diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index fd3ebbf..662cc08 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -304,12 +304,6 @@ pub fn open<T: AsRef<std::path::Path>>(path: T) -> Result<Connection> {
     Connection::open(path)
 }
 
-/// Open a connection to a database with a specific set of flags.
-#[inline]
-pub fn open_with_flags<T: AsRef<std::path::Path>>(path: T, flags: OpenFlags) -> Result<Connection> {
-    Connection::open_with_flags(path, flags)
-}
-
 /// Return the version number of SQLite.
 ///
 /// For instance, the version `3.8.11.1` corresponds to the integer `3008011`.
diff --git a/tests/lib.rs b/tests/lib.rs
index 212edfa..28827d5 100644
--- a/tests/lib.rs
+++ b/tests/lib.rs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ fn connection_open_with_flags() {
     setup_users(&path);
 
     let flags = OpenFlags::new().set_read_only();
-    let connection = ok!(sqlite::open_with_flags(path, flags));
+    let connection = ok!(Connection::open_with_flags(path, flags));
     match connection.execute("INSERT INTO users VALUES (2, 'Bob', NULL, NULL)") {
         Err(_) => {}
         _ => unreachable!(),