diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/3.15.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/3.15.rst
index 2f8335a895c70b..e5bccf17eb63e2 100644
--- a/Doc/whatsnew/3.15.rst
+++ b/Doc/whatsnew/3.15.rst
@@ -134,13 +134,6 @@ shelve
   (Contributed by Andrea Oliveri in :gh:`134004`.)
 
 
-sqlite3
--------
-
-* Support SQL keyword completion in the :mod:`sqlite3` command-line interface.
-  (Contributed by Long Tan in :gh:`133393`.)
-
-
 ssl
 ---
 
diff --git a/Lib/sqlite3/__main__.py b/Lib/sqlite3/__main__.py
index 9e74b49ee828bc..c2fa23c46cf990 100644
--- a/Lib/sqlite3/__main__.py
+++ b/Lib/sqlite3/__main__.py
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@
 from textwrap import dedent
 from _colorize import get_theme, theme_no_color
 
-from ._completer import completer
-
 
 def execute(c, sql, suppress_errors=True, theme=theme_no_color):
     """Helper that wraps execution of SQL code.
@@ -138,9 +136,12 @@ def main(*args):
             execute(con, args.sql, suppress_errors=False, theme=theme)
         else:
             # No SQL provided; start the REPL.
-            with completer():
-                console = SqliteInteractiveConsole(con, use_color=True)
-                console.interact(banner, exitmsg="")
+            console = SqliteInteractiveConsole(con, use_color=True)
+            try:
+                import readline  # noqa: F401
+            except ImportError:
+                pass
+            console.interact(banner, exitmsg="")
     finally:
         con.close()
 
diff --git a/Lib/sqlite3/_completer.py b/Lib/sqlite3/_completer.py
deleted file mode 100644
index f21ef69cad6439..00000000000000
--- a/Lib/sqlite3/_completer.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-from contextlib import contextmanager
-
-try:
-    from _sqlite3 import SQLITE_KEYWORDS
-except ImportError:
-    SQLITE_KEYWORDS = ()
-
-_completion_matches = []
-
-
-def _complete(text, state):
-    global _completion_matches
-
-    if state == 0:
-        text_upper = text.upper()
-        _completion_matches = [c for c in SQLITE_KEYWORDS if c.startswith(text_upper)]
-    try:
-        return _completion_matches[state] + " "
-    except IndexError:
-        return None
-
-
-@contextmanager
-def completer():
-    try:
-        import readline
-    except ImportError:
-        yield
-        return
-
-    old_completer = readline.get_completer()
-    try:
-        readline.set_completer(_complete)
-        if readline.backend == "editline":
-            # libedit uses "^I" instead of "tab"
-            command_string = "bind ^I rl_complete"
-        else:
-            command_string = "tab: complete"
-        readline.parse_and_bind(command_string)
-        yield
-    finally:
-        readline.set_completer(old_completer)
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_sqlite3/test_cli.py b/Lib/test/test_sqlite3/test_cli.py
index 7f0b0f3650535a..37e0f74f688659 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_sqlite3/test_cli.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_sqlite3/test_cli.py
@@ -1,19 +1,14 @@
 """sqlite3 CLI tests."""
 import sqlite3
-import sys
-import textwrap
 import unittest
 
 from sqlite3.__main__ import main as cli
-from test.support.import_helper import import_module
 from test.support.os_helper import TESTFN, unlink
-from test.support.pty_helper import run_pty
 from test.support import (
     captured_stdout,
     captured_stderr,
     captured_stdin,
     force_not_colorized_test_class,
-    requires_subprocess,
 )
 
 
@@ -205,98 +200,5 @@ def test_color(self):
             self.assertIn('\x1b[1;35mOperationalError (SQLITE_ERROR)\x1b[0m: '
                           '\x1b[35mnear "sel": syntax error\x1b[0m', err)
 
-
-@requires_subprocess()
-@force_not_colorized_test_class
-class Completion(unittest.TestCase):
-    PS1 = "sqlite> "
-
-    @classmethod
-    def setUpClass(cls):
-        _sqlite3 = import_module("_sqlite3")
-        if not hasattr(_sqlite3, "SQLITE_KEYWORDS"):
-            raise unittest.SkipTest("unable to determine SQLite keywords")
-
-        readline = import_module("readline")
-        if readline.backend == "editline":
-            raise unittest.SkipTest("libedit readline is not supported")
-
-    def write_input(self, input_, env=None):
-        script = textwrap.dedent("""
-            import readline
-            from sqlite3.__main__ import main
-
-            readline.parse_and_bind("set colored-completion-prefix off")
-            main()
-        """)
-        return run_pty(script, input_, env)
-
-    def test_complete_sql_keywords(self):
-        # List candidates starting with 'S', there should be multiple matches.
-        input_ = b"S\t\tEL\t 1;\n.quit\n"
-        output = self.write_input(input_)
-        self.assertIn(b"SELECT", output)
-        self.assertIn(b"SET", output)
-        self.assertIn(b"SAVEPOINT", output)
-        self.assertIn(b"(1,)", output)
-
-        # Keywords are completed in upper case for even lower case user input.
-        input_ = b"sel\t\t 1;\n.quit\n"
-        output = self.write_input(input_)
-        self.assertIn(b"SELECT", output)
-        self.assertIn(b"(1,)", output)
-
-    @unittest.skipIf(sys.platform.startswith("freebsd"),
-                    "Two actual tabs are inserted when there are no matching"
-                    " completions in the pseudo-terminal opened by run_pty()"
-                    " on FreeBSD")
-    def test_complete_no_match(self):
-        input_ = b"xyzzy\t\t\b\b\b\b\b\b\b.quit\n"
-        # Set NO_COLOR to disable coloring for self.PS1.
-        output = self.write_input(input_, env={"NO_COLOR": "1"})
-        lines = output.decode().splitlines()
-        indices = (
-            i for i, line in enumerate(lines, 1)
-            if line.startswith(f"{self.PS1}xyzzy")
-        )
-        line_num = next(indices, -1)
-        self.assertNotEqual(line_num, -1)
-        # Completions occupy lines, assert no extra lines when there is nothing
-        # to complete.
-        self.assertEqual(line_num, len(lines))
-
-    def test_complete_no_input(self):
-        from _sqlite3 import SQLITE_KEYWORDS
-
-        script = textwrap.dedent("""
-            import readline
-            from sqlite3.__main__ import main
-
-            # Configure readline to ...:
-            # - hide control sequences surrounding each candidate
-            # - hide "Display all xxx possibilities? (y or n)"
-            # - hide "--More--"
-            # - show candidates one per line
-            readline.parse_and_bind("set colored-completion-prefix off")
-            readline.parse_and_bind("set colored-stats off")
-            readline.parse_and_bind("set completion-query-items 0")
-            readline.parse_and_bind("set page-completions off")
-            readline.parse_and_bind("set completion-display-width 0")
-
-            main()
-        """)
-        input_ = b"\t\t.quit\n"
-        output = run_pty(script, input_, env={"NO_COLOR": "1"})
-        lines = output.decode().splitlines()
-        indices = [
-            i for i, line in enumerate(lines)
-            if line.startswith(self.PS1)
-        ]
-        self.assertEqual(len(indices), 2)
-        start, end = indices
-        candidates = [l.strip() for l in lines[start+1:end]]
-        self.assertEqual(candidates, sorted(SQLITE_KEYWORDS))
-
-
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()
diff --git a/Misc/ACKS b/Misc/ACKS
index 739af8d9e11a10..2435943f1bb2bd 100644
--- a/Misc/ACKS
+++ b/Misc/ACKS
@@ -1868,7 +1868,6 @@ Neil Tallim
 Geoff Talvola
 Anish Tambe
 Musashi Tamura
-Long Tan
 William Tanksley
 Christian Tanzer
 Steven Taschuk
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2025-05-05-03-14-08.gh-issue-133390.AuTggn.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2025-05-05-03-14-08.gh-issue-133390.AuTggn.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index 38d5c311b1d437..00000000000000
--- a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2025-05-05-03-14-08.gh-issue-133390.AuTggn.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Support keyword completion in the :mod:`sqlite3` command-line interface.
diff --git a/Modules/_sqlite/module.c b/Modules/_sqlite/module.c
index 5464fd1227ad20..909ddd1f990e19 100644
--- a/Modules/_sqlite/module.c
+++ b/Modules/_sqlite/module.c
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 #include "microprotocols.h"
 #include "row.h"
 #include "blob.h"
-#include "util.h"
 
 #if SQLITE_VERSION_NUMBER < 3015002
 #error "SQLite 3.15.2 or higher required"
@@ -405,40 +404,6 @@ pysqlite_error_name(int rc)
     return NULL;
 }
 
-static int
-add_keyword_tuple(PyObject *module)
-{
-#if SQLITE_VERSION_NUMBER >= 3024000
-    int count = sqlite3_keyword_count();
-    PyObject *keywords = PyTuple_New(count);
-    if (keywords == NULL) {
-        return -1;
-    }
-    for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
-        const char *keyword;
-        int size;
-        int result = sqlite3_keyword_name(i, &keyword, &size);
-        if (result != SQLITE_OK) {
-            pysqlite_state *state = pysqlite_get_state(module);
-            set_error_from_code(state, result);
-            goto error;
-        }
-        PyObject *kwd = PyUnicode_FromStringAndSize(keyword, size);
-        if (!kwd) {
-            goto error;
-        }
-        PyTuple_SET_ITEM(keywords, i, kwd);
-    }
-    return PyModule_Add(module, "SQLITE_KEYWORDS", keywords);
-
-error:
-    Py_DECREF(keywords);
-    return -1;
-#else
-    return 0;
-#endif
-}
-
 static int
 add_integer_constants(PyObject *module) {
 #define ADD_INT(ival)                                           \
@@ -737,10 +702,6 @@ module_exec(PyObject *module)
         goto error;
     }
 
-    if (add_keyword_tuple(module) < 0) {
-        goto error;
-    }
-
     if (PyModule_AddStringConstant(module, "sqlite_version", sqlite3_libversion())) {
         goto error;
     }