diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 304cea6061..2bc3f65550 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -370,10 +370,6 @@ lint-json-fix: node_modules ## lint and fix json files
 watch: ## watch everything and continuously rebuild
 	@bash tools/watch.sh
 
-.PHONY: watch-sqlite
-watch-sqlite: ## watch and use sqlite for testing
-	@TAGS="sqlite sqlite_unlock_notify" $(MAKE) watch
-
 .PHONY: watch-frontend
 watch-frontend: node_modules ## start vite dev server for frontend
 	NODE_ENV=development pnpm exec vite