diff --git a/src/blob.rs b/src/blob.rs
index 050d84d..1cf3779 100644
--- a/src/blob.rs
+++ b/src/blob.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 //! ## Example
 //!
 //! ```rust
-//! extern crate libsqlite3_sys;
 //! extern crate rusqlite;
 //!
 //! use rusqlite::blob::ZeroBlob;
diff --git a/src/functions.rs b/src/functions.rs
index 95bc989..289a6f0 100644
--- a/src/functions.rs
+++ b/src/functions.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 //! module.
 //!
 //! ```rust
-//! extern crate libsqlite3_sys;
 //! extern crate rusqlite;
 //! extern crate regex;
 //!
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index be4fdaa..e3f6182 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 //! ```
 #![allow(unknown_lints)]
 
-use libsqlite3_sys as ffi;
+pub use libsqlite3_sys as ffi;
 
 #[macro_use]
 extern crate bitflags;
diff --git a/tests/deny_single_threaded_sqlite_config.rs b/tests/deny_single_threaded_sqlite_config.rs
index 288f52a..f6afdd5 100644
--- a/tests/deny_single_threaded_sqlite_config.rs
+++ b/tests/deny_single_threaded_sqlite_config.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 //! Ensure we reject connections when SQLite is in single-threaded mode, as it
 //! would violate safety if multiple Rust threads tried to use connections.
 
-use libsqlite3_sys as ffi;
-
+use rusqlite::ffi;
 use rusqlite::Connection;
 
 #[test]