diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yaml b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
index cdc82b96..67ef6349 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ jobs:
           rubygems: latest
       - name: Set up databases
         run: |
-          sudo /etc/init.d/mysql start
           mysql -e 'CREATE DATABASE ${{ env.DB_DATABASE }} CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci;' -u root -proot
           psql -h localhost -U postgres -c 'create database ${{ env.DB_DATABASE }};'
           psql -h localhost -U postgres -d ${{ env.DB_DATABASE }} -c 'create extension if not exists hstore;'