diff --git a/doc/design/roadmap.mdwn b/doc/design/roadmap.mdwn
index f56a3f6bcb..12f077f0b4 100644
--- a/doc/design/roadmap.mdwn
+++ b/doc/design/roadmap.mdwn
@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@ Speed improvements, including:
 * Improve parallelism.
   <https://git-annex.branchable.com/todo/parallel_possibilities>
 
-* [[todo/sqlite_database_improvements]] to avoid using String and better
-  encode data stored in sqlite.
-
 Improvements to tree export support, including supporting export to more
 external special remotes, more
 efficient renames, and improving support for exporting non-annexed files.