---
title: "Breaking: #72381 - Removed deprecated code from EXT:dbal"
manual: "TYPO3 Core Changelog"
version: "main"
permalink: "https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/changelog:breaking-72381"
source: "Changelog/8.0/Breaking-72381-RemovedDeprecatedCodeFromExtDbal.rst"
typo3-version: "8.0"
typo3-major: 8
type: "breaking"
issue: 72381
forge: "https://forge.typo3.org/issues/72381"
tags: ["PHP-API", "ext:dbal"]
rendered: "2026-09-20T18:31:11+00:00"
---

# Breaking: #72381 - Removed deprecated code from EXT:dbal {#breaking-72381}

See [forge#72381](https://forge.typo3.org/issues/72381)

## Description {#description}

The following methods of `TYPO3CMSDbalDatabaseDatabaseConnection` have been removed:

-   `MySQLActualType`
-   `MySQLMetaType`
-   `MetaType`

## Impact {#impact}

Using the methods above directly in any third party extension will result in a fatal error.

## Affected Installations {#affected-installations}

Instances which use custom calls to DatabaseConnection class via the methods above.

## Migration {#migration}

`MySQLActualType` call `dbmsSpecifics->getNativeFieldType` instead
`MySQLMetaType` call `dbmsSpecifics->getMetaFieldType` instead
`MetaType` call `getMetadata` instead