diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-debug-data.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-debug-data.php
index 674ea4b464..f3ecdca9f2 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-debug-data.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-debug-data.php
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@ class WP_Debug_Data {
 			$extension = null;
 		}
 
-		$server = $wpdb->db_version();
+		$server = $wpdb->get_var( 'SELECT VERSION()' );
 
 		if ( isset( $wpdb->use_mysqli ) && $wpdb->use_mysqli ) {
 			$client_version = $wpdb->dbh->client_info;
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-site-health.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-site-health.php
index 01f97959c5..c759effd83 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-site-health.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-site-health.php
@@ -132,18 +132,16 @@ class WP_Site_Health {
 	private function prepare_sql_data() {
 		global $wpdb;
 
-		if ( method_exists( $wpdb, 'db_version' ) ) {
-			if ( $wpdb->use_mysqli ) {
-				// phpcs:ignore WordPress.DB.RestrictedFunctions.mysql_mysqli_get_server_info
-				$mysql_server_type = mysqli_get_server_info( $wpdb->dbh );
-			} else {
-				// phpcs:ignore WordPress.DB.RestrictedFunctions.mysql_mysql_get_server_info
-				$mysql_server_type = mysql_get_server_info( $wpdb->dbh );
-			}
-
-			$this->mysql_server_version = $wpdb->db_version();
+		if ( $wpdb->use_mysqli ) {
+			// phpcs:ignore WordPress.DB.RestrictedFunctions.mysql_mysqli_get_server_info
+			$mysql_server_type = mysqli_get_server_info( $wpdb->dbh );
+		} else {
+			// phpcs:ignore WordPress.DB.RestrictedFunctions.mysql_mysql_get_server_info
+			$mysql_server_type = mysql_get_server_info( $wpdb->dbh );
 		}
 
+		$this->mysql_server_version = $wpdb->get_var( 'SELECT VERSION()' );
+
 		$this->health_check_mysql_rec_version = '5.6';
 
 		if ( stristr( $mysql_server_type, 'mariadb' ) ) {