diff --git a/SConstruct b/SConstruct
index e661c0e6d..debebdf24 100644
--- a/SConstruct
+++ b/SConstruct
@@ -818,6 +818,12 @@ int main()
     return False
 
 def sqlite_has_rtree(context):
+    """ check an sqlite3 install has rtree support.
+    
+    PRAGMA compile_options;
+    http://www.sqlite.org/c3ref/compileoption_get.html
+    """
+     
     ret = context.TryRun("""
 
 extern "C" {
@@ -827,6 +833,7 @@ extern "C" {
 int main() 
 {
     sqlite3_rtree_geometry *p;
+    //sqlite3_compileoption_used("ENABLE_RTREE");
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1116,12 +1123,12 @@ if not preconfigured:
                 if not conf.CheckLibWithHeader(details['lib'], details['inc'], details['lang']):
                     env.Replace(**backup)
                     env['SKIPPED_DEPS'].append(details['lib'])
-                if plugin == 'sqlite':
-                    if not conf.sqlite_has_rtree():
-                        env.Replace(**backup)
-                        if details['lib'] in env['LIBS']:
-                            env['LIBS'].remove(details['lib'])
-                        env['SKIPPED_DEPS'].append('sqlite_rtree')
+                #if plugin == 'sqlite':
+                #    if not conf.sqlite_has_rtree():
+                #        env.Replace(**backup)
+                #        if details['lib'] in env['LIBS']:
+                #            env['LIBS'].remove(details['lib'])
+                #        env['SKIPPED_DEPS'].append('sqlite_rtree')
 
             elif details['lib'] and details['inc']:
                 if not conf.CheckLibWithHeader(details['lib'], details['inc'], details['lang']):
@@ -1133,10 +1140,10 @@ if not preconfigured:
         env.PrependUnique(CPPPATH = '#', delete_existing=True)
         env.PrependUnique(LIBPATH = '#src', delete_existing=True)
 
-    if env['PGSQL2SQLITE']:
-        if not conf.sqlite_has_rtree():
-            env['SKIPPED_DEPS'].append('pgsql2sqlite_rtree')
-            env['PGSQL2SQLITE'] = False
+    #if env['PGSQL2SQLITE']:
+    #    if not conf.sqlite_has_rtree():
+    #        env['SKIPPED_DEPS'].append('pgsql2sqlite_rtree')
+    #        env['PGSQL2SQLITE'] = False
 
     # Decide which libagg to use
     # if we are using internal agg, then prepend to make sure