diff --git a/trytond/CHANGELOG b/trytond/CHANGELOG
index fb15bf2180..148eed13fe 100644
--- a/trytond/CHANGELOG
+++ b/trytond/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+* Set minimal supported version of SQLite to 3.30.1
 * Refactor of trytond.config to add cache
 * Handle URL host of the bus on login
 * Restrict sessions to the client's IP address
diff --git a/trytond/trytond/backend/sqlite/__init__.py b/trytond/trytond/backend/sqlite/__init__.py
index 05a01ca5be..6b1adab7d5 100644
--- a/trytond/trytond/backend/sqlite/__init__.py
+++ b/trytond/trytond/backend/sqlite/__init__.py
@@ -1,11 +1,17 @@
 # This file is part of Tryton.  The COPYRIGHT file at the top level of
 # this repository contains the full copyright notices and license terms.
 
+import sqlite3
+import sys
+
 from .database import (
     Database, DatabaseDataError, DatabaseIntegrityError,
     DatabaseOperationalError, DatabaseTimeoutError)
 from .table import TableHandler
 
+if sqlite3.sqlite_version_info < (3, 30, 1):
+    sys.exit("Tryton sqlite backend requires version 3.30.1 or higher")
+
 __all__ = [
     Database, TableHandler,
     DatabaseIntegrityError, DatabaseDataError, DatabaseOperationalError,
diff --git a/trytond/trytond/backend/sqlite/database.py b/trytond/trytond/backend/sqlite/database.py
index ddd92428a3..5fa5ded10d 100644
--- a/trytond/trytond/backend/sqlite/database.py
+++ b/trytond/trytond/backend/sqlite/database.py
@@ -238,10 +238,6 @@ class SQLitePosition(Function):
             return 0
 
 
-def replace(text, pattern, replacement):
-    return str(text).replace(pattern, replacement)
-
-
 def now():
     transaction = Transaction()
     return _nows.setdefault(transaction, {}).setdefault(
@@ -443,8 +439,7 @@ class Database(DatabaseInterface):
     _list_cache_timestamp = {}
     flavor = Flavor(
         paramstyle='qmark', function_mapping=MAPPING, null_ordering=False,
-        max_limit=-1,
-        filter_=sqlite.sqlite_version_info >= (3, 30, 0))
+        max_limit=-1, filter_=True)
     IN_MAX = 200
 
     TYPES_MAPPING = {
@@ -477,8 +472,6 @@ class Database(DatabaseInterface):
         self._conn.create_function('date_trunc', 2, date_trunc)
         self._conn.create_function('split_part', 3, split_part)
         self._conn.create_function('to_char', 2, to_char)
-        if sqlite.sqlite_version_info < (3, 3, 14):
-            self._conn.create_function('replace', 3, replace)
         self._conn.create_function('now', 0, now)
         self._conn.create_function('greatest', -1, greatest)
         self._conn.create_function('least', -1, least)
diff --git a/trytond/trytond/backend/sqlite/table.py b/trytond/trytond/backend/sqlite/table.py
index db8de64913..d1efb860f4 100644
--- a/trytond/trytond/backend/sqlite/table.py
+++ b/trytond/trytond/backend/sqlite/table.py
@@ -113,14 +113,11 @@ class TableHandler(TableHandlerInterface):
         cursor = Transaction().connection.cursor()
         if self.column_exist(old_name):
             if not self.column_exist(new_name):
-                if sqlite.sqlite_version_info >= (3, 25, 0):
-                    cursor.execute('ALTER TABLE %s RENAME COLUMN %s TO %s' % (
-                            _escape_identifier(self.table_name),
-                            _escape_identifier(old_name),
-                            _escape_identifier(new_name)))
-                    self._update_definitions(columns=True)
-                else:
-                    self._recreate_table({old_name: {'name': new_name}})
+                cursor.execute('ALTER TABLE %s RENAME COLUMN %s TO %s' % (
+                        _escape_identifier(self.table_name),
+                        _escape_identifier(old_name),
+                        _escape_identifier(new_name)))
+                self._update_definitions(columns=True)
             else:
                 logger.warning(
                     'Unable to rename column %s on table %s to %s.',