diff --git a/container-images/tripleo_kolla_template_overrides.j2 b/container-images/tripleo_kolla_template_overrides.j2
index 4b718fc1c..567dfe541 100644
--- a/container-images/tripleo_kolla_template_overrides.j2
+++ b/container-images/tripleo_kolla_template_overrides.j2
@@ -437,12 +437,6 @@ RUN mkdir /etc/libqb
 {% endblock %}
 
 {% block mariadb_footer %}
-# When transitioning from mariadb 10.1 to 10.3, mysql_upgrade is now
-# shipped in mariadb-server-utils, so check whether we need that package
-# until we switch to 10.3.
-RUN if yum list available mariadb-server-utils; then yum install -y mariadb-server-utils && \
-    yum clean all && rm -rf /var/cache/yum ; fi
-
 # We'll configure mariadb with galera.cnf.
 # Note: in mariadb 10.3, auth_gssapi.cnf is shipped in optional
 # mariadb-gssapi-server. We don't install it here, so force rm