diff --git a/roles/mysql/tasks/mysql_server.yml b/roles/mysql/tasks/mysql_server.yml
index 9dba15d6cd8e7a972eee074713a27b392d0694dd..f446c6da6acb729dac3be93abac76376c19e5956 100644
--- a/roles/mysql/tasks/mysql_server.yml
+++ b/roles/mysql/tasks/mysql_server.yml
@@ -24,12 +24,6 @@
   sudo: true
   when: ansible_os_family == "RedHat" and ansible_distribution_major_version >= 7
 
-
-- name: "Starting MySQL"
-  service: name=mysql state=started enabled=true
-  sudo: true
-  when: ansible_os_family == "RedHat" and ansible_distribution_major_version >= 7
-
 - name: Installing MySQL RedHat
   yum: name={{ item }}
   with_items: server_packages