diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 6e6938a..1d3bc03 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -182,8 +182,12 @@ def build_extension(self, ext):
     def __setattr__(self, k, v):
         # Make sure we don't link against the SQLite
         # library, no matter what setup.cfg says
-        if self.amalgamation and k == "libraries":
-            v = None
+        if self.amalgamation and k == "libraries" and isinstance(v, list):
+            for i in ["sqlcipher", "sqlite3"]:
+                try:
+                    v.remove(i)
+                except ValueError:
+                    pass
         self.__dict__[k] = v