diff --git a/Formula/spatialite-tools.rb b/Formula/spatialite-tools.rb
index 5fa30aa1e5..6be9dbb6bd 100644
--- a/Formula/spatialite-tools.rb
+++ b/Formula/spatialite-tools.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ class SpatialiteTools < Formula
   sha1 '0af3de926b8086287ef31ebba5d8327ee18d14bd'
 
   depends_on 'pkg-config' => :build
-
   depends_on 'libspatialite'
   depends_on 'readosm'
 
@@ -14,7 +13,7 @@ class SpatialiteTools < Formula
     # See: https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew/issues/3328
     ENV.append 'LDFLAGS', '-liconv'
     # Ensure Homebrew SQLite is found before system SQLite.
-    sqlite = Formula.factory 'sqlite'
+    sqlite = Formula["sqlite"]
     ENV.append 'LDFLAGS', "-L#{sqlite.opt_prefix}/lib"
     ENV.append 'CFLAGS', "-I#{sqlite.opt_prefix}/include"