diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 2c7dc6e89e2c..9ad5e39ad2ca 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
         "doctrine/annotations": "~1.0",
         "doctrine/cache": "~1.6",
         "doctrine/data-fixtures": "1.0.*",
-        "doctrine/dbal": "~2.4,<=2.10.2",
+        "doctrine/dbal": "~2.4",
         "doctrine/orm": "~2.4,>=2.4.5",
         "doctrine/doctrine-bundle": "~1.4",
         "monolog/monolog": "~1.11",
diff --git a/phpunit b/phpunit
index fbce26d8edcc..713594fc19ed 100755
--- a/phpunit
+++ b/phpunit
@@ -21,14 +21,4 @@ if (!getenv('SYMFONY_PATCH_TYPE_DECLARATIONS')) {
     putenv('SYMFONY_PATCH_TYPE_DECLARATIONS=deprecations=1');
 }
 putenv('SYMFONY_PHPUNIT_DIR='.__DIR__.'/.phpunit');
-
-if (!getenv('SYMFONY_DEPRECATIONS_HELPER')) {
-    foreach ($_SERVER['argv'] as $v) {
-        if (false !== strpos($v, 'Bridge/Doctrine')) {
-            putenv('SYMFONY_DEPRECATIONS_HELPER=max[indirect]=7');
-            break;
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 require __DIR__.'/vendor/symfony/phpunit-bridge/bin/simple-phpunit';
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bridge/Doctrine/composer.json b/src/Symfony/Bridge/Doctrine/composer.json
index 67c0bb938a4f..1aa2315c609c 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bridge/Doctrine/composer.json
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bridge/Doctrine/composer.json
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
         "symfony/validator": "^3.2.5|~4.0",
         "symfony/translation": "~2.8|~3.0|~4.0",
         "doctrine/data-fixtures": "1.0.*",
-        "doctrine/dbal": "~2.4,<=2.10.2",
+        "doctrine/dbal": "~2.4",
         "doctrine/orm": "^2.4.5"
     },
     "conflict": {