diff --git a/lib/Cake/Model/Datasource/Database/Sqlite.php b/lib/Cake/Model/Datasource/Database/Sqlite.php
index 6b616f1b7..d69d288c9 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Model/Datasource/Database/Sqlite.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Model/Datasource/Database/Sqlite.php
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ class Sqlite extends DboSource {
 		if (in_array($col, array('text', 'integer', 'float', 'boolean', 'timestamp', 'date', 'datetime', 'time'))) {
 			return $col;
 		}
-		if (strpos($col, 'varchar') !== false || strpos($col, 'char') !== false) {
+		if (strpos($col, 'char') !== false) {
 			return 'string';
 		}
 		if (in_array($col, array('blob', 'clob'))) {