diff --git a/roles/database_server/templates/utf8.cnf.j2 b/roles/database_server/templates/utf8.cnf.j2
index ac1e31328b732d6da707878d595c0f56c6b5d684..96885e42e053d81a2fca197017d59207cfd16191 100644
--- a/roles/database_server/templates/utf8.cnf.j2
+++ b/roles/database_server/templates/utf8.cnf.j2
@@ -1,13 +1,3 @@
-{% if ansible_distribution_release == 'bullseye' %}
-[client]
-default-character-set = utf8
-
-[mysqld]
-character-set-server  = utf8
-collation-server      = utf8_general_ci
-character_set_server  = utf8
-collation_server      = utf8_general_ci
-{% else %}
 [client]
 default-character-set = utf8mb3
 
@@ -16,4 +6,3 @@ character-set-server  = utf8mb3
 collation-server      = utf8mb3_general_ci
 character_set_server  = utf8mb3
 collation_server      = utf8mb3_general_ci
-{% endif %}