diff --git a/mariadb/install.sh b/mariadb/install.sh
index fef5b42..b1796e4 100755
--- a/mariadb/install.sh
+++ b/mariadb/install.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ cd $(realpath $(dirname "${0}"))/install
 # Create MariaDB instance
 mkdir -p /srv/mariadb/conf /srv/mariadb/data
 chown 3306:3306 /srv/mariadb/data
-lxc-execute mariadb -- mysql_install_db --user=mysql
+lxc-execute mariadb -- mysql_install_db --user=mysql --datadir=/var/lib/mysql --auth-root-authentication-method=socket --skip-test-db
 
 # Configure MariaDB
 cp srv/mariadb/conf/my.cnf /srv/mariadb/conf/my.cnf
@@ -19,8 +19,3 @@ fi
 # Install service
 cp etc/init.d/mariadb /etc/init.d/mariadb
 rc-update -u
-
-# Configure MariaDB admin
-service mariadb start
-cat adminpwd.sql | lxc-attach mariadb -- mysql
-service mariadb stop
diff --git a/mariadb/install/adminpwd.sql b/mariadb/install/adminpwd.sql
deleted file mode 100644
index a33a272..0000000
--- a/mariadb/install/adminpwd.sql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-DELETE FROM mysql.user WHERE User != 'root' OR Host != 'localhost';
-INSTALL PLUGIN unix_socket SONAME 'auth_socket';
-UPDATE mysql.user SET plugin='unix_socket';
-FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
-DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS test;