diff --git a/Lib/sqlite3/test/hooks.py b/Lib/sqlite3/test/hooks.py
index 7deab983f8c..b10b3efb170 100644
--- a/Lib/sqlite3/test/hooks.py
+++ b/Lib/sqlite3/test/hooks.py
@@ -48,8 +48,6 @@ class CollationTests(unittest.TestCase):
             pass
 
     def CheckCollationIsUsed(self):
-        if sqlite.version_info < (3, 2, 1):     # old SQLite versions crash on this test
-            return
         def mycoll(x, y):
             # reverse order
             return -cmp(x, y)
diff --git a/Lib/sqlite3/test/userfunctions.py b/Lib/sqlite3/test/userfunctions.py
index 587d39c876b..215178c0239 100644
--- a/Lib/sqlite3/test/userfunctions.py
+++ b/Lib/sqlite3/test/userfunctions.py
@@ -200,8 +200,6 @@ class FunctionTests(unittest.TestCase):
         self.failUnlessEqual(val, buffer("blob"))
 
     def CheckFuncException(self):
-        if sqlite.version_info < (3, 3, 3):     # don't raise bug in earlier SQLite versions
-            return
         cur = self.con.cursor()
         try:
             cur.execute("select raiseexception()")
@@ -285,8 +283,6 @@ class AggregateTests(unittest.TestCase):
             self.failUnlessEqual(e.args[0], "AggrNoStep instance has no attribute 'step'")
 
     def CheckAggrNoFinalize(self):
-        if sqlite.version_info < (3, 3, 3):     # don't raise bug in earlier SQLite versions
-            return
         cur = self.con.cursor()
         try:
             cur.execute("select nofinalize(t) from test")
@@ -296,8 +292,6 @@ class AggregateTests(unittest.TestCase):
             self.failUnlessEqual(e.args[0], "user-defined aggregate's 'finalize' method raised error")
 
     def CheckAggrExceptionInInit(self):
-        if sqlite.version_info < (3, 3, 3):     # don't raise bug in earlier SQLite versions
-            return
         cur = self.con.cursor()
         try:
             cur.execute("select excInit(t) from test")
@@ -307,8 +301,6 @@ class AggregateTests(unittest.TestCase):
             self.failUnlessEqual(e.args[0], "user-defined aggregate's '__init__' method raised error")
 
     def CheckAggrExceptionInStep(self):
-        if sqlite.version_info < (3, 3, 3):     # don't raise bug in earlier SQLite versions
-            return
         cur = self.con.cursor()
         try:
             cur.execute("select excStep(t) from test")
@@ -318,8 +310,6 @@ class AggregateTests(unittest.TestCase):
             self.failUnlessEqual(e.args[0], "user-defined aggregate's 'step' method raised error")
 
     def CheckAggrExceptionInFinalize(self):
-        if sqlite.version_info < (3, 3, 3):     # don't raise bug in earlier SQLite versions
-            return
         cur = self.con.cursor()
         try:
             cur.execute("select excFinalize(t) from test")
diff --git a/Modules/_sqlite/connection.c b/Modules/_sqlite/connection.c
index f63d88c21da..ca7aad84ec7 100644
--- a/Modules/_sqlite/connection.c
+++ b/Modules/_sqlite/connection.c
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ void _sqlite3_result_error(sqlite3_context* ctx, const char* errmsg, int len)
      * segfaults, depending on the SQLite version */
 #if SQLITE_VERSION_NUMBER >= 3003003
     sqlite3_result_error(ctx, errmsg, len);
+#else
+    PyErr_SetString(OperationalError, errmsg);
 #endif
 }