diff --git a/django/db/backends/sqlite3/base.py b/django/db/backends/sqlite3/base.py
index 44bd221f98..d15352dcc6 100644
--- a/django/db/backends/sqlite3/base.py
+++ b/django/db/backends/sqlite3/base.py
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ Database.register_converter("date", decoder(parse_date))
 Database.register_converter("datetime", decoder(parse_datetime))
 Database.register_converter("timestamp", decoder(parse_datetime))
 Database.register_converter("TIMESTAMP", decoder(parse_datetime))
-Database.register_converter("decimal", decoder(decimal.Decimal))
 
 Database.register_adapter(decimal.Decimal, backend_utils.rev_typecast_decimal)
 
diff --git a/django/db/backends/sqlite3/operations.py b/django/db/backends/sqlite3/operations.py
index b58c344e6b..69744365a2 100644
--- a/django/db/backends/sqlite3/operations.py
+++ b/django/db/backends/sqlite3/operations.py
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ class DatabaseOperations(BaseDatabaseOperations):
         elif internal_type == 'TimeField':
             converters.append(self.convert_timefield_value)
         elif internal_type == 'DecimalField':
-            converters.append(self.convert_decimalfield_value)
+            converters.append(self.get_decimalfield_converter(expression))
         elif internal_type == 'UUIDField':
             converters.append(self.convert_uuidfield_value)
         elif internal_type in ('NullBooleanField', 'BooleanField'):
@@ -241,15 +241,21 @@ class DatabaseOperations(BaseDatabaseOperations):
                 value = parse_time(value)
         return value
 
-    def convert_decimalfield_value(self, value, expression, connection):
-        if value is not None:
-            if not isinstance(expression, Col):
-                # SQLite stores only 15 significant digits. Digits coming from
-                # float inaccuracy must be removed.
-                return decimal.Context(prec=15).create_decimal_from_float(value)
-            value = expression.output_field.format_number(value)
-            return decimal.Decimal(value)
-        return value
+    def get_decimalfield_converter(self, expression):
+        # SQLite stores only 15 significant digits. Digits coming from
+        # float inaccuracy must be removed.
+        create_decimal = decimal.Context(prec=15).create_decimal_from_float
+        if isinstance(expression, Col):
+            quantize_value = decimal.Decimal(1).scaleb(-expression.output_field.decimal_places)
+
+            def converter(value, expression, connection):
+                if value is not None:
+                    return create_decimal(value).quantize(quantize_value, context=expression.output_field.context)
+        else:
+            def converter(value, expression, connection):
+                if value is not None:
+                    return create_decimal(value)
+        return converter
 
     def convert_uuidfield_value(self, value, expression, connection):
         if value is not None:
diff --git a/django/db/models/fields/__init__.py b/django/db/models/fields/__init__.py
index 91336ed7d9..a67cf9b647 100644
--- a/django/db/models/fields/__init__.py
+++ b/django/db/models/fields/__init__.py
@@ -1560,20 +1560,6 @@ class DecimalField(Field):
                 params={'value': value},
             )
 
-    def format_number(self, value):
-        """
-        Format a number into a string with the requisite number of digits and
-        decimal places.
-        """
-        # Method moved to django.db.backends.utils.
-        #
-        # It is preserved because it is used by the oracle backend
-        # (django.db.backends.oracle.query), and also for
-        # backwards-compatibility with any external code which may have used
-        # this method.
-        from django.db.backends import utils
-        return utils.format_number(value, self.max_digits, self.decimal_places)
-
     def get_db_prep_save(self, value, connection):
         return connection.ops.adapt_decimalfield_value(self.to_python(value), self.max_digits, self.decimal_places)