diff --git a/src/cpp/ripple/Ledger.cpp b/src/cpp/ripple/Ledger.cpp
index c4c483132..fdfac1fab 100644
--- a/src/cpp/ripple/Ledger.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp/ripple/Ledger.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 
 #include "../json/writer.h"
 
+#include "../database/SqliteDatabase.h"
+
 #include "Application.h"
 #include "Ledger.h"
 #include "utils.h"
@@ -566,6 +568,39 @@ uint256 Ledger::getHashByIndex(uint32 ledgerIndex)
 
 bool Ledger::getHashesByIndex(uint32 ledgerIndex, uint256& ledgerHash, uint256& parentHash)
 {
+#ifndef NO_SQLITE3_PREPARE
+
+	DatabaseCon *con = theApp->getLedgerDB();
+	ScopedLock sl(con->getDBLock());
+
+	static SqliteStatement pSt(con->getDB()->getSqliteDB(),
+		"SELECT LedgerHash,PrevHash FROM Ledgers Where LedgerSeq = ?;");
+
+	pSt.reset();
+	pSt.bind(1, ledgerIndex);
+	int ret = pSt.step();
+
+	if (pSt.isDone(ret))
+	{
+		cLog(lsTRACE) << "Don't have ledger " << ledgerIndex;
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	if (!pSt.isRow(ret))
+	{
+		assert(false);
+		cLog(lsFATAL) << "Unexpected statement result " << ret;
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	ledgerHash.SetHex(pSt.peekString(0));
+	parentHash.SetHex(pSt.peekString(1));
+	assert(ledgerHash.isNonZero() && parentHash.isNonZero());
+
+	return true;
+
+#else
+
 	std::string sql="SELECT LedgerHash,PrevHash FROM Ledgers WHERE LedgerSeq='";
 	sql.append(boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(ledgerIndex));
 	sql.append("';");
@@ -587,6 +622,8 @@ bool Ledger::getHashesByIndex(uint32 ledgerIndex, uint256& ledgerHash, uint256&
 	assert(ledgerHash.isNonZero() && ((ledgerIndex == 0) || parentHash.isNonZero()));
 
 	return true;
+
+#endif
 }
 
 Ledger::pointer Ledger::loadByIndex(uint32 ledgerIndex)