diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index b8f5b09..c31f9e6 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ before_install:
 
 before_script:
   - mysql -u root -e 'CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS pandamonium;'
-  - mysql -u root -e 'CREATE USER 'panda'@'localhost';
   - mysql -u root -e 'GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* to 'panda'@'localhost';
   - mysql -u root pandamonium < persistence/scripts/mysql/local_development.sql