diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce/changelog/refactor-mysql-dual-table-in-favor-of-real-table b/plugins/woocommerce/changelog/refactor-mysql-dual-table-in-favor-of-real-table
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d429f43bd7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce/changelog/refactor-mysql-dual-table-in-favor-of-real-table
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Significance: patch
+Type: tweak
+
+Use existing table instead of 'DUAL' to support hosts which do not support 'DUAL'.
diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce/includes/data-stores/class-wc-coupon-data-store-cpt.php b/plugins/woocommerce/includes/data-stores/class-wc-coupon-data-store-cpt.php
index 73bdb6c5411..d36e547d215 100644
--- a/plugins/woocommerce/includes/data-stores/class-wc-coupon-data-store-cpt.php
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce/includes/data-stores/class-wc-coupon-data-store-cpt.php
@@ -532,16 +532,16 @@ class WC_Coupon_Data_Store_CPT extends WC_Data_Store_WP implements WC_Coupon_Dat
 		);
 
 		$query_for_tentative_usages = $this->get_tentative_usage_query( $coupon->get_id() );
-		$db_timestamp               = $wpdb->get_var( 'SELECT UNIX_TIMESTAMP() FROM DUAL' );
+		$db_timestamp               = $wpdb->get_var( 'SELECT UNIX_TIMESTAMP() FROM ' . $wpdb->posts . ' LIMIT 1' );
 
 		$coupon_usage_key = '_coupon_held_' . ( (int) $db_timestamp + $held_time ) . '_' . wp_generate_password( 6, false );
 
 		$insert_statement = $wpdb->prepare(
 			"
 			INSERT INTO $wpdb->postmeta ( post_id, meta_key, meta_value )
-			SELECT %d, %s, %s FROM DUAL
+			SELECT %d, %s, %s FROM $wpdb->posts
 			WHERE ( $query_for_usages ) + ( $query_for_tentative_usages ) < %d
-			",
+			LIMIT 1",
 			$coupon->get_id(),
 			$coupon_usage_key,
 			'',
@@ -629,15 +629,15 @@ class WC_Coupon_Data_Store_CPT extends WC_Data_Store_WP implements WC_Coupon_Dat
 		); // WPCS: unprepared SQL ok.
 
 		$query_for_tentative_usages = $this->get_tentative_usage_query_for_user( $coupon->get_id(), $user_aliases );
-		$db_timestamp               = $wpdb->get_var( 'SELECT UNIX_TIMESTAMP() FROM DUAL' );
+		$db_timestamp               = $wpdb->get_var( 'SELECT UNIX_TIMESTAMP() FROM ' . $wpdb->posts . ' LIMIT 1' );
 
 		$coupon_used_by_meta_key    = '_maybe_used_by_' . ( (int) $db_timestamp + $held_time ) . '_' . wp_generate_password( 6, false );
 		$insert_statement           = $wpdb->prepare(
 			"
 			INSERT INTO $wpdb->postmeta ( post_id, meta_key, meta_value )
-			SELECT %d, %s, %s FROM DUAL
+			SELECT %d, %s, %s FROM $wpdb->posts
 			WHERE ( $query_for_usages ) + ( $query_for_tentative_usages ) < %d
-			",
+			LIMIT 1",
 			$coupon->get_id(),
 			$coupon_used_by_meta_key,
 			$user_alias,