diff --git a/UPGRADE.md b/UPGRADE.md
index f34f3ddca77..242db866e6d 100644
--- a/UPGRADE.md
+++ b/UPGRADE.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Upgrade to 3.0
 
+## BC BREAK: `ServerInfoAwareConnection::requiresQueryForServerVersion()` is removed.
+
+The `ServerInfoAwareConnection::requiresQueryForServerVersion()` method has been removed as an implementation detail which is the same for almost all supported drivers.
+
 ## BC BREAK: PingableConnection and ServerInfoAwareConnection interfaces now extends Connection
 
 All implementations of the `PingableConnection` and `ServerInfoAwareConnection` interfaces have to implement the methods defined in the `Connection` interface as well.
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Connection.php b/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Connection.php
index d890e2bee7a..370978deed6 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Connection.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Connection.php
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ private function getServerVersion() : ?string
         $connection = $this->getWrappedConnection();
 
         // Automatic platform version detection.
-        if ($connection instanceof ServerInfoAwareConnection && ! $connection->requiresQueryForServerVersion()) {
+        if ($connection instanceof ServerInfoAwareConnection) {
             return $connection->getServerVersion();
         }
 
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Driver/IBMDB2/DB2Connection.php b/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Driver/IBMDB2/DB2Connection.php
index 4960dc13b72..c1cb60774a4 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Driver/IBMDB2/DB2Connection.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Driver/IBMDB2/DB2Connection.php
@@ -59,14 +59,6 @@ public function getServerVersion() : string
         return $serverInfo->DBMS_VER;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * {@inheritdoc}
-     */
-    public function requiresQueryForServerVersion() : bool
-    {
-        return false;
-    }
-
     /**
      * {@inheritdoc}
      */
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Driver/Mysqli/MysqliConnection.php b/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Driver/Mysqli/MysqliConnection.php
index c00590be8e9..f01fc6aef9d 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Driver/Mysqli/MysqliConnection.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Driver/Mysqli/MysqliConnection.php
@@ -117,14 +117,6 @@ public function getServerVersion() : string
         return $majorVersion . '.' . $minorVersion . '.' . $patchVersion;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * {@inheritdoc}
-     */
-    public function requiresQueryForServerVersion() : bool
-    {
-        return false;
-    }
-
     /**
      * {@inheritdoc}
      */
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Driver/OCI8/OCI8Connection.php b/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Driver/OCI8/OCI8Connection.php
index c2eac6d92a5..d0723f1a044 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Driver/OCI8/OCI8Connection.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Driver/OCI8/OCI8Connection.php
@@ -85,14 +85,6 @@ public function getServerVersion() : string
         return $matches[1];
     }
 
-    /**
-     * {@inheritdoc}
-     */
-    public function requiresQueryForServerVersion() : bool
-    {
-        return false;
-    }
-
     /**
      * {@inheritdoc}
      */
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Driver/PDOConnection.php b/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Driver/PDOConnection.php
index d81594b20bf..ed0f5d63eb0 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Driver/PDOConnection.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Driver/PDOConnection.php
@@ -105,14 +105,6 @@ public function lastInsertId(?string $name = null) : string
         }
     }
 
-    /**
-     * {@inheritdoc}
-     */
-    public function requiresQueryForServerVersion() : bool
-    {
-        return false;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Creates a wrapped statement
      */
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Driver/SQLAnywhere/SQLAnywhereConnection.php b/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Driver/SQLAnywhere/SQLAnywhereConnection.php
index 4cb8162bed9..7a79afe025c 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Driver/SQLAnywhere/SQLAnywhereConnection.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Driver/SQLAnywhere/SQLAnywhereConnection.php
@@ -144,14 +144,6 @@ public function quote(string $input) : string
         return "'" . sasql_escape_string($this->connection, $input) . "'";
     }
 
-    /**
-     * {@inheritdoc}
-     */
-    public function requiresQueryForServerVersion() : bool
-    {
-        return true;
-    }
-
     /**
      * {@inheritdoc}
      *
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Driver/SQLSrv/SQLSrvConnection.php b/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Driver/SQLSrv/SQLSrvConnection.php
index b7713592274..b2eaae74550 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Driver/SQLSrv/SQLSrvConnection.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Driver/SQLSrv/SQLSrvConnection.php
@@ -59,14 +59,6 @@ public function getServerVersion() : string
         return $serverInfo['SQLServerVersion'];
     }
 
-    /**
-     * {@inheritdoc}
-     */
-    public function requiresQueryForServerVersion() : bool
-    {
-        return false;
-    }
-
     /**
      * {@inheritDoc}
      */
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Driver/ServerInfoAwareConnection.php b/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Driver/ServerInfoAwareConnection.php
index c33e9b50c8f..c5d63b099f4 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Driver/ServerInfoAwareConnection.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Driver/ServerInfoAwareConnection.php
@@ -13,11 +13,4 @@ interface ServerInfoAwareConnection extends Connection
      * Returns the version number of the database server connected to.
      */
     public function getServerVersion() : string;
-
-    /**
-     * Checks whether a query is required to retrieve the database server version.
-     *
-     * @return bool True if a query is required to retrieve the database server version, false otherwise.
-     */
-    public function requiresQueryForServerVersion() : bool;
 }
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/DBAL/ConnectionTest.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/DBAL/ConnectionTest.php
index 8815b8b1473..e72fa94ea89 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/DBAL/ConnectionTest.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/DBAL/ConnectionTest.php
@@ -687,10 +687,6 @@ public function testPlatformDetectionIsTriggerOnlyOnceOnRetrievingPlatform() : v
             ->method('connect')
             ->will($this->returnValue($driverConnectionMock));
 
-        $driverConnectionMock->expects($this->once())
-            ->method('requiresQueryForServerVersion')
-            ->will($this->returnValue(false));
-
         $driverConnectionMock->expects($this->once())
             ->method('getServerVersion')
             ->will($this->returnValue('6.6.6'));
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/DBAL/Driver/IBMDB2/DB2ConnectionTest.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/DBAL/Driver/IBMDB2/DB2ConnectionTest.php
deleted file mode 100644
index db4270d5652..00000000000
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/DBAL/Driver/IBMDB2/DB2ConnectionTest.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-declare(strict_types=1);
-
-namespace Doctrine\Tests\DBAL\Driver\IBMDB2;
-
-use Doctrine\DBAL\Driver\IBMDB2\DB2Connection;
-use Doctrine\Tests\DbalTestCase;
-use PHPUnit\Framework\MockObject\MockObject;
-use function extension_loaded;
-
-class DB2ConnectionTest extends DbalTestCase
-{
-    /**
-     * The ibm_db2 driver connection mock under test.
-     *
-     * @var DB2Connection|MockObject
-     */
-    private $connectionMock;
-
-    protected function setUp() : void
-    {
-        if (! extension_loaded('ibm_db2')) {
-            $this->markTestSkipped('ibm_db2 is not installed.');
-        }
-
-        parent::setUp();
-
-        $this->connectionMock = $this->getMockBuilder(DB2Connection::class)
-            ->disableOriginalConstructor()
-            ->getMockForAbstractClass();
-    }
-
-    public function testDoesNotRequireQueryForServerVersion() : void
-    {
-        self::assertFalse($this->connectionMock->requiresQueryForServerVersion());
-    }
-}
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/DBAL/Driver/Mysqli/MysqliConnectionTest.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/DBAL/Driver/Mysqli/MysqliConnectionTest.php
index fe9716d43b7..513d46bdab5 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/DBAL/Driver/Mysqli/MysqliConnectionTest.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/DBAL/Driver/Mysqli/MysqliConnectionTest.php
@@ -8,20 +8,12 @@
 use Doctrine\DBAL\Driver\Mysqli\MysqliConnection;
 use Doctrine\DBAL\Platforms\MySqlPlatform;
 use Doctrine\Tests\DbalFunctionalTestCase;
-use PHPUnit\Framework\MockObject\MockObject;
 use function extension_loaded;
 use function restore_error_handler;
 use function set_error_handler;
 
 class MysqliConnectionTest extends DbalFunctionalTestCase
 {
-    /**
-     * The mysqli driver connection mock under test.
-     *
-     * @var MysqliConnection|MockObject
-     */
-    private $connectionMock;
-
     protected function setUp() : void
     {
         if (! extension_loaded('mysqli')) {
@@ -30,18 +22,11 @@ protected function setUp() : void
 
         parent::setUp();
 
-        if (! $this->connection->getDatabasePlatform() instanceof MySqlPlatform) {
-            $this->markTestSkipped('MySQL only test.');
+        if ($this->connection->getDatabasePlatform() instanceof MySqlPlatform) {
+            return;
         }
 
-        $this->connectionMock = $this->getMockBuilder(MysqliConnection::class)
-            ->disableOriginalConstructor()
-            ->getMockForAbstractClass();
-    }
-
-    public function testDoesNotRequireQueryForServerVersion() : void
-    {
-        self::assertFalse($this->connectionMock->requiresQueryForServerVersion());
+        $this->markTestSkipped('MySQL only test.');
     }
 
     public function testRestoresErrorHandlerOnException() : void
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/DBAL/Driver/OCI8/OCI8ConnectionTest.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/DBAL/Driver/OCI8/OCI8ConnectionTest.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 0c54cc88c6c..00000000000
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/DBAL/Driver/OCI8/OCI8ConnectionTest.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-declare(strict_types=1);
-
-namespace Doctrine\Tests\DBAL\Driver\OCI8;
-
-use Doctrine\DBAL\Driver\OCI8\OCI8Connection;
-use Doctrine\Tests\DbalTestCase;
-use PHPUnit\Framework\MockObject\MockObject;
-use function extension_loaded;
-
-class OCI8ConnectionTest extends DbalTestCase
-{
-    /**
-     * The oci8 driver connection mock under test.
-     *
-     * @var OCI8Connection|MockObject
-     */
-    private $connectionMock;
-
-    protected function setUp() : void
-    {
-        if (! extension_loaded('oci8')) {
-            $this->markTestSkipped('oci8 is not installed.');
-        }
-
-        parent::setUp();
-
-        $this->connectionMock = $this->getMockBuilder(OCI8Connection::class)
-            ->disableOriginalConstructor()
-            ->getMockForAbstractClass();
-    }
-
-    public function testDoesNotRequireQueryForServerVersion() : void
-    {
-        self::assertFalse($this->connectionMock->requiresQueryForServerVersion());
-    }
-}
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/DBAL/Driver/SQLAnywhere/SQLAnywhereConnectionTest.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/DBAL/Driver/SQLAnywhere/SQLAnywhereConnectionTest.php
deleted file mode 100644
index d78a95fa6da..00000000000
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/DBAL/Driver/SQLAnywhere/SQLAnywhereConnectionTest.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-declare(strict_types=1);
-
-namespace Doctrine\Tests\DBAL\Driver\SQLAnywhere;
-
-use Doctrine\DBAL\Driver\SQLAnywhere\SQLAnywhereConnection;
-use Doctrine\Tests\DbalTestCase;
-use PHPUnit\Framework\MockObject\MockObject;
-use function extension_loaded;
-
-class SQLAnywhereConnectionTest extends DbalTestCase
-{
-    /**
-     * The sqlanywhere driver connection mock under test.
-     *
-     * @var SQLAnywhereConnection|MockObject
-     */
-    private $connectionMock;
-
-    protected function setUp() : void
-    {
-        if (! extension_loaded('sqlanywhere')) {
-            $this->markTestSkipped('sqlanywhere is not installed.');
-        }
-
-        parent::setUp();
-
-        $this->connectionMock = $this->getMockBuilder(SQLAnywhereConnection::class)
-            ->disableOriginalConstructor()
-            ->getMockForAbstractClass();
-    }
-
-    public function testRequiresQueryForServerVersion() : void
-    {
-        self::assertTrue($this->connectionMock->requiresQueryForServerVersion());
-    }
-}
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/DBAL/Driver/SQLSrv/SQLSrvConnectionTest.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/DBAL/Driver/SQLSrv/SQLSrvConnectionTest.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 4225e65c2dd..00000000000
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/DBAL/Driver/SQLSrv/SQLSrvConnectionTest.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-declare(strict_types=1);
-
-namespace Doctrine\Tests\DBAL\Driver\SQLSrv;
-
-use Doctrine\DBAL\Driver\SQLSrv\SQLSrvConnection;
-use Doctrine\Tests\DbalTestCase;
-use PHPUnit\Framework\MockObject\MockObject;
-use function extension_loaded;
-
-class SQLSrvConnectionTest extends DbalTestCase
-{
-    /**
-     * The sqlsrv driver connection mock under test.
-     *
-     * @var SQLSrvConnection|MockObject
-     */
-    private $connectionMock;
-
-    protected function setUp() : void
-    {
-        if (! extension_loaded('sqlsrv')) {
-            $this->markTestSkipped('sqlsrv is not installed.');
-        }
-
-        parent::setUp();
-
-        $this->connectionMock = $this->getMockBuilder(SQLSrvConnection::class)
-            ->disableOriginalConstructor()
-            ->getMockForAbstractClass();
-    }
-
-    public function testDoesNotRequireQueryForServerVersion() : void
-    {
-        self::assertFalse($this->connectionMock->requiresQueryForServerVersion());
-    }
-}
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/DBAL/Functional/Driver/PDOConnectionTest.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/DBAL/Functional/Driver/PDOConnectionTest.php
index e6f41a0a0ae..069a87b15a2 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/DBAL/Functional/Driver/PDOConnectionTest.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/DBAL/Functional/Driver/PDOConnectionTest.php
@@ -46,11 +46,6 @@ protected function tearDown() : void
         parent::tearDown();
     }
 
-    public function testDoesNotRequireQueryForServerVersion() : void
-    {
-        self::assertFalse($this->driverConnection->requiresQueryForServerVersion());
-    }
-
     public function testThrowsWrappedExceptionOnConstruct() : void
     {
         $this->expectException(PDOException::class);