diff --git a/django/contrib/postgres/indexes.py b/django/contrib/postgres/indexes.py
index feb7053ed8..42215dfdce 100644
--- a/django/contrib/postgres/indexes.py
+++ b/django/contrib/postgres/indexes.py
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
-from django.db import connection
 from django.db.models import Index
-from django.utils.functional import cached_property
 
 __all__ = ['BrinIndex', 'GinIndex']
 
 
 class BrinIndex(Index):
     suffix = 'brin'
+    # Allow an index name longer than 30 characters since the suffix is 4
+    # characters (usual limit is 3). Since this index can only be used on
+    # PostgreSQL, the 30 character limit for cross-database compatibility isn't
+    # applicable.
+    max_name_length = 31
 
     def __init__(self, fields=[], name=None, pages_per_range=None):
         if pages_per_range is not None and pages_per_range <= 0:
@@ -36,14 +39,6 @@ class BrinIndex(Index):
                 schema_editor.quote_value(self.pages_per_range)) + parameters['extra']
         return parameters
 
-    @cached_property
-    def max_name_length(self):
-        # Allow an index name longer than 30 characters since the suffix
-        # is 4 characters (usual limit is 3). Since this index can only be
-        # used on PostgreSQL, the 30 character limit for cross-database
-        # compatibility isn't applicable.
-        return connection.ops.max_name_length()
-
 
 class GinIndex(Index):
     suffix = 'gin'