diff --git a/config/database.php b/config/database.php
index 137ad18c..8cd8ed07 100644
--- a/config/database.php
+++ b/config/database.php
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
             'password' => env('DB_PASSWORD', ''),
             'unix_socket' => env('DB_SOCKET', ''),
             'charset' => 'utf8mb4',
-            'collation' => 'utf8mb4_unicode_ci',
+            'collation' => null,
             'prefix' => '',
             'prefix_indexes' => true,
             'strict' => true,