diff --git a/django/db/backends/__init__.py b/django/db/backends/__init__.py
index 63a6435bdb..7a4e46a7d7 100644
--- a/django/db/backends/__init__.py
+++ b/django/db/backends/__init__.py
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ class BaseDatabaseFeatures(object):
     autoindexes_primary_keys = True
     inline_fk_references = True
     needs_datetime_string_cast = True
-    needs_upper_for_iops = False
     supports_constraints = True
     supports_tablespaces = False
     uses_case_insensitive_names = False
diff --git a/django/db/backends/oracle/base.py b/django/db/backends/oracle/base.py
index a1a9fb1c73..1df6bac069 100644
--- a/django/db/backends/oracle/base.py
+++ b/django/db/backends/oracle/base.py
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ class DatabaseFeatures(BaseDatabaseFeatures):
     allows_unique_and_pk = False        # Suppress UNIQUE/PK for Oracle (ORA-02259)
     empty_fetchmany_value = ()
     needs_datetime_string_cast = False
-    needs_upper_for_iops = True
     supports_tablespaces = True
     uses_case_insensitive_names = True
     uses_custom_query_class = True