diff --git a/extra/db/sqlite/sqlite-tests.factor b/extra/db/sqlite/sqlite-tests.factor
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 3f5372ac26..6c4b65ff9f
--- a/extra/db/sqlite/sqlite-tests.factor
+++ b/extra/db/sqlite/sqlite-tests.factor
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ basket "BASKET"
 
 ! Create table
 [
-    "create table puppy(id integer primary key not null, name varchar 256, age integer);"
+    "create table puppy(id integer primary key not null, name varchar, age integer);"
 ] [
     T{ sqlite-db } db [
         puppy dup db-columns swap db-table create-sql >lower
diff --git a/extra/db/sqlite/sqlite.factor b/extra/db/sqlite/sqlite.factor
index e1a3a63030..748b2bbf68 100755
--- a/extra/db/sqlite/sqlite.factor
+++ b/extra/db/sqlite/sqlite.factor
@@ -178,12 +178,12 @@ M: sqlite-db modifier-table ( -- hashtable )
     } ;
 
 M: sqlite-db compound-modifier ( str obj -- newstr )
-    drop ;
+    compound-type ;
 
 M: sqlite-db compound-type ( str seq -- newstr )
     over {
-        ! { "varchar" [ first number>string join-space ] }
-        [ drop ] !  "no sqlite compound data type" 3array throw ]
+        { "default" [ first number>string join-space ] }
+        [ 2drop ] !  "no sqlite compound data type" 3array throw ]
     } case ;
 
 M: sqlite-db type-table ( -- assoc )
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ M: sqlite-db type-table ( -- assoc )
         { +native-id+ "integer primary key" }
         { INTEGER "integer" }
         { TEXT "text" }
-        { VARCHAR "varchar" }
+        { VARCHAR "text" }
         { TIMESTAMP "timestamp" }
         { DOUBLE "real" }
     } ;
diff --git a/extra/db/types/types.factor b/extra/db/types/types.factor
index ad19c45e6a..77c704d1c9 100755
--- a/extra/db/types/types.factor
+++ b/extra/db/types/types.factor
@@ -104,8 +104,6 @@ TUPLE: no-sql-modifier ;
 ! PostgreSQL Types:
 ! http://developer.postgresql.org/pgdocs/postgres/datatype.html
 
-
-
 HOOK: modifier-table db ( -- hash )
 HOOK: compound-modifier db ( str seq -- hash )
 
@@ -142,7 +140,6 @@ HOOK: compound-type db ( str n -- hash )
         [ nip ] [ drop lookup-type* ] if
     ] if ;
 
-USE: prettyprint
 : lookup-type ( obj create? -- str )
     [ lookup-create-type ] [ lookup-type* ] if ;