diff --git a/src/providers/oracle/qgsoracleprovider.cpp b/src/providers/oracle/qgsoracleprovider.cpp
index 187c99975cc7..e6e1eb767ba6 100644
--- a/src/providers/oracle/qgsoracleprovider.cpp
+++ b/src/providers/oracle/qgsoracleprovider.cpp
@@ -78,10 +78,6 @@ QgsOracleProvider::QgsOracleProvider( QString const &uri, const ProviderOptions
   mSqlWhereClause = mUri.sql();
   mSrid = mUri.srid().toInt();
   mRequestedGeomType = mUri.wkbType();
-  if ( QgsWkbTypes::isSingleType( mRequestedGeomType ) && QgsWkbTypes::geometryType( mRequestedGeomType ) != QgsWkbTypes::PointGeometry )
-  {
-    mRequestedGeomType = QgsWkbTypes::multiType( mRequestedGeomType );
-  }
   mUseEstimatedMetadata = mUri.useEstimatedMetadata();
   mIncludeGeoAttributes = mUri.hasParam( "includegeoattributes" ) ? mUri.param( "includegeoattributes" ) == "true" : false;