diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/SchemaTool/MySqlSchemaToolTest.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/SchemaTool/MySqlSchemaToolTest.php
index 2deedb37aa..829b3aa2b8 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/SchemaTool/MySqlSchemaToolTest.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/SchemaTool/MySqlSchemaToolTest.php
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 use Doctrine\ORM\Tools\SchemaTool;
 use Doctrine\Tests\OrmFunctionalTestCase;
 use Doctrine\Tests\Models;
+use function method_exists;
+use function sprintf;
 
 class MySqlSchemaToolTest extends OrmFunctionalTestCase
 {
@@ -28,15 +30,16 @@ public function testGetCreateSchemaSql()
 
         $tool = new SchemaTool($this->_em);
         $sql = $tool->getCreateSchemaSql($classes);
-
-        $this->assertEquals("CREATE TABLE cms_groups (id INT AUTO_INCREMENT NOT NULL, name VARCHAR(50) NOT NULL, PRIMARY KEY(id)) DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_unicode_ci ENGINE = InnoDB", $sql[0]);
-        $this->assertEquals("CREATE TABLE cms_users (id INT AUTO_INCREMENT NOT NULL, email_id INT DEFAULT NULL, status VARCHAR(50) DEFAULT NULL, username VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL, name VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL, UNIQUE INDEX UNIQ_3AF03EC5F85E0677 (username), UNIQUE INDEX UNIQ_3AF03EC5A832C1C9 (email_id), PRIMARY KEY(id)) DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_unicode_ci ENGINE = InnoDB", $sql[1]);
-        $this->assertEquals("CREATE TABLE cms_users_groups (user_id INT NOT NULL, group_id INT NOT NULL, INDEX IDX_7EA9409AA76ED395 (user_id), INDEX IDX_7EA9409AFE54D947 (group_id), PRIMARY KEY(user_id, group_id)) DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_unicode_ci ENGINE = InnoDB", $sql[2]);
-        $this->assertEquals("CREATE TABLE cms_users_tags (user_id INT NOT NULL, tag_id INT NOT NULL, INDEX IDX_93F5A1ADA76ED395 (user_id), INDEX IDX_93F5A1ADBAD26311 (tag_id), PRIMARY KEY(user_id, tag_id)) DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_unicode_ci ENGINE = InnoDB", $sql[3]);
-        $this->assertEquals("CREATE TABLE cms_tags (id INT AUTO_INCREMENT NOT NULL, tag_name VARCHAR(50) DEFAULT NULL, PRIMARY KEY(id)) DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_unicode_ci ENGINE = InnoDB", $sql[4]);
-        $this->assertEquals("CREATE TABLE cms_addresses (id INT AUTO_INCREMENT NOT NULL, user_id INT DEFAULT NULL, country VARCHAR(50) NOT NULL, zip VARCHAR(50) NOT NULL, city VARCHAR(50) NOT NULL, UNIQUE INDEX UNIQ_ACAC157BA76ED395 (user_id), PRIMARY KEY(id)) DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_unicode_ci ENGINE = InnoDB", $sql[5]);
-        $this->assertEquals("CREATE TABLE cms_emails (id INT AUTO_INCREMENT NOT NULL, email VARCHAR(250) NOT NULL, PRIMARY KEY(id)) DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_unicode_ci ENGINE = InnoDB", $sql[6]);
-        $this->assertEquals("CREATE TABLE cms_phonenumbers (phonenumber VARCHAR(50) NOT NULL, user_id INT DEFAULT NULL, INDEX IDX_F21F790FA76ED395 (user_id), PRIMARY KEY(phonenumber)) DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_unicode_ci ENGINE = InnoDB", $sql[7]);
+        $collation = $this->getColumnCollationDeclarationSQL('utf8_unicode_ci');
+
+        $this->assertEquals('CREATE TABLE cms_groups (id INT AUTO_INCREMENT NOT NULL, name VARCHAR(50) NOT NULL, PRIMARY KEY(id)) DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8 ' . $collation . ' ENGINE = InnoDB', $sql[0]);
+        $this->assertEquals('CREATE TABLE cms_users (id INT AUTO_INCREMENT NOT NULL, email_id INT DEFAULT NULL, status VARCHAR(50) DEFAULT NULL, username VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL, name VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL, UNIQUE INDEX UNIQ_3AF03EC5F85E0677 (username), UNIQUE INDEX UNIQ_3AF03EC5A832C1C9 (email_id), PRIMARY KEY(id)) DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8 ' . $collation . ' ENGINE = InnoDB', $sql[1]);
+        $this->assertEquals('CREATE TABLE cms_users_groups (user_id INT NOT NULL, group_id INT NOT NULL, INDEX IDX_7EA9409AA76ED395 (user_id), INDEX IDX_7EA9409AFE54D947 (group_id), PRIMARY KEY(user_id, group_id)) DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8 ' . $collation . ' ENGINE = InnoDB', $sql[2]);
+        $this->assertEquals('CREATE TABLE cms_users_tags (user_id INT NOT NULL, tag_id INT NOT NULL, INDEX IDX_93F5A1ADA76ED395 (user_id), INDEX IDX_93F5A1ADBAD26311 (tag_id), PRIMARY KEY(user_id, tag_id)) DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8 ' . $collation . ' ENGINE = InnoDB', $sql[3]);
+        $this->assertEquals('CREATE TABLE cms_tags (id INT AUTO_INCREMENT NOT NULL, tag_name VARCHAR(50) DEFAULT NULL, PRIMARY KEY(id)) DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8 ' . $collation . ' ENGINE = InnoDB', $sql[4]);
+        $this->assertEquals('CREATE TABLE cms_addresses (id INT AUTO_INCREMENT NOT NULL, user_id INT DEFAULT NULL, country VARCHAR(50) NOT NULL, zip VARCHAR(50) NOT NULL, city VARCHAR(50) NOT NULL, UNIQUE INDEX UNIQ_ACAC157BA76ED395 (user_id), PRIMARY KEY(id)) DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8 ' . $collation . ' ENGINE = InnoDB', $sql[5]);
+        $this->assertEquals('CREATE TABLE cms_emails (id INT AUTO_INCREMENT NOT NULL, email VARCHAR(250) NOT NULL, PRIMARY KEY(id)) DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8 ' . $collation . ' ENGINE = InnoDB', $sql[6]);
+        $this->assertEquals('CREATE TABLE cms_phonenumbers (phonenumber VARCHAR(50) NOT NULL, user_id INT DEFAULT NULL, INDEX IDX_F21F790FA76ED395 (user_id), PRIMARY KEY(phonenumber)) DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8 ' . $collation . ' ENGINE = InnoDB', $sql[7]);
         $this->assertEquals("ALTER TABLE cms_users ADD CONSTRAINT FK_3AF03EC5A832C1C9 FOREIGN KEY (email_id) REFERENCES cms_emails (id)", $sql[8]);
         $this->assertEquals("ALTER TABLE cms_users_groups ADD CONSTRAINT FK_7EA9409AA76ED395 FOREIGN KEY (user_id) REFERENCES cms_users (id)", $sql[9]);
         $this->assertEquals("ALTER TABLE cms_users_groups ADD CONSTRAINT FK_7EA9409AFE54D947 FOREIGN KEY (group_id) REFERENCES cms_groups (id)", $sql[10]);
@@ -48,6 +51,15 @@ public function testGetCreateSchemaSql()
         $this->assertEquals(15, count($sql));
     }
 
+    private function getColumnCollationDeclarationSQL(string $collation) : string
+    {
+        if (method_exists($this->_em->getConnection()->getDatabasePlatform(), 'getColumnCollationDeclarationSQL')) {
+            return $this->_em->getConnection()->getDatabasePlatform()->getColumnCollationDeclarationSQL($collation);
+        }
+
+        return sprintf('COLLATE %s', $collation);
+    }
+
     public function testGetCreateSchemaSql2()
     {
         $classes = [
@@ -56,9 +68,10 @@ public function testGetCreateSchemaSql2()
 
         $tool = new SchemaTool($this->_em);
         $sql = $tool->getCreateSchemaSql($classes);
+        $collation = $this->getColumnCollationDeclarationSQL('utf8_unicode_ci');
 
         $this->assertEquals(1, count($sql));
-        $this->assertEquals("CREATE TABLE decimal_model (id INT AUTO_INCREMENT NOT NULL, `decimal` NUMERIC(5, 2) NOT NULL, `high_scale` NUMERIC(14, 4) NOT NULL, PRIMARY KEY(id)) DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_unicode_ci ENGINE = InnoDB", $sql[0]);
+        $this->assertEquals('CREATE TABLE decimal_model (id INT AUTO_INCREMENT NOT NULL, `decimal` NUMERIC(5, 2) NOT NULL, `high_scale` NUMERIC(14, 4) NOT NULL, PRIMARY KEY(id)) DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8 ' . $collation . ' ENGINE = InnoDB', $sql[0]);
     }
 
     public function testGetCreateSchemaSql3()
@@ -69,9 +82,10 @@ public function testGetCreateSchemaSql3()
 
         $tool = new SchemaTool($this->_em);
         $sql = $tool->getCreateSchemaSql($classes);
+        $collation = $this->getColumnCollationDeclarationSQL('utf8_unicode_ci');
 
         $this->assertEquals(1, count($sql));
-        $this->assertEquals("CREATE TABLE boolean_model (id INT AUTO_INCREMENT NOT NULL, booleanField TINYINT(1) NOT NULL, PRIMARY KEY(id)) DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_unicode_ci ENGINE = InnoDB", $sql[0]);
+        $this->assertEquals('CREATE TABLE boolean_model (id INT AUTO_INCREMENT NOT NULL, booleanField TINYINT(1) NOT NULL, PRIMARY KEY(id)) DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8 ' . $collation . ' ENGINE = InnoDB', $sql[0]);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/Ticket/DDC2182Test.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/Ticket/DDC2182Test.php
index 590b7cd5f5..e610a67bcb 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/Ticket/DDC2182Test.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/Ticket/DDC2182Test.php
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 namespace Doctrine\Tests\ORM\Functional\Ticket;
 
+use function method_exists;
+use function sprintf;
+
 class DDC2182Test extends \Doctrine\Tests\OrmFunctionalTestCase
 {
     public function testPassColumnOptionsToJoinColumns()
@@ -16,11 +19,21 @@ public function testPassColumnOptionsToJoinColumns()
             $this->_em->getClassMetadata(DDC2182OptionChild::class),
             ]
         );
+        $collation = $this->getColumnCollationDeclarationSQL('utf8_unicode_ci');
 
-        $this->assertEquals("CREATE TABLE DDC2182OptionParent (id INT UNSIGNED NOT NULL, PRIMARY KEY(id)) DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_unicode_ci ENGINE = InnoDB", $sql[0]);
-        $this->assertEquals("CREATE TABLE DDC2182OptionChild (id VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL, parent_id INT UNSIGNED DEFAULT NULL, INDEX IDX_B314D4AD727ACA70 (parent_id), PRIMARY KEY(id)) DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_unicode_ci ENGINE = InnoDB", $sql[1]);
+        $this->assertEquals('CREATE TABLE DDC2182OptionParent (id INT UNSIGNED NOT NULL, PRIMARY KEY(id)) DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8 ' . $collation . ' ENGINE = InnoDB', $sql[0]);
+        $this->assertEquals('CREATE TABLE DDC2182OptionChild (id VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL, parent_id INT UNSIGNED DEFAULT NULL, INDEX IDX_B314D4AD727ACA70 (parent_id), PRIMARY KEY(id)) DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8 ' . $collation . ' ENGINE = InnoDB', $sql[1]);
         $this->assertEquals("ALTER TABLE DDC2182OptionChild ADD CONSTRAINT FK_B314D4AD727ACA70 FOREIGN KEY (parent_id) REFERENCES DDC2182OptionParent (id)", $sql[2]);
     }
+
+    private function getColumnCollationDeclarationSQL(string $collation) : string
+    {
+        if (method_exists($this->_em->getConnection()->getDatabasePlatform(), 'getColumnCollationDeclarationSQL')) {
+            return $this->_em->getConnection()->getDatabasePlatform()->getColumnCollationDeclarationSQL($collation);
+        }
+
+        return sprintf('COLLATE %s', $collation);
+    }
 }
 
 /**