diff --git a/gnu/services/databases.scm b/gnu/services/databases.scm
index b3ef51b022..59cce0196b 100644
--- a/gnu/services/databases.scm
+++ b/gnu/services/databases.scm
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@
             memcached-configuration-udp-port
             memcached-configuration-additional-options
 
-            mysql-service
             mysql-service-type
             mysql-configuration
             mysql-configuration?
@@ -828,10 +827,6 @@ port=" (number->string port) "
    (description "Run the MySQL or MariaDB database server,
 @command{mysqld}.")))
 
-(define-deprecated (mysql-service #:key (config (mysql-configuration)))
-  mysql-service-type
-  (service mysql-service-type config))
-
 
 ;;;
 ;;; Redis