diff --git a/tests/unit/wallet/server/reader.py b/tests/unit/wallet/server/reader.py
index aef0a2369..78aa3869f 100644
--- a/tests/unit/wallet/server/reader.py
+++ b/tests/unit/wallet/server/reader.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import time
 import struct
-import apsw
+import sqlite3
 import logging
 from operator import itemgetter
 from typing import Tuple, List, Dict, Union, Type, Optional
@@ -21,19 +21,20 @@ from lbry.wallet import Ledger, RegTestLedger
 from lbry.wallet.server.db.common import CLAIM_TYPES, STREAM_TYPES, COMMON_TAGS, INDEXED_LANGUAGES
 
 
-class SQLiteOperationalError(apsw.Error):
+class SQLiteOperationalError(sqlite3.OperationalError):
     def __init__(self, metrics):
         super().__init__('sqlite query errored')
         self.metrics = metrics
 
 
-class SQLiteInterruptedError(apsw.InterruptError):
+class SQLiteInterruptedError(sqlite3.OperationalError):
     def __init__(self, metrics):
         super().__init__('sqlite query interrupted')
         self.metrics = metrics
 
 
 ATTRIBUTE_ARRAY_MAX_LENGTH = 100
+sqlite3.enable_callback_tracebacks(True)
 
 INTEGER_PARAMS = {
     'height', 'creation_height', 'activation_height', 'expiration_height',
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ ORDER_FIELDS = {
 
 @dataclass
 class ReaderState:
-    db: apsw.Connection
+    db: sqlite3.Connection
     stack: List[List]
     metrics: Dict
     is_tracking_metrics: bool
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ class ReaderState:
                 self.db.interrupt()
             return
 
-        self.db.setprogresshandler(interruptor, 100)
+        self.db.set_progress_handler(interruptor, 100)
 
     def get_resolve_censor(self) -> Censor:
         return Censor(Censor.RESOLVE)
@@ -105,13 +106,13 @@ ctx: ContextVar[Optional[ReaderState]] = ContextVar('ctx')
 def row_factory(cursor, row):
     return {
         k[0]: (set(row[i].split(',')) if k[0] == 'tags' else row[i])
-        for i, k in enumerate(cursor.getdescription())
+        for i, k in enumerate(cursor.description)
     }
 
 
 def initializer(log, _path, _ledger_name, query_timeout, _measure=False, block_and_filter=None):
-    db = apsw.Connection(_path, flags=apsw.SQLITE_OPEN_READONLY | apsw.SQLITE_OPEN_URI)
-    db.setrowtrace(row_factory)
+    db = sqlite3.connect(_path, isolation_level=None, uri=True)
+    db.row_factory = row_factory
     if block_and_filter:
         blocked_streams, blocked_channels, filtered_streams, filtered_channels = block_and_filter
     else:
@@ -184,31 +185,12 @@ def execute_query(sql, values, row_offset: int, row_limit: int, censor: Censor)
     context = ctx.get()
     context.set_query_timeout()
     try:
-        c = context.db.cursor()
-        def row_filter(cursor, row):
-            nonlocal row_offset
-            row = row_factory(cursor, row)
-            if len(row) > 1 and censor.censor(row):
-                return
-            if row_offset:
-                row_offset -= 1
-                return
-            return row
-        c.setrowtrace(row_filter)
-        i, rows = 0, []
-        for row in c.execute(sql, values):
-            i += 1
-            rows.append(row)
-            if i >= row_limit:
-                break
-        return rows
-    except apsw.Error as err:
+        rows = context.db.execute(sql, values).fetchall()
+        return rows[row_offset:row_limit]
+    except sqlite3.OperationalError as err:
         plain_sql = interpolate(sql, values)
         if context.is_tracking_metrics:
             context.metrics['execute_query'][-1]['sql'] = plain_sql
-        if isinstance(err, apsw.InterruptError):
-            context.log.warning("interrupted slow sqlite query:\n%s", plain_sql)
-            raise SQLiteInterruptedError(context.metrics)
         context.log.exception('failed running query', exc_info=err)
         raise SQLiteOperationalError(context.metrics)