diff --git a/docker/mariadb/mariadb/Dockerfile.j2 b/docker/mariadb/mariadb/Dockerfile.j2
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index 310b1964ec..0000000000
--- a/docker/mariadb/mariadb/Dockerfile.j2
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,81 +0,0 @@
-FROM {{ namespace }}/{{ infra_image_prefix }}base:{{ tag }}
-{% block labels %}
-LABEL maintainer="{{ maintainer }}" name="{{ image_name }}" build-date="{{ build_date }}"
-{% endblock %}
-
-{% block mariadb_header %}{% endblock %}
-
-{% import "macros.j2" as macros with context %}
-
-{{ macros.configure_user(name='mysql') }}
-
-{# NOTE(mgoddard): EPEL required for pv package #}
-{{ macros.enable_extra_repos(['epel', 'mariadb']) }}
-
-{% if base_package_type == 'rpm' %}
-    {% set mariadb_packages = [
-        'expect',
-        'galera',
-        'hostname',
-        'mariadb',
-        'mariadb-backup',
-        'mariadb-server-galera',
-        'mariadb-server-utils',
-        'pv',
-        'rsync',
-        'tar'
-    ] %}
-
-{% elif base_package_type == 'deb' %}
-    {% set mariadb_packages = [
-        'expect',
-        'mariadb-backup',
-        'mariadb-client',
-        'mariadb-server'
-    ] %}
-{% endif %}
-
-{{ macros.install_packages(mariadb_packages | customizable("packages")) }}
-
-COPY mariadb_sudoers /etc/sudoers.d/kolla_mariadb_sudoers
-COPY extend_start.sh /usr/local/bin/kolla_extend_start
-COPY security_reset.expect /usr/local/bin/kolla_security_reset
-RUN chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/kolla_extend_start \
-    && chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/kolla_security_reset \
-    && chmod 750 /etc/sudoers.d \
-    && chmod 440 /etc/sudoers.d/kolla_mariadb_sudoers \
-    && rm -rf /var/lib/mysql/*
-
-{% if base_package_type == 'deb' %}
-RUN mkdir -p /var/run/mysqld && chown mysql /var/run/mysqld && chmod 755 /var/run/mysqld
-{% endif %}
-
-COPY backup.sh /usr/local/bin/kolla_mariadb_backup.sh
-RUN chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/kolla_mariadb_backup.sh
-
-{% if docker_healthchecks %}
-{% block healthcheck_installation %}
-
-COPY healthcheck_mariadb /usr/local/bin/healthcheck_mariadb
-RUN chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/healthcheck_mariadb
-
-{% endblock %}
-{% endif %}
-
-{% if use_dumb_init %}
-{% block mariadb_entrypoint %}
-# NOTE(mgoddard): Override the dumb-init arguments to avoid passing
-# --single-child. This does not play well with mysqld_safe, which ignores
-# SIGTERM, meaning Docker needs to forcibly kill the container to stop it.
-# Without --single-child, the TERM signal is sent to all subprocesses,
-# including mysqld.
-
-ENTRYPOINT ["dumb-init", "--"]
-CMD ["kolla_start"]
-{% endblock %}
-{% endif %}
-
-{% block mariadb_footer %}{% endblock %}
-{% block footer %}{% endblock %}
-
-USER mysql
diff --git a/docker/mariadb/mariadb/backup.sh b/docker/mariadb/mariadb/backup.sh
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index 30796fa4ec..0000000000
--- a/docker/mariadb/mariadb/backup.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-set -eu
-set -o pipefail
-
-# Execute a full backup
-backup_full() {
-    echo "Taking a full backup"
-    LAST_FULL_DATE=$(date +%d-%m-%Y)
-    mariabackup \
-        --defaults-file=/etc/mysql/my.cnf \
-        --backup \
-        --stream=xbstream \
-        --history=$LAST_FULL_DATE | gzip > \
-        $BACKUP_DIR/mysqlbackup-$(date +%d-%m-%Y-%s).qp.xbc.xbs.gz
-    echo $LAST_FULL_DATE > $BACKUP_DIR/last_full_date
-}
-
-# Execute an incremental backup
-backup_incremental() {
-    echo "Taking an incremental backup"
-    if [ -r $BACKUP_DIR/last_full_date ]; then
-        LAST_FULL_DATE=$(cat $BACKUP_DIR/last_full_date)
-    fi
-    if [ -z $LAST_FULL_DATE ]; then
-        LAST_FULL_DATE=$(date +%d-%m-%Y)
-    fi
-    mariabackup \
-        --defaults-file=/etc/mysql/my.cnf \
-        --backup \
-        --stream=xbstream \
-        --incremental-history-name=$LAST_FULL_DATE \
-        --history=$LAST_FULL_DATE | gzip > \
-        $BACKUP_DIR/incremental-$(date +%H)-mysqlbackup-$(date +%d-%m-%Y-%s).qp.xbc.xbs.gz
-}
-
-BACKUP_DIR=/backup/
-cd $BACKUP_DIR
-
-if [ -n $BACKUP_TYPE ]; then
-    case $BACKUP_TYPE in
-        "full")
-        backup_full
-        ;;
-        "incremental")
-        backup_incremental
-        ;;
-        *)
-        echo "Only full or incremental options are supported."
-        exit 1
-        ;;
-    esac
-else
-    echo "You need to specify either full or incremental backup options."
-    exit 1
-fi
diff --git a/docker/mariadb/mariadb/extend_start.sh b/docker/mariadb/mariadb/extend_start.sh
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index 72f60c857a..0000000000
--- a/docker/mariadb/mariadb/extend_start.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-: ${MARIADB_LOG_DIR:=/var/log/kolla/mariadb}
-
-function bootstrap_db {
-    mysqld_safe --wsrep-new-cluster --skip-networking --wsrep-on=OFF --pid-file=/var/lib/mysql/mariadb.pid &
-    # Wait for the mariadb server to be "Ready" before starting the security reset with a max timeout
-    # NOTE(huikang): the location of mysql's socket file varies depending on the OS distributions.
-    # Querying the cluster status has to be executed after the existence of mysql.sock and mariadb.pid.
-    TIMEOUT=${DB_MAX_TIMEOUT:-60}
-    while [[ ! -S /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock ]] && \
-          [[ ! -S /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock ]] || \
-          [[ ! -f /var/lib/mysql/mariadb.pid ]]; do
-        if [[ ${TIMEOUT} -gt 0 ]]; then
-            let TIMEOUT-=1
-            sleep 1
-        else
-            exit 1
-        fi
-    done
-
-    sudo -E kolla_security_reset
-    mysql -u root --password="${DB_ROOT_PASSWORD}" -e "GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY '${DB_ROOT_PASSWORD}' WITH GRANT OPTION;"
-    mysql -u root --password="${DB_ROOT_PASSWORD}" -e "GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO 'root'@'%' IDENTIFIED BY '${DB_ROOT_PASSWORD}' WITH GRANT OPTION;"
-    mysqladmin -uroot -p"${DB_ROOT_PASSWORD}" shutdown
-}
-
-# Create log directory, with appropriate permissions
-if [[ ! -d "${MARIADB_LOG_DIR}" ]]; then
-    mkdir -p ${MARIADB_LOG_DIR}
-fi
-if [[ $(stat -c %a ${MARIADB_LOG_DIR}) != "755" ]]; then
-    chmod 755 ${MARIADB_LOG_DIR}
-fi
-
-# This catches all cases of the BOOTSTRAP variable being set, including empty
-if [[ "${!KOLLA_BOOTSTRAP[@]}" ]]; then
-    mysql_install_db
-    bootstrap_db
-    exit 0
-fi
-
-# This catches all cases of the KOLLA_UPGRADE variable being set, including empty
-if [[ "${!KOLLA_UPGRADE[@]}" ]]; then
-    # The mysql_upgrade command treats any directories under /var/lib/mysql as
-    # databases. Somehow we can end up with a .pki directory, which causes the
-    # command to fail with this error:
-    # Incorrect database name '#mysql50#.pki' when selecting the database
-    # There doesn't seem to be anything in the directory, so remove it.
-    rm -rf /var/lib/mysql/.pki
-
-    mysql_upgrade --host=${DB_HOST} --port=${DB_PORT} --user=root --password="${DB_ROOT_PASSWORD}"
-    exit 0
-fi
-
-if [[ "${!BOOTSTRAP_ARGS[@]}" ]]; then
-    ARGS="${BOOTSTRAP_ARGS}"
-fi
diff --git a/docker/mariadb/mariadb/healthcheck_mariadb b/docker/mariadb/mariadb/healthcheck_mariadb
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index b79b19bb47..0000000000
--- a/docker/mariadb/mariadb/healthcheck_mariadb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-MYSQL_USERNAME="${MYSQL_USERNAME:=-haproxy}"
-MYSQL_TIMEOUT=10
-
-MYSQL_CMDLINE="mysql -nNE --connect-timeout=${MYSQL_TIMEOUT} -u ${MYSQL_USERNAME}"
-
-WSREP_STATUS=$($MYSQL_CMDLINE -e "SHOW STATUS LIKE 'wsrep_local_state_comment';")
-
-if [[ "${WSREP_STATUS}" == "Synced" ]]
-then
-    echo "MariaDB Galera Cluster Node is synced."
-    exit 0
-else
-    echo "MariaDB Galera Cluster Node is NOT synced"
-    exit 0
-fi
diff --git a/docker/mariadb/mariadb/mariadb_sudoers b/docker/mariadb/mariadb/mariadb_sudoers
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index 150534e165..0000000000
--- a/docker/mariadb/mariadb/mariadb_sudoers
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-%kolla ALL=(root) NOPASSWD: /usr/local/bin/kolla_security_reset
diff --git a/docker/mariadb/mariadb/security_reset.expect b/docker/mariadb/mariadb/security_reset.expect
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index 6d2755e4d4..0000000000
--- a/docker/mariadb/mariadb/security_reset.expect
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/expect -f
-
-if [catch {set timeout $env(DB_MAX_TIMEOUT)}] {set timeout 10}
-spawn mysql_secure_installation
-expect {
-  timeout { send_user "\nFailed to get 'Enter current password for root (enter for none):' prompt\n"; exit 1 }
-  eof { send_user "\nFailed to get 'Enter current password for root (enter for none):' prompt\n"; exit 1 }
-  "Enter current password for root (enter for none):"
-}
-send "\r"
-expect {
-  timeout { send_user "\nFailed to get 'Set root password?' prompt\n"; exit 1 }
-  eof { send_user "\nFailed to get 'Set root password?' prompt\n"; exit 1 }
-  "Set root password?"
-}
-send "y\r"
-expect {
-  timeout { send_user "\nFailed to get 'New password:' prompt\n"; exit 1 }
-  eof { send_user "\nFailed to get 'New password:' prompt\n"; exit 1 }
-  "New password:"
-}
-send "$env(DB_ROOT_PASSWORD)\r"
-
-expect {
-  timeout { send_user "\nFailed to get 'Re-enter new password:' prompt\n"; exit 1 }
-  eof { send_user "\nFailed to get 'Re-enter new password:' prompt\n"; exit 1 }
-  "Re-enter new password:"
-}
-send "$env(DB_ROOT_PASSWORD)\r"
-
-expect {
-  timeout { send_user "\nFailed to get 'Remove anonymous users?' prompt\n"; exit 1 }
-  eof { send_user "\nFailed to get 'Remove anonymous users?' prompt\n"; exit 1 }
-  "Remove anonymous users?"
-}
-send "y\r"
-
-expect {
-  timeout { send_user "\nFailed to get 'Disallow root login remotely?' prompt\n"; exit 1 }
-  eof { send_user "\nFailed to get 'Disallow root login remotely?' prompt\n"; exit 1 }
-  "Disallow root login remotely?"
-}
-send "n\r"
-
-expect {
-  timeout { send_user "\nFailed to get 'Remove test database and access to it?' prompt\n"; exit 1 }
-  eof { send_user "\nFailed to get 'Remove test database and access to it?' prompt\n"; exit 1 }
-  "Remove test database and access to it?"
-}
-send "y\r"
-
-expect {
-  timeout { send_user "\nFailed to get 'Reload privilege tables now?' prompt\n"; exit 1 }
-  eof { send_user "\nFailed to get 'Reload privilege tables now?' prompt\n"; exit 1 }
-  "Reload privilege tables now?"
-}
-send "y\r"
-expect eof
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/remove-mariadb-image-fbcb1401899a1c04.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/remove-mariadb-image-fbcb1401899a1c04.yaml
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index 0000000000..78428997be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/remove-mariadb-image-fbcb1401899a1c04.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - |
+    Docker image ``mariadb`` has been removed. ``mariadb-server`` image has
+    been introduced in Victoria release with deprecation of ``mariadb`` image
+    at the same time.