diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 673928e..a370275 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@
 - name: INCLUDE | Install
   include: install/main.yml
 
-- name: SERVICE | Ensure daemon is started
-  service: name=mysql state=started
-
 - name: TEMPLATE | Deploy configuration
   template: src=etc/mysql/my.cnf.j2 dest=/etc/mysql/my.cnf
   register: config