diff --git a/src/common/Database/DatabaseWorkerPool.cpp b/src/common/Database/DatabaseWorkerPool.cpp
index b687895738..fc2a12c276 100644
--- a/src/common/Database/DatabaseWorkerPool.cpp
+++ b/src/common/Database/DatabaseWorkerPool.cpp
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@ DatabaseWorkerPool<T>::DatabaseWorkerPool() :
     memset(_connectionCount, 0, sizeof(_connectionCount));
     _connections.resize(IDX_SIZE);
 
-    WPFatal(mysql_thread_safe(), "Used MySQL library isn't thread-safe.");
-    WPFatal(mysql_get_client_version() >= MIN_MYSQL_CLIENT_VERSION, "AzerothCore does not support MySQL versions below 5.6");
+    WPFatal(mysql_thread_safe(), "Used MySQL library isn't thread-safe."); 
 }
 
 template <class T>
@@ -36,9 +35,7 @@ bool DatabaseWorkerPool<T>::Open(const std::string& infoString, uint8 async_thre
     for (uint8 i = 0; i < async_threads; ++i)
     {
         T* t = new T(_queue, _connectionInfo);
-        res &= t->Open();
-        if (res) // only check mysql version if connection is valid
-            WPFatal(mysql_get_server_version(t->GetHandle()) >= MIN_MYSQL_SERVER_VERSION, "AzerothCore does not support MySQL versions below 5.6");
+        res &= t->Open(); 
 
         _connections[IDX_ASYNC][i] = t;
         ++_connectionCount[IDX_ASYNC];