diff --git a/system/Database/SQLite3/Builder.php b/system/Database/SQLite3/Builder.php
index b302f5606d73..3a01578e3f3d 100644
--- a/system/Database/SQLite3/Builder.php
+++ b/system/Database/SQLite3/Builder.php
@@ -47,13 +47,6 @@
 class Builder extends BaseBuilder
 {
 
-	/**
-	 * Identifier escape character
-	 *
-	 * @var string
-	 */
-	protected $escapeChar = '`';
-
 	/**
 	 * Default installs of SQLite typically do not
 	 * support limiting delete clauses.
diff --git a/system/Database/SQLite3/Connection.php b/system/Database/SQLite3/Connection.php
index 92a06558679c..b9851e30c5e9 100644
--- a/system/Database/SQLite3/Connection.php
+++ b/system/Database/SQLite3/Connection.php
@@ -56,7 +56,14 @@ class Connection extends BaseConnection implements ConnectionInterface
 	 */
 	public $DBDriver = 'SQLite3';
 
-	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+	/**
+	 * Identifier escape character
+	 *
+	 * @var string
+	 */
+	public $escapeChar = '`';
+
+	//--------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	/**
 	 * ORDER BY random keyword