diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/dialect/OracleDialect.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/dialect/OracleDialect.java
index c9c6884df6..47a97d6009 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/dialect/OracleDialect.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/dialect/OracleDialect.java
@@ -289,12 +289,6 @@ public class OracleDialect extends Dialect {
 		}
 	}
 
-	@Override
-	protected void registerDefaultKeywords() {
-		super.registerDefaultKeywords();
-		registerKeyword( "number" );
-	}
-
 	@Override
 	public void initializeFunctionRegistry(FunctionContributions functionContributions) {
 		super.initializeFunctionRegistry(functionContributions);