diff --git a/modules/mysql/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/mysql/MySQLContainer.java b/modules/mysql/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/mysql/MySQLContainer.java
index e46bef6180d..25f876c9911 100644
--- a/modules/mysql/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/mysql/MySQLContainer.java
+++ b/modules/mysql/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/mysql/MySQLContainer.java
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ protected void configure() {
         optionallyMapResourceParameterAsVolume(
             MY_CNF_CONFIG_OVERRIDE_PARAM_NAME,
             "/etc/mysql/conf.d",
-            "mysql-default-conf",
+            null,
             Transferable.DEFAULT_DIR_MODE
         );