diff --git a/django/core/db/backends/ado_mssql.py b/django/core/db/backends/ado_mssql.py
index cc2f861ea7..709d35a583 100644
--- a/django/core/db/backends/ado_mssql.py
+++ b/django/core/db/backends/ado_mssql.py
@@ -138,7 +138,6 @@ DATA_TYPES = {
     'CommaSeparatedIntegerField': 'varchar(%(maxlength)s)',
     'DateField':         'smalldatetime',
     'DateTimeField':     'smalldatetime',
-    'EmailField':        'varchar(75)',
     'FileField':         'varchar(100)',
     'FilePathField':     'varchar(100)',
     'FloatField':        'numeric(%(max_digits)s, %(decimal_places)s)',
diff --git a/django/core/db/backends/mysql.py b/django/core/db/backends/mysql.py
index dd94948b96..27d166f8d1 100644
--- a/django/core/db/backends/mysql.py
+++ b/django/core/db/backends/mysql.py
@@ -154,7 +154,6 @@ DATA_TYPES = {
     'CommaSeparatedIntegerField': 'varchar(%(maxlength)s)',
     'DateField':         'date',
     'DateTimeField':     'datetime',
-    'EmailField':        'varchar(75)',
     'FileField':         'varchar(100)',
     'FilePathField':     'varchar(100)',
     'FloatField':        'numeric(%(max_digits)s, %(decimal_places)s)',
diff --git a/django/core/db/backends/postgresql.py b/django/core/db/backends/postgresql.py
index b1b2d9cb52..03864a5707 100644
--- a/django/core/db/backends/postgresql.py
+++ b/django/core/db/backends/postgresql.py
@@ -159,7 +159,6 @@ DATA_TYPES = {
     'CommaSeparatedIntegerField': 'varchar(%(maxlength)s)',
     'DateField':         'date',
     'DateTimeField':     'timestamp with time zone',
-    'EmailField':        'varchar(75)',
     'FileField':         'varchar(100)',
     'FilePathField':     'varchar(100)',
     'FloatField':        'numeric(%(max_digits)s, %(decimal_places)s)',
diff --git a/django/core/db/backends/sqlite3.py b/django/core/db/backends/sqlite3.py
index 60ffd37620..6fa49131ee 100644
--- a/django/core/db/backends/sqlite3.py
+++ b/django/core/db/backends/sqlite3.py
@@ -157,7 +157,6 @@ DATA_TYPES = {
     'CommaSeparatedIntegerField':   'varchar(%(maxlength)s)',
     'DateField':                    'date',
     'DateTimeField':                'datetime',
-    'EmailField':                   'varchar(75)',
     'FileField':                    'varchar(100)',
     'FilePathField':                'varchar(100)',
     'FloatField':                   'numeric(%(max_digits)s, %(decimal_places)s)',
diff --git a/django/core/meta/fields.py b/django/core/meta/fields.py
index 06403f0a31..bf836c8390 100644
--- a/django/core/meta/fields.py
+++ b/django/core/meta/fields.py
@@ -390,6 +390,13 @@ class DateTimeField(DateField):
         return self.get_default()
 
 class EmailField(Field):
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        kwargs['maxlength'] = 75
+        Field.__init__(self, *args, **kwargs)
+
+    def get_internal_type(self):
+        return "CharField"
+
     def get_manipulator_field_objs(self):
         return [formfields.EmailField]