diff --git a/lib/databases/mysql b/lib/databases/mysql
index d39d966..673d867 100644
--- a/lib/databases/mysql
+++ b/lib/databases/mysql
@@ -43,9 +43,8 @@
 
 function recreate_database_mysql {
     local db=$1
-    local charset=$2
     mysql -u$DATABASE_USER -p$DATABASE_PASSWORD -h$MYSQL_HOST -e "DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS $db;"
-    mysql -u$DATABASE_USER -p$DATABASE_PASSWORD -h$MYSQL_HOST -e "CREATE DATABASE $db CHARACTER SET $charset;"
+    mysql -u$DATABASE_USER -p$DATABASE_PASSWORD -h$MYSQL_HOST -e "CREATE DATABASE $db CHARACTER SET utf8;"
 }
 
 function configure_database_mysql {