diff --git a/CRM/Utils/Check/Component/Env.php b/CRM/Utils/Check/Component/Env.php
index 66188f45018c..db4240608f87 100644
--- a/CRM/Utils/Check/Component/Env.php
+++ b/CRM/Utils/Check/Component/Env.php
@@ -920,7 +920,7 @@ public function checkMysqlUtf8mb4() {
       );
     }
     // Ensure that the MySQL driver supports utf8mb4 encoding.
-    $version = mysqli_get_client_info(CRM_Core_DAO::getConnection()->connection);
+    $version = mysqli_get_client_info();
     if (strpos($version, 'mysqlnd') !== FALSE) {
       // The mysqlnd driver supports utf8mb4 starting at version 5.0.9.
       $version = preg_replace('/^\D+([\d.]+).*/', '$1', $version);
diff --git a/Civi/Install/Requirements.php b/Civi/Install/Requirements.php
index e7c9581106cb..63b6cb05522e 100644
--- a/Civi/Install/Requirements.php
+++ b/Civi/Install/Requirements.php
@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ public function checkMysqlUtf8mb4($db_config) {
     mysqli_query($conn, 'DROP TABLE civicrm_utf8mb4_test');
 
     // Ensure that the MySQL driver supports utf8mb4 encoding.
-    $version = mysqli_get_client_info($conn);
+    $version = mysqli_get_client_info();
     if (strpos($version, 'mysqlnd') !== FALSE) {
       // The mysqlnd driver supports utf8mb4 starting at version 5.0.9.
       $version = preg_replace('/^\D+([\d.]+).*/', '$1', $version);
diff --git a/install/index.php b/install/index.php
index 9d86c115e185..47a8d6f2d977 100644
--- a/install/index.php
+++ b/install/index.php
@@ -1421,7 +1421,7 @@ public function requireMysqlUtf8mb4($server, $username, $password, $database, $t
     $result = mysqli_query($conn, 'DROP TABLE civicrm_utf8mb4_test');
 
     // Ensure that the MySQL driver supports utf8mb4 encoding.
-    $version = mysqli_get_client_info($conn);
+    $version = mysqli_get_client_info();
     if (strpos($version, 'mysqlnd') !== FALSE) {
       // The mysqlnd driver supports utf8mb4 starting at version 5.0.9.
       $version = preg_replace('/^\D+([\d.]+).*/', '$1', $version);