diff --git a/includes/database.mysql.inc b/includes/database.mysql.inc
index 262a28c1c1c..b0ffd2692b7 100644
--- a/includes/database.mysql.inc
+++ b/includes/database.mysql.inc
@@ -18,21 +18,31 @@
 function db_status_report($phase) {
   $t = get_t();
 
-  $info = mysql_get_server_info();
+  $version = db_version();
+
   $form['mysql'] = array(
     'title' => $t('MySQL database'),
-    'value' => ($phase == 'runtime') ? l($info, 'admin/logs/status/sql') : $info,
+    'value' => ($phase == 'runtime') ? l($version, 'admin/logs/status/sql') : $version,
   );
 
-  // Extract version number
-  list($version) = explode('-', $info);
   if (version_compare($version, DRUPAL_MINIMUM_MYSQL) < 0) {
     $form['mysql']['severity'] = REQUIREMENT_ERROR;
     $form['mysql']['description'] = $t('Your MySQL Server is too old. Drupal requires at least MySQL %version.', array('%version' => DRUPAL_MINIMUM_MYSQL));
   }
+
   return $form;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Returns the version of the database server currently in use.
+ *
+ * @return Database server version
+ */
+function db_version() {
+  list($version) = explode('-', mysql_get_server_info());
+  return $version;
+}
+
 /**
  * Initialize a database connection.
  *
diff --git a/includes/database.mysqli.inc b/includes/database.mysqli.inc
index dd647165ec1..7cc5943b70b 100644
--- a/includes/database.mysqli.inc
+++ b/includes/database.mysqli.inc
@@ -19,25 +19,34 @@
  * Report database status.
  */
 function db_status_report($phase) {
-  global $active_db;
-
   $t = get_t();
 
-  $info = mysqli_get_server_info($active_db);
+  $version = db_version();
+
   $form['mysql'] = array(
     'title' => $t('MySQL database'),
-    'value' => ($phase == 'runtime') ? l($info, 'admin/logs/status/sql') : $info,
+    'value' => ($phase == 'runtime') ? l($version, 'admin/logs/status/sql') : $version,
   );
 
-  // Extract version number
-  list($version) = explode('-', $info);
   if (version_compare($version, DRUPAL_MINIMUM_MYSQL) < 0) {
     $form['mysql']['severity'] = REQUIREMENT_ERROR;
     $form['mysql']['description'] = $t('Your MySQL Server is too old. Drupal requires at least MySQL %version.', array('%version' => DRUPAL_MINIMUM_MYSQL));
   }
+
   return $form;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Returns the version of the database server currently in use.
+ *
+ * @return Database server version
+ */
+function db_version() {
+  global $active_db;
+  list($version) = explode('-', mysqli_get_server_info($active_db));
+  return $version;
+}
+
 /**
  * Initialise a database connection.
  *
diff --git a/includes/database.pgsql.inc b/includes/database.pgsql.inc
index f1500c8e8d5..b5b53b9551c 100644
--- a/includes/database.pgsql.inc
+++ b/includes/database.pgsql.inc
@@ -17,25 +17,30 @@
 function db_status_report() {
   $t = get_t();
 
-  $form['pgsql'] = array();
+  $version = db_version();
 
-  if (function_exists('pg_version')) {
-    $version = pg_version();
-    if (version_compare($version['server'], DRUPAL_MINIMUM_PGSQL) < 0) {
-      $form['pgsql']['severity'] = REQUIREMENT_ERROR;
-      $form['pgsql']['description'] = $t('Your PostgreSQL Server is too old. Drupal requires at least PostgreSQL %version.', array('%version' => DRUPAL_MINIMUM_PGSQL));
-    }
-  }
-  else {
-    $version = array('server' => $t('Unknown'));
-  }
+  $form['pgsql'] = array(
+    'title' => $t('PostgreSQL database'),
+    'value' => $version,
+  );
 
-  $form['pgsql']['title'] = $t('PostgreSQL database');
-  $form['pgsql']['value'] = $version['server'];
+  if (version_compare($version, DRUPAL_MINIMUM_PGSQL) < 0) {
+    $form['pgsql']['severity'] = REQUIREMENT_ERROR;
+    $form['pgsql']['description'] = $t('Your PostgreSQL Server is too old. Drupal requires at least PostgreSQL %version.', array('%version' => DRUPAL_MINIMUM_PGSQL));
+  }
 
   return $form;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Returns the version of the database server currently in use.
+ *
+ * @return Database server version
+ */
+function db_version() {
+  return db_result(db_query("SHOW SERVER_VERSION"));
+}
+
 /**
  * Initialize a database connection.
  *