diff --git a/libraries/classes/Query/Generator.php b/libraries/classes/Query/Generator.php
index e0d4a0b542..5f0f58528c 100644
--- a/libraries/classes/Query/Generator.php
+++ b/libraries/classes/Query/Generator.php
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ class Generator
             . "'''" . $user . "''@''" . $host . "''' LIKE `GRANTEE`"
             . ' UNION '
             . 'SELECT 1 FROM mysql.user '
-            . "WHERE `create_user_priv` = 'Y' COLLATE utf8mb4_general_ci AND "
+            . "WHERE `create_user_priv` = 'Y' AND "
             . "'" . $user . "' LIKE `User` AND '' LIKE `Host`"
             . ' LIMIT 1';
     }
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ class Generator
             . "'''" . $user . "''@''" . $host . "''' LIKE `GRANTEE` "
             . ' UNION '
             . 'SELECT 1 FROM mysql.user '
-            . "WHERE `create_user_priv` = 'Y' COLLATE utf8mb4_general_ci AND "
+            . "WHERE `create_user_priv` = 'Y' AND "
             . "'" . $user . "' LIKE `User` AND '' LIKE `Host`"
             . ' LIMIT 1';
     }
diff --git a/test/classes/Stubs/DbiDummy.php b/test/classes/Stubs/DbiDummy.php
index e47b70b04b..bff6e0dd69 100644
--- a/test/classes/Stubs/DbiDummy.php
+++ b/test/classes/Stubs/DbiDummy.php
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ class DbiDummy implements DbiExtension
                 'query' => 'SELECT 1 FROM `INFORMATION_SCHEMA`.`USER_PRIVILEGES`'
                     . " WHERE `PRIVILEGE_TYPE` = 'CREATE USER'"
                     . " AND '''pma_test''@''localhost''' LIKE `GRANTEE`"
-                    . " UNION SELECT 1 FROM mysql.user WHERE `create_user_priv` = 'Y' COLLATE utf8mb4_general_ci"
+                    . " UNION SELECT 1 FROM mysql.user WHERE `create_user_priv` = 'Y'"
                     . " AND 'pma_test' LIKE `User` AND '' LIKE `Host` LIMIT 1",
                 'result' => [['1']],
             ],
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ class DbiDummy implements DbiExtension
                     . ' FROM `INFORMATION_SCHEMA`.`USER_PRIVILEGES`) t'
                     . " WHERE `IS_GRANTABLE` = 'YES'"
                     . " AND '''pma_test''@''localhost''' LIKE `GRANTEE`"
-                    . " UNION SELECT 1 FROM mysql.user WHERE `create_user_priv` = 'Y' COLLATE utf8mb4_general_ci"
+                    . " UNION SELECT 1 FROM mysql.user WHERE `create_user_priv` = 'Y'"
                     . " AND 'pma_test' LIKE `User` AND '' LIKE `Host` LIMIT 1",
                 'result' => [['1']],
             ],