diff --git a/UPGRADE.md b/UPGRADE.md
index a4c38585761..684d5300d76 100644
--- a/UPGRADE.md
+++ b/UPGRADE.md
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 # Upgrade to 3.0
 
+## BC BREAK: Removed dbal:import CLI command
+
+The `dbal:import` CLI command has been removed since it only worked with PDO-based drivers by relying on a non-documented behavior of the extension, and it was impossible to make it work with other drivers.
+Please use other database client applications for import, e.g.:
+
+ * For MySQL and MariaDB: `mysql [dbname] < data.sql`.
+ * For PostgreSQL: `psql [dbname] < data.sql`.
+ * For SQLite: `sqlite3 /path/to/file.db < data.sql`.
+
 ## BC BREAK: Removed support for DB-generated UUIDs
 
 The support for DB-generated UUIDs was removed as non-portable.
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Tools/Console/Command/ImportCommand.php b/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Tools/Console/Command/ImportCommand.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 22bce134061..00000000000
--- a/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Tools/Console/Command/ImportCommand.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,136 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace Doctrine\DBAL\Tools\Console\Command;
-
-use Doctrine\DBAL\Driver\PDOConnection;
-use Doctrine\DBAL\Driver\PDOStatement;
-use InvalidArgumentException;
-use PDOException;
-use RuntimeException;
-use Symfony\Component\Console\Command\Command;
-use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputArgument;
-use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputInterface;
-use Symfony\Component\Console\Output\OutputInterface;
-use const PHP_EOL;
-use function assert;
-use function error_get_last;
-use function file_exists;
-use function file_get_contents;
-use function is_readable;
-use function realpath;
-use function sprintf;
-
-/**
- * Task for executing arbitrary SQL that can come from a file or directly from
- * the command line.
- *
- * @deprecated Use a database client application instead
- */
-class ImportCommand extends Command
-{
-    /**
-     * {@inheritdoc}
-     */
-    protected function configure()
-    {
-        $this
-        ->setName('dbal:import')
-        ->setDescription('Import SQL file(s) directly to Database.')
-        ->setDefinition([new InputArgument(
-            'file',
-            InputArgument::REQUIRED | InputArgument::IS_ARRAY,
-            'File path(s) of SQL to be executed.'
-        ),
-        ])
-        ->setHelp(<<<EOT
-Import SQL file(s) directly to Database.
-EOT
-        );
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * {@inheritdoc}
-     */
-    protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output)
-    {
-        $conn = $this->getHelper('db')->getConnection();
-
-        $fileNames = $input->getArgument('file');
-
-        if ($fileNames === null) {
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        foreach ((array) $fileNames as $fileName) {
-            $filePath = realpath($fileName);
-
-            // Phar compatibility.
-            if ($filePath === false) {
-                $filePath = $fileName;
-            }
-
-            if (! file_exists($filePath)) {
-                throw new InvalidArgumentException(
-                    sprintf("SQL file '<info>%s</info>' does not exist.", $filePath)
-                );
-            } elseif (! is_readable($filePath)) {
-                throw new InvalidArgumentException(
-                    sprintf("SQL file '<info>%s</info>' does not have read permissions.", $filePath)
-                );
-            }
-
-            $output->write(sprintf("Processing file '<info>%s</info>'... ", $filePath));
-            $sql = @file_get_contents($filePath);
-
-            if ($sql === false) {
-                throw new RuntimeException(
-                    sprintf("Unable to read SQL file '<info>%s</info>': %s", $filePath, error_get_last()['message'])
-                );
-            }
-
-            if ($conn instanceof PDOConnection) {
-                // PDO Drivers
-                try {
-                    $lines = 0;
-
-                    $stmt = $conn->prepare($sql);
-                    assert($stmt instanceof PDOStatement);
-
-                    $stmt->execute();
-
-                    do {
-                        // Required due to "MySQL has gone away!" issue
-                        $stmt->fetch();
-                        $stmt->closeCursor();
-
-                        $lines++;
-                    } while ($stmt->nextRowset());
-
-                    $output->write(sprintf('%d statements executed!', $lines) . PHP_EOL);
-                } catch (PDOException $e) {
-                    $output->write('error!' . PHP_EOL);
-
-                    throw new RuntimeException($e->getMessage(), $e->getCode(), $e);
-                }
-            } else {
-                // Non-PDO Drivers (ie. OCI8 driver)
-                $stmt = $conn->prepare($sql);
-                $rs   = $stmt->execute();
-
-                if (! $rs) {
-                    $error = $stmt->errorInfo();
-
-                    $output->write('error!' . PHP_EOL);
-
-                    throw new RuntimeException($error[2], $error[0]);
-                }
-
-                $output->writeln('OK!' . PHP_EOL);
-
-                $stmt->closeCursor();
-            }
-        }
-
-        return null;
-    }
-}
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Tools/Console/ConsoleRunner.php b/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Tools/Console/ConsoleRunner.php
index 94a87cb63c1..0df6f086f2c 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Tools/Console/ConsoleRunner.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Tools/Console/ConsoleRunner.php
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 namespace Doctrine\DBAL\Tools\Console;
 
 use Doctrine\DBAL\Connection;
-use Doctrine\DBAL\Tools\Console\Command\ImportCommand;
 use Doctrine\DBAL\Tools\Console\Command\ReservedWordsCommand;
 use Doctrine\DBAL\Tools\Console\Command\RunSqlCommand;
 use Doctrine\DBAL\Tools\Console\Helper\ConnectionHelper;
@@ -56,7 +55,6 @@ public static function addCommands(Application $cli)
     {
         $cli->addCommands([
             new RunSqlCommand(),
-            new ImportCommand(),
             new ReservedWordsCommand(),
         ]);
     }