diff --git a/bin/install-wp-tests.sh b/bin/install-wp-tests.sh
index 46cf643..af59ebb 100755
--- a/bin/install-wp-tests.sh
+++ b/bin/install-wp-tests.sh
@@ -139,9 +139,7 @@ recreate_db() {
 }
 
 create_db() {
-	mysql -u root -p "${DB_PASS}" -e "FLUSH PRIVILEGES; GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO 'root'@'%' IDENTIFIED BY ''; FLUSH PRIVILEGES;"
 	mysqladmin create $DB_NAME --user="$DB_USER" --password="$DB_PASS" $EXTRA
-	mysql -u root -p "${DB_PASS}" -e "FLUSH PRIVILEGES; GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO 'root'@'%' IDENTIFIED BY ''; FLUSH PRIVILEGES;"
 }
 
 install_db() {