diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-application.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-application.yaml
index 147dc6e5..b326813f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-application.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-application.yaml
@@ -43,15 +43,12 @@ jobs:
 
     services:
       mysql:
-        image: mysql:8.3
+        image: mysql:5.7
         env:
           MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: root
           MYSQL_DATABASE: phpcr_tests
         options: >-
           --health-cmd "mysqladmin ping" --health-interval=10s --health-timeout=5s --health-retries=5
-        steps:
-          - name: start
-            run: docker run -d mysql:8.3 --character-set-server=utf8mb4 --collation-server=utf8mb4_unicode_ci
         ports:
           - 3306:3306