diff --git a/gramps/grampsapp.py b/gramps/grampsapp.py
index 3e7feb5df..8244e5c02 100644
--- a/gramps/grampsapp.py
+++ b/gramps/grampsapp.py
@@ -399,10 +399,11 @@ def show_settings():
     print('     version     : %s' % bsddb_str)
     print('     db version  : %s' % bsddb_db_str)
     print('     location    : %s' % bsddb_location_str)
-    print(' sqlite3   :')
-    print('     version     : %s' % sqlite3_version_str)
-    print('     py version  : %s' % sqlite3_py_version_str)
-    print('     location    : %s' % sqlite3_location_str)
+    if __debug__:
+        print(' sqlite3   :')
+        print('     version     : %s' % sqlite3_version_str)
+        print('     py version  : %s' % sqlite3_py_version_str)
+        print('     location    : %s' % sqlite3_location_str)
     print('')
 
 def run():
diff --git a/gramps/gui/aboutdialog.py b/gramps/gui/aboutdialog.py
index 246d34bb7..c650087cf 100644
--- a/gramps/gui/aboutdialog.py
+++ b/gramps/gui/aboutdialog.py
@@ -132,19 +132,22 @@ class GrampsAboutDialog(Gtk.AboutDialog):
             operatingsystem = sys.platform
             distribution = " "
 
+        sqlite = ''
+        if __debug__:
+            sqlite = "sqlite: %s (%s)\n" % (sqlite3_version_str,
+                                            sqlite3_py_version_str)
+
         return (("\n\n" +
                  "GRAMPS: %s \n" +
                  "Python: %s \n" +
                  "BSDDB: %s \n" +
-                 "sqlite: %s (%s)\n" +
+                 sqlite +
                  "LANG: %s\n" +
                  "OS: %s\n" +
                  "Distribution: %s")
                 % (ellipses(str(VERSION)),
                    ellipses(str(sys.version).replace('\n','')),
                    BSDDB_STR,
-                   sqlite3_version_str,
-                   sqlite3_py_version_str,
                    ellipses(get_env_var('LANG','')),
                    ellipses(operatingsystem),
                    ellipses(distribution)))