diff --git a/inc/database.php b/inc/database.php
index c2612493..380a0837 100644
--- a/inc/database.php
+++ b/inc/database.php
@@ -70,9 +70,9 @@ function sql_open() {
 	if (!empty($config['db']['dsn']))
 		$dsn .= ';' . $config['db']['dsn'];
 	try {
-		$options = array(
+		$options = [
 			PDO::ATTR_TIMEOUT => $config['db']['timeout'],
-		);
+		];
 
 		if ($config['db']['type'] == "mysql")
 			$options[PDO::MYSQL_ATTR_USE_BUFFERED_QUERY] = true;
@@ -81,13 +81,11 @@ function sql_open() {
 			$options[PDO::ATTR_PERSISTENT] = true;
 		$pdo = new PDO($dsn, $config['db']['user'], $config['db']['password'], $options);
 
-		if ($config['debug'])
+		if ($config['debug']) {
 			$debug['time']['db_connect'] = '~' . round((microtime(true) - $start) * 1000, 2) . 'ms';
-	        if ($config['db']['type'] == "mysql"){
-			if (mysql_version() >= 50503)
-				query('SET NAMES utf8mb4') or error(db_error());
-			else
+			if ($config['db']['type'] == "mysql") {
 				query('SET NAMES utf8') or error(db_error());
+			}
 		}
 		return $pdo;
 	} catch(PDOException $e) {