diff --git a/lib/db.js b/lib/db.js
index 40c51f9e217..f2ed4530637 100644
--- a/lib/db.js
+++ b/lib/db.js
@@ -388,6 +388,7 @@ const collectionKeys = [
   'serializeFunctions',
   'strict',
   'readConcern',
+  'writeConcern',
   'ignoreUndefined',
   'promoteValues',
   'promoteBuffers',
@@ -434,7 +435,7 @@ Db.prototype.collection = function(name, options, callback) {
   }
 
   // Merge in all needed options and ensure correct writeConcern merging from db level
-  options = mergeOptionsAndWriteConcern(options, this.s.options, collectionKeys, true);
+  options = mergeOptionsAndWriteConcern(options, this.s.options, collectionKeys);
 
   // Execute
   if (options == null || !options.strict) {
diff --git a/lib/utils.js b/lib/utils.js
index 0ebbb4565af..e95c809047a 100644
--- a/lib/utils.js
+++ b/lib/utils.js
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ var filterOptions = function(options, names) {
 var writeConcernKeys = ['w', 'j', 'wtimeout', 'fsync'];
 
 // Merge the write concern options
-var mergeOptionsAndWriteConcern = function(targetOptions, sourceOptions, keys, mergeWriteConcern) {
+var mergeOptionsAndWriteConcern = function(targetOptions, sourceOptions, keys) {
   // Mix in any allowed options
   for (var i = 0; i < keys.length; i++) {
     if (!targetOptions[keys[i]] && sourceOptions[keys[i]] !== undefined) {
@@ -298,9 +298,6 @@ var mergeOptionsAndWriteConcern = function(targetOptions, sourceOptions, keys, m
     }
   }
 
-  // No merging of write concern
-  if (!mergeWriteConcern) return targetOptions;
-
   // Found no write Concern options
   var found = false;
   for (i = 0; i < writeConcernKeys.length; i++) {