diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Platforms/AbstractPlatform.php b/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Platforms/AbstractPlatform.php
index 843395473..977353179 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Platforms/AbstractPlatform.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Platforms/AbstractPlatform.php
@@ -1149,33 +1149,6 @@ abstract class AbstractPlatform
         return false;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Adds a LIMIT/OFFSET clause to the query.
-     * This default implementation writes the syntax "LIMIT x OFFSET y" to the
-     * query which is supported by MySql, PostgreSql and Sqlite.
-     * Any database platforms that do not support this syntax should override
-     * this implementation and provide their own.
-     *
-     * @param string $query  The SQL string to write to / append to.
-     * @param mixed $limit
-     * @param mixed $offset
-     */
-    public function writeLimitClause($query, $limit = false, $offset = false)
-    {
-        $limit = (int) $limit;
-        $offset = (int) $offset;
-
-        if ($limit && $offset) {
-            $query .= ' LIMIT ' . $limit . ' OFFSET ' . $offset;
-        } elseif ($limit && ! $offset) {
-            $query .= ' LIMIT ' . $limit;
-        } elseif ( ! $limit && $offset) {
-            $query .= ' LIMIT 999999999999 OFFSET ' . $offset;
-        }
-
-        return $query;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Some platforms need the boolean values to be converted.
      * Default conversion defined here converts to integers.
@@ -1534,14 +1507,14 @@ abstract class AbstractPlatform
 
     public function modifyLimitQuery($query, $limit, $offset = null)
     {
-        if ( ! is_null($offset)) {
-            $query .= ' OFFSET ' . $offset;
-        }
-
         if ( ! is_null($limit)) {
             $query .= ' LIMIT ' . $limit;
         }
 
+        if ( ! is_null($offset)) {
+            $query .= ' OFFSET ' . $offset;
+        }
+
         return $query;
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/DBAL/Platforms/MySqlPlatformTest.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/DBAL/Platforms/MySqlPlatformTest.php
index 2e7e11b9f..5ba808d4d 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/DBAL/Platforms/MySqlPlatformTest.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/DBAL/Platforms/MySqlPlatformTest.php
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ class MySqlPlatformTest extends \Doctrine\Tests\DbalTestCase
     public function testModifyLimitQuery()
     {
         $sql = $this->_platform->modifyLimitQuery('SELECT * FROM user', 10, 0);
-        $this->assertEquals('SELECT * FROM user OFFSET 0 LIMIT 10', $sql);
+        $this->assertEquals('SELECT * FROM user LIMIT 10 OFFSET 0', $sql);
     }
 
     public function testModifyLimitQueryWithEmptyOffset()
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/DBAL/Platforms/PostgreSqlPlatformTest.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/DBAL/Platforms/PostgreSqlPlatformTest.php
index e6f37518f..757cf8c64 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/DBAL/Platforms/PostgreSqlPlatformTest.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/DBAL/Platforms/PostgreSqlPlatformTest.php
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ class PostgreSqlPlatformTest extends \Doctrine\Tests\DbalTestCase
     public function testModifyLimitQuery()
     {
         $sql = $this->_platform->modifyLimitQuery('SELECT * FROM user', 10, 0);
-        $this->assertEquals('SELECT * FROM user OFFSET 0 LIMIT 10', $sql);
+        $this->assertEquals('SELECT * FROM user LIMIT 10 OFFSET 0', $sql);
     }
 
     public function testModifyLimitQueryWithEmptyOffset()
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/DBAL/Platforms/SqlitePlatformTest.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/DBAL/Platforms/SqlitePlatformTest.php
index 5bf0a205a..846c81bae 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/DBAL/Platforms/SqlitePlatformTest.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/DBAL/Platforms/SqlitePlatformTest.php
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ class SqlitePlatformTest extends \Doctrine\Tests\DbalTestCase
     public function testModifyLimitQuery()
     {
         $sql = $this->_platform->modifyLimitQuery('SELECT * FROM user', 10, 0);
-        $this->assertEquals('SELECT * FROM user OFFSET 0 LIMIT 10', $sql);
+        $this->assertEquals('SELECT * FROM user LIMIT 10 OFFSET 0', $sql);
     }
 
     public function testModifyLimitQueryWithEmptyOffset()
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Query/SelectSqlGenerationTest.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Query/SelectSqlGenerationTest.php
index 8f909b7c3..ef3069b91 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Query/SelectSqlGenerationTest.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Query/SelectSqlGenerationTest.php
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ class SelectSqlGenerationTest extends \Doctrine\Tests\OrmTestCase
             ->setMaxResults(10)
             ->setFirstResult(0);
 
-        $this->assertEquals('SELECT c0_.id AS id0, c0_.status AS status1, c0_.username AS username2, c0_.name AS name3 FROM cms_users c0_ OFFSET 0 LIMIT 10', $q->getSql());
+        $this->assertEquals('SELECT c0_.id AS id0, c0_.status AS status1, c0_.username AS username2, c0_.name AS name3 FROM cms_users c0_ LIMIT 10 OFFSET 0', $q->getSql());
     }
     
     public function testSizeFunction()