diff --git a/db_create.php b/db_create.php
index 3c80df9989..d9cea0ebb0 100644
--- a/db_create.php
+++ b/db_create.php
@@ -16,20 +16,6 @@ if (! PMA_DRIZZLE) {
 }
 require 'libraries/build_html_for_db.lib.php';
 
-/**
- * Sets globals from $_POST
- */
-$post_params = array(
-    'new_db'
-);
-foreach ($post_params as $one_post_param) {
-    if (isset($_POST[$one_post_param])) {
-        $GLOBALS[$one_post_param] = $_POST[$one_post_param];
-    }
-}
-
-PMA_Util::checkParameters(array('new_db'));
-
 /**
  * Defines the url to return to in case of error in a sql statement
  */
@@ -38,7 +24,7 @@ $err_url = 'index.php?' . PMA_generate_common_url();
 /**
  * Builds and executes the db creation sql query
  */
-$sql_query = 'CREATE DATABASE ' . PMA_Util::backquote($new_db);
+$sql_query = 'CREATE DATABASE ' . PMA_Util::backquote($_POST['new_db']);
 if (! empty($_POST['db_collation'])) {
     list($db_charset) = explode('_', $_POST['db_collation']);
     if (in_array($db_charset, $mysql_charsets)
@@ -72,8 +58,8 @@ if (! $result) {
     }
 } else {
     $message = PMA_Message::success(__('Database %1$s has been created.'));
-    $message->addParam($new_db);
-    $GLOBALS['db'] = $new_db;
+    $message->addParam($_POST['new_db']);
+    $GLOBALS['db'] = $_POST['new_db'];
 
     /**
      * If in an Ajax request, build the output and send it
@@ -89,11 +75,11 @@ if (! $result) {
          * @global array $GLOBALS['db_url_params']
          * @name $db_url_params
          */
-        $db_url_params['db'] = $new_db;
+        $db_url_params['db'] = $_POST['new_db'];
 
         $is_superuser = $GLOBALS['dbi']->isSuperuser();
         $column_order = PMA_getColumnOrder();
-        $url_query = PMA_generate_common_url($new_db);
+        $url_query = PMA_generate_common_url($_POST['new_db']);
 
         /**
          * String that will contain the output HTML
@@ -108,7 +94,7 @@ if (! $result) {
         // $dbstats comes from the create table dialog
         if (! empty($dbstats)) {
             $current = array(
-                'SCHEMA_NAME' => $new_db,
+                'SCHEMA_NAME' => $_POST['new_db'],
                 'DEFAULT_COLLATION_NAME' => $db_collation_for_ajax,
                 'SCHEMA_TABLES' => '0',
                 'SCHEMA_TABLE_ROWS' => '0',
@@ -120,7 +106,7 @@ if (! $result) {
             );
         } else {
             $current = array(
-                'SCHEMA_NAME' => $new_db
+                'SCHEMA_NAME' => $_POST['new_db'] 
             );
         }