diff --git a/gitlab/ci/template.yml b/gitlab/ci/template.yml
index f59cd5ec41..7bd0e3c939 100644
--- a/gitlab/ci/template.yml
+++ b/gitlab/ci/template.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
     - /bin/true
   services:
     - name: mysql
-      command: ["--default-authentication-plugin=mysql_native_password"]
       alias: sqlserver
 
 .mariadb_job: