diff --git a/django/db/backends/postgresql/base.py b/django/db/backends/postgresql/base.py
index f8a13eeb5fa..0703e190989 100644
--- a/django/db/backends/postgresql/base.py
+++ b/django/db/backends/postgresql/base.py
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ from .introspection import DatabaseIntrospection            # NOQA isort:skip
 from .operations import DatabaseOperations                  # NOQA isort:skip
 from .schema import DatabaseSchemaEditor                    # NOQA isort:skip
 from .utils import utc_tzinfo_factory                       # NOQA isort:skip
-from .version import get_version                            # NOQA isort:skip
 
 psycopg2.extensions.register_adapter(SafeText, psycopg2.extensions.QuotedString)
 psycopg2.extras.register_uuid()
@@ -274,4 +273,4 @@ class DatabaseWrapper(BaseDatabaseWrapper):
     @cached_property
     def pg_version(self):
         with self.temporary_connection():
-            return get_version(self.connection)
+            return self.connection.server_version
diff --git a/django/db/backends/postgresql/version.py b/django/db/backends/postgresql/version.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 3b219159f5a..00000000000
--- a/django/db/backends/postgresql/version.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-"""
-Extract the version of the PostgreSQL server.
-"""
-
-import re
-
-# This reg-exp is intentionally fairly flexible here.
-# Needs to be able to handle stuff like:
-#   PostgreSQL #.#.#
-#   EnterpriseDB #.#
-#   PostgreSQL #.# beta#
-#   PostgreSQL #.#beta#
-VERSION_RE = re.compile(r'\S+ (\d+)\.(\d+)\.?(\d+)?')
-
-
-def _parse_version(text):
-    "Internal parsing method. Factored out for testing purposes."
-    major, major2, minor = VERSION_RE.search(text).groups()
-    try:
-        return int(major) * 10000 + int(major2) * 100 + int(minor)
-    except (ValueError, TypeError):
-        return int(major) * 10000 + int(major2) * 100
-
-
-def get_version(connection):
-    """
-    Return an integer representing the major, minor, and revision number of the
-    server. Format is the one used for the return value of libpq
-    PQServerVersion()/``server_version`` connection attribute (available in
-    newer psycopg2 versions.)
-
-    For example, 90304 for 9.3.4. The last two digits will be 00 in the case of
-    releases (e.g., 90400 for 'PostgreSQL 9.4') or in the case of beta and
-    prereleases (e.g. 90100 for 'PostgreSQL 9.1beta2').
-
-    PQServerVersion()/``server_version`` doesn't execute a query so try that
-    first, then fallback to a ``SELECT version()`` query.
-    """
-    if hasattr(connection, 'server_version'):
-        return connection.server_version
-    else:
-        with connection.cursor() as cursor:
-            cursor.execute("SELECT version()")
-            return _parse_version(cursor.fetchone()[0])
diff --git a/tests/backends/tests.py b/tests/backends/tests.py
index 460b35084a5..7853d02a240 100644
--- a/tests/backends/tests.py
+++ b/tests/backends/tests.py
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ from django.db import (
     reset_queries, transaction,
 )
 from django.db.backends.base.base import BaseDatabaseWrapper
-from django.db.backends.postgresql import version as pg_version
 from django.db.backends.signals import connection_created
 from django.db.backends.utils import CursorWrapper, format_number
 from django.db.models import Avg, StdDev, Sum, Variance
@@ -190,22 +189,6 @@ class SQLiteTests(TestCase):
 @unittest.skipUnless(connection.vendor == 'postgresql', "Test only for PostgreSQL")
 class PostgreSQLTests(TestCase):
 
-    def assert_parses(self, version_string, version):
-        self.assertEqual(pg_version._parse_version(version_string), version)
-
-    def test_parsing(self):
-        """Test PostgreSQL version parsing from `SELECT version()` output"""
-        self.assert_parses("PostgreSQL 9.3 beta4", 90300)
-        self.assert_parses("PostgreSQL 9.3", 90300)
-        self.assert_parses("EnterpriseDB 9.3", 90300)
-        self.assert_parses("PostgreSQL 9.3.6", 90306)
-        self.assert_parses("PostgreSQL 9.4beta1", 90400)
-        self.assert_parses(
-            "PostgreSQL 9.3.1 on i386-apple-darwin9.2.2, compiled by GCC "
-            "i686-apple-darwin9-gcc-4.0.1 (GCC) 4.0.1 (Apple Inc. build 5478)",
-            90301
-        )
-
     def test_nodb_connection(self):
         """
         The _nodb_connection property fallbacks to the default connection
@@ -231,33 +214,6 @@ class PostgreSQLTests(TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(len(w), 1)
         self.assertEqual(w[0].message.__class__, RuntimeWarning)
 
-    def test_version_detection(self):
-        """Test PostgreSQL version detection"""
-
-        # Helper mocks
-        class CursorMock:
-            "Very simple mock of DB-API cursor"
-            def execute(self, arg):
-                pass
-
-            def fetchone(self):
-                return ["PostgreSQL 9.3"]
-
-            def __enter__(self):
-                return self
-
-            def __exit__(self, type, value, traceback):
-                pass
-
-        class OlderConnectionMock:
-            "Mock of psycopg2 (< 2.0.12) connection"
-            def cursor(self):
-                return CursorMock()
-
-        # psycopg2 < 2.0.12 code path
-        conn = OlderConnectionMock()
-        self.assertEqual(pg_version.get_version(conn), 90300)
-
     def test_connect_and_rollback(self):
         """
         PostgreSQL shouldn't roll back SET TIME ZONE, even if the first