diff --git a/embed/README.md b/embed/README.md
index 725313d..191867c 100644
--- a/embed/README.md
+++ b/embed/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Embeddable WASM build of SQLite
 
-This folder includes an embeddable WASM build of SQLite 3.43.0 for use with
+This folder includes an embeddable WASM build of SQLite 3.43.1 for use with
 [`github.com/ncruces/go-sqlite3`](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/ncruces/go-sqlite3).
 
 The following optional features are compiled in:
diff --git a/vfs/file.go b/vfs/file.go
index 84d1368..160a949 100644
--- a/vfs/file.go
+++ b/vfs/file.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"runtime"
 	"syscall"
-	"time"
 )
 
 type vfsOS struct{}
@@ -124,11 +123,10 @@ func (vfsOS) OpenParams(name string, flags OpenFlag, params url.Values) (File, O
 
 type vfsFile struct {
 	*os.File
-	lockTimeout time.Duration
-	lock        LockLevel
-	psow        bool
-	syncDir     bool
-	readOnly    bool
+	lock     LockLevel
+	psow     bool
+	syncDir  bool
+	readOnly bool
 }
 
 var (
diff --git a/vfs/lock.go b/vfs/lock.go
index d7aa446..a2b9651 100644
--- a/vfs/lock.go
+++ b/vfs/lock.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ package vfs
 
 import (
 	"os"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/ncruces/go-sqlite3/internal/util"
 )
@@ -50,7 +49,7 @@ func (f *vfsFile) Lock(lock LockLevel) error {
 		if f.lock != LOCK_NONE {
 			panic(util.AssertErr())
 		}
-		if rc := osGetSharedLock(f.File, f.lockTimeout); rc != _OK {
+		if rc := osGetSharedLock(f.File); rc != _OK {
 			return rc
 		}
 		f.lock = LOCK_SHARED
@@ -61,7 +60,7 @@ func (f *vfsFile) Lock(lock LockLevel) error {
 		if f.lock != LOCK_SHARED {
 			panic(util.AssertErr())
 		}
-		if rc := osGetReservedLock(f.File, f.lockTimeout); rc != _OK {
+		if rc := osGetReservedLock(f.File); rc != _OK {
 			return rc
 		}
 		f.lock = LOCK_RESERVED
@@ -79,7 +78,7 @@ func (f *vfsFile) Lock(lock LockLevel) error {
 			}
 			f.lock = LOCK_PENDING
 		}
-		if rc := osGetExclusiveLock(f.File, f.lockTimeout); rc != _OK {
+		if rc := osGetExclusiveLock(f.File); rc != _OK {
 			return rc
 		}
 		f.lock = LOCK_EXCLUSIVE
@@ -136,9 +135,9 @@ func (f *vfsFile) CheckReservedLock() (bool, error) {
 	return osCheckReservedLock(f.File)
 }
 
-func osGetReservedLock(file *os.File, timeout time.Duration) _ErrorCode {
+func osGetReservedLock(file *os.File) _ErrorCode {
 	// Acquire the RESERVED lock.
-	return osWriteLock(file, _RESERVED_BYTE, 1, timeout)
+	return osWriteLock(file, _RESERVED_BYTE, 1, 0)
 }
 
 func osGetPendingLock(file *os.File) _ErrorCode {
diff --git a/vfs/lock_test.go b/vfs/lock_test.go
index a94079c..db1c4df 100644
--- a/vfs/lock_test.go
+++ b/vfs/lock_test.go
@@ -203,9 +203,4 @@ func Test_vfsLock(t *testing.T) {
 	if got := util.ReadUint32(mod, pOutput); got != uint32(LOCK_SHARED) {
 		t.Error("invalid lock state", got)
 	}
-
-	rc = vfsFileControl(ctx, mod, pFile1, _FCNTL_LOCK_TIMEOUT, 1)
-	if rc != _OK {
-		t.Fatal("returned", rc)
-	}
 }
diff --git a/vfs/os_unix.go b/vfs/os_unix.go
index cba8ef5..3a0c9c4 100644
--- a/vfs/os_unix.go
+++ b/vfs/os_unix.go
@@ -33,22 +33,18 @@ func osSetMode(file *os.File, modeof string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func osGetSharedLock(file *os.File, timeout time.Duration) _ErrorCode {
+func osGetSharedLock(file *os.File) _ErrorCode {
 	// Test the PENDING lock before acquiring a new SHARED lock.
 	if pending, _ := osCheckLock(file, _PENDING_BYTE, 1); pending {
 		return _BUSY
 	}
 	// Acquire the SHARED lock.
-	return osReadLock(file, _SHARED_FIRST, _SHARED_SIZE, timeout)
+	return osReadLock(file, _SHARED_FIRST, _SHARED_SIZE, 0)
 }
 
-func osGetExclusiveLock(file *os.File, timeout time.Duration) _ErrorCode {
-	if timeout == 0 {
-		timeout = time.Millisecond
-	}
-
+func osGetExclusiveLock(file *os.File) _ErrorCode {
 	// Acquire the EXCLUSIVE lock.
-	return osWriteLock(file, _SHARED_FIRST, _SHARED_SIZE, timeout)
+	return osWriteLock(file, _SHARED_FIRST, _SHARED_SIZE, time.Millisecond)
 }
 
 func osDowngradeLock(file *os.File, state LockLevel) _ErrorCode {
diff --git a/vfs/os_windows.go b/vfs/os_windows.go
index 6e1f9e0..0b2d8f2 100644
--- a/vfs/os_windows.go
+++ b/vfs/os_windows.go
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ func osOpenFile(name string, flag int, perm fs.FileMode) (*os.File, error) {
 	return os.NewFile(uintptr(r), name), nil
 }
 
-func osGetSharedLock(file *os.File, timeout time.Duration) _ErrorCode {
+func osGetSharedLock(file *os.File) _ErrorCode {
 	// Acquire the PENDING lock temporarily before acquiring a new SHARED lock.
-	rc := osReadLock(file, _PENDING_BYTE, 1, timeout)
+	rc := osReadLock(file, _PENDING_BYTE, 1, 0)
 
 	if rc == _OK {
 		// Acquire the SHARED lock.
@@ -39,16 +39,12 @@ func osGetSharedLock(file *os.File, timeout time.Duration) _ErrorCode {
 	return rc
 }
 
-func osGetExclusiveLock(file *os.File, timeout time.Duration) _ErrorCode {
-	if timeout == 0 {
-		timeout = time.Millisecond
-	}
-
+func osGetExclusiveLock(file *os.File) _ErrorCode {
 	// Release the SHARED lock.
 	osUnlock(file, _SHARED_FIRST, _SHARED_SIZE)
 
 	// Acquire the EXCLUSIVE lock.
-	rc := osWriteLock(file, _SHARED_FIRST, _SHARED_SIZE, timeout)
+	rc := osWriteLock(file, _SHARED_FIRST, _SHARED_SIZE, time.Millisecond)
 
 	if rc != _OK {
 		// Reacquire the SHARED lock.
diff --git a/vfs/vfs.go b/vfs/vfs.go
index e9a1d31..d945b67 100644
--- a/vfs/vfs.go
+++ b/vfs/vfs.go
@@ -264,14 +264,6 @@ func vfsFileControl(ctx context.Context, mod api.Module, pFile uint32, op _Fcntl
 			return _OK
 		}
 
-	case _FCNTL_LOCK_TIMEOUT:
-		if file, ok := file.(*vfsFile); ok {
-			millis := file.lockTimeout.Milliseconds()
-			file.lockTimeout = time.Duration(util.ReadUint32(mod, pArg)) * time.Millisecond
-			util.WriteUint32(mod, pArg, uint32(millis))
-			return _OK
-		}
-
 	case _FCNTL_POWERSAFE_OVERWRITE:
 		if file, ok := file.(FilePowersafeOverwrite); ok {
 			switch util.ReadUint32(mod, pArg) {
@@ -339,10 +331,8 @@ func vfsFileControl(ctx context.Context, mod api.Module, pFile uint32, op _Fcntl
 	}
 
 	// Consider also implementing these opcodes (in use by SQLite):
-	//  _FCNTL_PDB
 	//  _FCNTL_BUSYHANDLER
 	//  _FCNTL_CHUNK_SIZE
-	//  _FCNTL_OVERWRITE
 	//  _FCNTL_PRAGMA
 	//  _FCNTL_SYNC
 	return _NOTFOUND