diff --git a/5.7/docker-entrypoint.sh b/5.7/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 08a8256dd..9bd8fd64f 100755
--- a/5.7/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/5.7/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -143,7 +143,6 @@ if [ "$1" = 'mysqld' -a -z "$wantHelp" ]; then
 			--  or products like mysql-fabric won't work
 			SET @@SESSION.SQL_LOG_BIN=0;
 
-			DELETE FROM mysql.user WHERE user NOT IN ('mysql.session', 'mysql.sys', 'root') OR host NOT IN ('localhost') ;
 			SET PASSWORD FOR 'root'@'localhost'=PASSWORD('${MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD}') ;
 			GRANT ALL ON *.* TO 'root'@'localhost' WITH GRANT OPTION ;
 			${rootCreate}
diff --git a/8.0/docker-entrypoint.sh b/8.0/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 5b4a5fa64..9bd8fd64f 100755
--- a/8.0/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/8.0/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -143,7 +143,6 @@ if [ "$1" = 'mysqld' -a -z "$wantHelp" ]; then
 			--  or products like mysql-fabric won't work
 			SET @@SESSION.SQL_LOG_BIN=0;
 
-			DELETE FROM mysql.user WHERE user NOT IN ('mysql.infoschema', 'mysql.session', 'mysql.sys', 'root') OR host NOT IN ('localhost') ;
 			SET PASSWORD FOR 'root'@'localhost'=PASSWORD('${MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD}') ;
 			GRANT ALL ON *.* TO 'root'@'localhost' WITH GRANT OPTION ;
 			${rootCreate}