PARAMETER(zA2);
-+  UNUSED_PARAMETER(zA1);
-   UNUSED_PARAMETER(zA3);
-   UNUSED_PARAMETER(zA4);
-   switch( op ){
-@@ -12936,7 +12936,7 @@ static int safeModeAuth(
-     case SQLITE_FUNCTION: {
-       int i;
-       for(i=0; i<ArraySize(azProhibitedFunctions); i++){
--        if( sqlite3_stricmp(zA1, azProhibitedFunctions[i])==0 ){
-+        if( sqlite3_stricmp(zA2, azProhibitedFunctions[i])==0 ){
-           failIfSafeMode(p, "cannot use the %s() function in safe mode",
-                          azProhibitedFunctions[i]);
-         }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/sqlite/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/sqlite/default.nix
index 3f4081acc044..eb27c8c8b9eb 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/sqlite/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/sqlite/default.nix
@@ -17,19 +17,15 @@ in
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "sqlite${optionalString interactive "-interactive"}";
-  version = "3.40.0";
+  version = "3.40.1";
 
   # nixpkgs-update: no auto update
   # NB! Make sure to update ./tools.nix src (in the same directory).
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "https://sqlite.org/2022/sqlite-autoconf-${archiveVersion version}.tar.gz";
-    sha256 = "sha256-AzNVIHbScAx1NSJW6Rx4v1zWJJFYm6DGmu0KgYaJgOc=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-LF3qIH+lCNdlrx72ILY33LBlcq+m8B8IFb1bv4ZLM9k=";
   };
 
-  patches = [
-    ./3.39.4-autoconf-CVE-2022-46908.patch
-  ];
-
   outputs = [ "bin" "dev" "out" ];
   separateDebugInfo = stdenv.isLinux;
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/sqlite/tools.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/sqlite/tools.nix
index 1b7fca210faf..bb0a1a7d7393 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/sqlite/tools.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/sqlite/tools.nix
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ let
   archiveVersion = import ./archive-version.nix lib;
   mkTool = { pname, makeTarget, description, homepage, mainProgram }: stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     inherit pname;
-    version = "3.40.0";
+    version = "3.40.1";
 
     # nixpkgs-update: no auto update
     src = assert version == sqlite.version; fetchurl {
       url = "https://sqlite.org/2022/sqlite-src-${archiveVersion version}.zip";
-      sha256 = "sha256-SFUIKBQgUSk+F5/8aoUg9vv9guHNyni5N5L3ZsyJuOI=";
+      sha256 = "sha256-UGQSaqUNsgw1V4thK1bDEpQlwFBu1NFhDvpKDwG9+NA=";
     };
 
     nativeBuildInputs = [ unzip ];