diff --git a/roles/common/tasks/main.yml b/roles/common/tasks/main.yml
index 3da852f28b682b76a767cb082b2c1866c431dafd..6955bbaead75c03b5ee1859b33113382a7ce9c49 100644
--- a/roles/common/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/common/tasks/main.yml
@@ -102,13 +102,6 @@
     name: "{{ common_packages }}"
     state: "present"
 
-- name: Set-up MariaDB mysql_config symbolic link for compatibility (workaround for Debian bug 766996)
-  file:
-    src: "/usr/bin/mariadb_config"
-    dest: "/usr/bin/mysql_config"
-    state: link
-  when: "'libmariadb-client-lgpl-dev-compat' in common_packages and ansible_distribution_release == 'jessie'"
-
 - name: Disable electric-indent-mode for Emacs by default for all users
   copy:
     src: "01disable-electric-indent-mode.el"