diff --git a/libraries/db_common.inc.php b/libraries/db_common.inc.php
index f21437acb..805bac559 100644
--- a/libraries/db_common.inc.php
+++ b/libraries/db_common.inc.php
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ PMA_checkParameters(array('db'));
 
 $is_show_stats = $cfg['ShowStats'];
 
-if (PMA_MYSQL_INT_VERSION >= 50002 && $db == 'information_schema') {
+if ($db == 'information_schema') {
     $is_show_stats = false;
     $db_is_information_schema = true;
 } else {
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ if (!isset($is_db) || !$is_db) {
 /**
  * Changes database charset if requested by the user
  */
-if (isset($submitcollation) && !empty($db_collation) && PMA_MYSQL_INT_VERSION >= 40101) {
+if (isset($submitcollation) && !empty($db_collation)) {
     list($db_charset) = explode('_', $db_collation);
     $sql_query        = 'ALTER DATABASE ' . PMA_backquote($db) . ' DEFAULT' . PMA_generateCharsetQueryPart($db_collation);
     $result           = PMA_DBI_query($sql_query);