diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-test.yml b/.github/workflows/integration-test.yml
index b20d297e8f..29332d012b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-test.yml
@@ -221,6 +221,10 @@ jobs:
         image: quay.io/splunko11ytest/redis_server:latest
         ports:
           - "6379:6379"
+      mysql:
+        image: quay.io/splunko11ytest/mysql:latest
+        ports:
+          - "3306:3306"
     strategy:
       matrix:
         ARCH: [ "amd64", "arm64" ]
diff --git a/docker/mysql/Dockerfile b/docker/mysql/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..37895da7bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/mysql/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+FROM mysql:latest
+ENV MYSQL_DATABASE testdb
+ENV MYSQL_USER testuser
+ENV MYSQL_PASSWORD testpass
+ENV MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD testpass
+COPY init.sql /docker-entrypoint-initdb.d
diff --git a/tests/receivers/mysql/testdata/server/initMySqlDB.sql b/docker/mysql/init.sql
similarity index 81%
rename from tests/receivers/mysql/testdata/server/initMySqlDB.sql
rename to docker/mysql/init.sql
index d595a58fb6..9762113ccc 100644
--- a/tests/receivers/mysql/testdata/server/initMySqlDB.sql
+++ b/docker/mysql/init.sql
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+grant PROCESS on *.* TO 'testuser'@'%';
 CREATE USER 'otelu'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'otelp';
 GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO 'otelu'@'localhost' WITH GRANT OPTION;
 
@@ -8,3 +9,4 @@ USE otel;
 CREATE TABLE dummytable (myfield VARCHAR(20));
 
 INSERT INTO dummytable VALUES ('bar'), ('foo');
+flush privileges;
diff --git a/tests/receivers/mysql/bundled_test.go b/tests/receivers/mysql/bundled_test.go
index 9e84fec778..5a33f56c46 100644
--- a/tests/receivers/mysql/bundled_test.go
+++ b/tests/receivers/mysql/bundled_test.go
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ package tests
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"path"
 	"runtime"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -30,14 +29,10 @@ func TestMysqlDockerObserver(t *testing.T) {
 	if runtime.GOOS == "darwin" {
 		t.Skip("unable to share sockets between mac and d4m vm: https://github.com/docker/for-mac/issues/483#issuecomment-758836836")
 	}
-	port := "3306"
-	mysql := []testutils.Container{testutils.NewContainer().WithContext(
-		path.Join(".", "testdata", "server"),
-	).WithName("mysql").WithExposedPorts(port + ":" + port).WillWaitForPorts(port).WillWaitForLogs("")}
 	testutils.SkipIfNotContainerTest(t)
 
 	testutils.AssertAllMetricsReceived(t, "bundled.yaml", "otlp_exporter.yaml",
-		mysql, []testutils.CollectorBuilder{
+		nil, []testutils.CollectorBuilder{
 			func(c testutils.Collector) testutils.Collector {
 				cc := c.(*testutils.CollectorContainer)
 				cc.Container = cc.Container.WithBinds("/var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock:ro")
@@ -54,7 +49,7 @@ func TestMysqlDockerObserver(t *testing.T) {
 					"--set", `splunk.discovery.extensions.k8s_observer.enabled=false`,
 					"--set", `splunk.discovery.extensions.host_observer.enabled=false`,
 					"--set", `splunk.discovery.receivers.mysql.config.username=root`,
-					"--set", `splunk.discovery.receivers.mysql.config.password=testuser`,
+					"--set", `splunk.discovery.receivers.mysql.config.password=testpass`,
 				)
 			},
 		},
diff --git a/tests/receivers/mysql/mysql_test.go b/tests/receivers/mysql/mysql_test.go
index 02f318ed7b..b56d5f3c09 100644
--- a/tests/receivers/mysql/mysql_test.go
+++ b/tests/receivers/mysql/mysql_test.go
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 package tests
 
 import (
-	"path"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/signalfx/splunk-otel-collector/tests/testutils"
@@ -29,18 +28,14 @@ import (
 // The reported telemetry may need to be updated (resource metric file changes),
 // They can detect breaking changes or bugs that may have been missed upstream.
 func TestMysqlIntegration(t *testing.T) {
-	port := "3306"
-	mysql := []testutils.Container{testutils.NewContainer().WithContext(
-		path.Join(".", "testdata", "server"),
-	).WithName("mysql").WithExposedPorts(port + ":" + port).WillWaitForPorts(port).WillWaitForLogs("X Plugin ready for connections. Bind-address:")}
 
 	testutils.AssertAllMetricsReceived(t, "all.yaml", "all_metrics_config.yaml",
-		mysql, []testutils.CollectorBuilder{
+		nil, []testutils.CollectorBuilder{
 			func(collector testutils.Collector) testutils.Collector {
 				return collector.WithEnv(map[string]string{
-					"MYSQLDB_ENDPOINT": "127.0.0.1:" + port,
+					"MYSQLDB_ENDPOINT": "127.0.0.1:3306",
 					"MYSQLDB_USERNAME": "root",
-					"MYSQLDB_PASSWORD": "testuser",
+					"MYSQLDB_PASSWORD": "testpass",
 				})
 			},
 		},
diff --git a/tests/receivers/mysql/testdata/server/Dockerfile b/tests/receivers/mysql/testdata/server/Dockerfile
deleted file mode 100644
index a0e923f180..0000000000
--- a/tests/receivers/mysql/testdata/server/Dockerfile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-FROM mysql:8.2.0
-
-RUN chown -R mysql:root /var/lib/mysql/
-
-ENV MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD='testuser'
-
-COPY initMySqlDB.sql /docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/
-
-EXPOSE 3306
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/receivers/smartagent/collectd-mysql/collectd_mysql_test.go b/tests/receivers/smartagent/collectd-mysql/collectd_mysql_test.go
index cfd9c63393..8e03d25d17 100644
--- a/tests/receivers/smartagent/collectd-mysql/collectd_mysql_test.go
+++ b/tests/receivers/smartagent/collectd-mysql/collectd_mysql_test.go
@@ -17,10 +17,8 @@
 package tests
 
 import (
-	"context"
 	"database/sql"
 	"fmt"
-	"io"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
@@ -39,42 +37,11 @@ const (
 	dbName   = "testdb"
 )
 
-var mysqlServer = testutils.NewContainer().WithImage("mysql:latest").WithEnv(
-	map[string]string{
-		"MYSQL_DATABASE":      dbName,
-		"MYSQL_USER":          user,
-		"MYSQL_PASSWORD":      password,
-		"MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD": password,
-	}).WithExposedPorts("3306:3306").WithName("mysql-server").WithNetworks(
-	"mysql",
-).WillWaitForPorts("3306").WillWaitForLogs(
-	"MySQL init process done. Ready for start up.",
-	"ready for connections. Bind-address:",
-)
-
 func TestCollectdMySQLProvidesAllMetrics(t *testing.T) {
 	tc := testutils.NewTestcase(t)
 	defer tc.PrintLogsOnFailure()
 	defer tc.ShutdownOTLPReceiverSink()
 
-	cntrs, shutdown := tc.Containers(mysqlServer)
-	defer shutdown()
-
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 5*time.Second)
-	defer cancel()
-	rc, r, err := cntrs[0].Exec(ctx, []string{"mysql", "-uroot", "-ptestpass", "-e", "grant PROCESS on *.* TO 'testuser'@'%'; flush privileges;"})
-	if r != nil {
-		defer func() {
-			if t.Failed() {
-				out, readErr := io.ReadAll(r)
-				require.NoError(t, readErr)
-				fmt.Printf("mysql:\n%s\n", string(out))
-			}
-		}()
-	}
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.Zero(t, rc)
-
 	cfg := mysql.Config{
 		User:   user,
 		Passwd: password,
@@ -112,9 +79,6 @@ func TestCollectdIsolatedLogger(t *testing.T) {
 	tc := testutils.NewTestcase(t)
 	defer tc.ShutdownOTLPReceiverSink()
 
-	_, shutdown := tc.Containers(mysqlServer)
-	defer shutdown()
-
 	for _, test := range []struct {
 		config               string
 		expectedLogContent   map[string]bool