diff --git a/snap/hooks/install b/snap/hooks/install
index bcb7173..4eca4cc 100755
--- a/snap/hooks/install
+++ b/snap/hooks/install
@@ -3,62 +3,3 @@ set -e
 
 install -D $SNAP/var/snap/microstack/common/libvirt/libvirtd.conf $SNAP_COMMON/libvirt/libvirtd.conf
 sed -i 's/unix_sock_group = "libvirtd"/unix_sock_group = "sudo"/' $SNAP_COMMON/libvirt/libvirtd.conf
-
-# Mysql setup script
-set -e
-init_config() {
-  mkdir "${CONFDIR}"
-  echo "Generating config file in ${CONFFILE}..."
-  touch "${CONFFILE}"
-  echo "[mysqld]"			>> ${CONFFILE}
-  echo "pid-file=${RUNDIR}/mysqld.pid"	>> ${CONFFILE}
-  echo "socket=${RUNDIR}/mysqld.sock"	>> ${CONFFILE}
-  echo "datadir=${DATADIR}"		>> ${CONFFILE}
-  echo "log-error=${LOGDIR}/error.log"	>> ${CONFFILE}
-  echo "secure-file-priv=${FILESDIR}"	>> ${CONFFILE}
-  echo "basedir=${BASEDIR}"		>> ${CONFFILE}
-  echo "[mysql]"			>> ${CONFFILE}
-  echo "socket=${RUNDIR}/mysqld.sock"	>> ${CONFFILE}
-  echo "Done"
-}
-
-init_database() {
-  echo "Initializing new database in ${DATADIR}..."
-  mkdir "${DATADIR}"
-  mysqld --defaults-file="${CONFFILE}" --initialize
-  echo "Done"
-  cat ${LOGDIR}/error.log | grep "temporary password"
-}
-
-USERID=$(id -u)
-if [ "${USERID}" = "0" ];then
-  MYSQL_SNAPDIR="${SNAP_COMMON}"
-else
-  MYSQL_SNAPDIR="${SNAP_USER_COMMON}"
-fi
-DATADIR="${MYSQL_SNAPDIR}/data"
-RUNDIR="${MYSQL_SNAPDIR}/run"
-LOGDIR="${MYSQL_SNAPDIR}/log"
-CONFDIR="${MYSQL_SNAPDIR}/conf"
-CONFFILE="${CONFDIR}/my.cnf"
-FILESDIR="${MYSQL_SNAPDIR}/files"
-BASEDIR="${SNAP}/usr"
-
-[ -d "${LOGDIR}" ]      || mkdir "${LOGDIR}"
-[ -f "${LOGDIR}/error.log" ]    || touch "${LOGDIR}/error.log"
-[ -d "${FILESDIR}" ]        || mkdir "${FILESDIR}"
-[ -d "${RUNDIR}" ]      || mkdir "${RUNDIR}"
-[ -d "${CONFDIR}" ]         || init_config
-[ -d "${DATADIR}" ]         || init_database
-
-if [ "${USERID}" = "0" ];
-then
-  # Ensure mysql user exists and that the correct permissions are set on various directories
-  getent group mysql || addgroup mysql
-  adduser --system --disabled-login --ingroup mysql --home /nonexistent --gecos "MySQL Server" --shell /bin/false mysql >/dev/null
-  chown -R mysql:mysql "${LOGDIR}" "${FILESDIR}" "${DATADIR}" "${RUNDIR}"
-  chmod 750 "${LOGDIR}" "${DATADIR}"
-  chmod 770 "${FILESDIR}"
-  chmod 755 "${RUNDIR}"
-  VARS="--user=mysql"
-fi