diff --git a/config/autoload/entity-manager.local.php.dist b/config/autoload/entity-manager.local.php.dist
index 1faed328..f3cca338 100644
--- a/config/autoload/entity-manager.local.php.dist
+++ b/config/autoload/entity-manager.local.php.dist
@@ -2,14 +2,6 @@
 
 declare(strict_types=1);
 
-use function Shlinkio\Shlink\Common\env;
-
-// When running tests, any mysql-specific option can interfere with other drivers
-$driverOptions = env('APP_ENV') === 'test' ? [] : [
-    PDO::MYSQL_ATTR_INIT_COMMAND => 'SET NAMES utf8',
-    PDO::MYSQL_ATTR_USE_BUFFERED_QUERY => true,
-];
-
 return [
 
     'entity_manager' => [
@@ -18,7 +10,6 @@ return [
             'password' => 'root',
             'driver' => 'pdo_mysql',
             'host' => 'shlink_db',
-            'driverOptions' => $driverOptions,
         ],
     ],
 
diff --git a/config/test/test_config.global.php b/config/test/test_config.global.php
index c6d90e39..c8e9510b 100644
--- a/config/test/test_config.global.php
+++ b/config/test/test_config.global.php
@@ -55,10 +55,6 @@ $buildDbConnection = function (): array {
             'password' => 'root',
             'dbname' => 'shlink_test',
             'charset' => 'utf8',
-            'driverOptions' => [
-                PDO::MYSQL_ATTR_INIT_COMMAND => 'SET NAMES utf8',
-                PDO::MYSQL_ATTR_USE_BUFFERED_QUERY => true,
-            ],
         ],
         'postgres' => [
             'driver' => 'pdo_pgsql',
diff --git a/docker/config/shlink_in_docker.local.php b/docker/config/shlink_in_docker.local.php
index d022f79d..acecda14 100644
--- a/docker/config/shlink_in_docker.local.php
+++ b/docker/config/shlink_in_docker.local.php
@@ -42,12 +42,6 @@ $helper = new class {
             ];
         }
 
-        $driverOptions = ! $isMysql ? [] : [
-            // 1002 -> PDO::MYSQL_ATTR_INIT_COMMAND
-            1002 => 'SET NAMES utf8',
-            // 1000 -> PDO::MYSQL_ATTR_USE_BUFFERED_QUERY
-            1000 => true,
-        ];
         return [
             'driver' => self::DB_DRIVERS_MAP[$driver],
             'dbname' => env('DB_NAME', 'shlink'),
@@ -55,7 +49,6 @@ $helper = new class {
             'password' => env('DB_PASSWORD'),
             'host' => env('DB_HOST', $driver === 'postgres' ? env('DB_UNIX_SOCKET') : null),
             'port' => env('DB_PORT', self::DB_PORTS_MAP[$driver]),
-            'driverOptions' => $driverOptions,
             'unix_socket' => $isMysql ? env('DB_UNIX_SOCKET') : null,
         ];
     }