diff --git a/django/db/backends/ado_mssql/creation.py b/django/db/backends/ado_mssql/creation.py
index 4d85d27ea5..5158ba02f9 100644
--- a/django/db/backends/ado_mssql/creation.py
+++ b/django/db/backends/ado_mssql/creation.py
@@ -21,6 +21,5 @@ DATA_TYPES = {
     'SmallIntegerField': 'smallint',
     'TextField':         'text',
     'TimeField':         'time',
-    'URLField':          'varchar(200)',
     'USStateField':      'varchar(2)',
 }
diff --git a/django/db/backends/mysql/creation.py b/django/db/backends/mysql/creation.py
index 116b490124..22ed901653 100644
--- a/django/db/backends/mysql/creation.py
+++ b/django/db/backends/mysql/creation.py
@@ -25,6 +25,5 @@ DATA_TYPES = {
     'SmallIntegerField': 'smallint',
     'TextField':         'longtext',
     'TimeField':         'time',
-    'URLField':          'varchar(200)',
     'USStateField':      'varchar(2)',
 }
diff --git a/django/db/backends/oracle/creation.py b/django/db/backends/oracle/creation.py
index d45ceb64f5..da65df172e 100644
--- a/django/db/backends/oracle/creation.py
+++ b/django/db/backends/oracle/creation.py
@@ -21,6 +21,5 @@ DATA_TYPES = {
     'SmallIntegerField': 'smallint',
     'TextField':         'long',
     'TimeField':         'timestamp',
-    'URLField':          'varchar(200)',
     'USStateField':      'varchar(2)',
 }
diff --git a/django/db/backends/postgresql/creation.py b/django/db/backends/postgresql/creation.py
index 65a804ec40..6c130f368e 100644
--- a/django/db/backends/postgresql/creation.py
+++ b/django/db/backends/postgresql/creation.py
@@ -25,6 +25,5 @@ DATA_TYPES = {
     'SmallIntegerField': 'smallint',
     'TextField':         'text',
     'TimeField':         'time',
-    'URLField':          'varchar(200)',
     'USStateField':      'varchar(2)',
 }
diff --git a/django/db/backends/sqlite3/creation.py b/django/db/backends/sqlite3/creation.py
index e845179e64..77f570b2e8 100644
--- a/django/db/backends/sqlite3/creation.py
+++ b/django/db/backends/sqlite3/creation.py
@@ -24,6 +24,5 @@ DATA_TYPES = {
     'SmallIntegerField':            'smallint',
     'TextField':                    'text',
     'TimeField':                    'time',
-    'URLField':                     'varchar(200)',
     'USStateField':                 'varchar(2)',
 }
diff --git a/django/db/models/fields/__init__.py b/django/db/models/fields/__init__.py
index ddf3003d55..e982480815 100644
--- a/django/db/models/fields/__init__.py
+++ b/django/db/models/fields/__init__.py
@@ -800,16 +800,20 @@ class TimeField(Field):
     def formfield(self, initial=None):
         return forms.TimeField(required=not self.blank, label=capfirst(self.verbose_name), initial=initial)
 
-class URLField(Field):
+class URLField(CharField):
     def __init__(self, verbose_name=None, name=None, verify_exists=True, **kwargs):
+        kwargs['maxlength'] = kwargs.get('maxlength', 200) 
         if verify_exists:
             kwargs.setdefault('validator_list', []).append(validators.isExistingURL)
         self.verify_exists = verify_exists
-        Field.__init__(self, verbose_name, name, **kwargs)
+        CharField.__init__(self, verbose_name, name, **kwargs)
 
     def get_manipulator_field_objs(self):
         return [oldforms.URLField]
 
+    def get_internal_type(self): 
+        return "CharField"
+
     def formfield(self, initial=None):
         return forms.URLField(required=not self.blank, verify_exists=self.verify_exists, label=capfirst(self.verbose_name), initial=initial)