diff --git a/chef/cookbooks/debian/recipes/mysql.rb b/chef/cookbooks/debian/recipes/mysql.rb
index d7d04c6ed..d300d75d3 100644
--- a/chef/cookbooks/debian/recipes/mysql.rb
+++ b/chef/cookbooks/debian/recipes/mysql.rb
@@ -1,11 +1,3 @@
 execute "install mysql" do
   command "apt-get install -y mysql-server libmysqlclient-dev libmysql-ruby"
 end
-
-execute "start mysql service to create the system tables" do
-  command "service mysqld start"
-end
-
-execute "stop service again" do
-  command "service mysqld stop"
-end