diff --git a/GNUmakefile b/GNUmakefile
index eac479652..de1144025 100755
--- a/GNUmakefile
+++ b/GNUmakefile
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@ help:
 .PHONY: init
 init:
 	@echo ''
-	mkdir -p   $(DATA) $(DATA)/mysql $(DATA)/mysql/db-scripts $(DATA)/mysql/data 
-	install -v mariadb-structure.sql $(DATA)/mysql/db-scripts
+	mkdir -p   $(DATA) $(DATA)/mysql $(DATA)/mysql/data 
 	#REF: https://github.com/mempool/mempool/blob/master/docker/README.md
 	cat docker/docker-compose.yml > docker-compose.yml
 	cat backend/mempool-config.sample.json > backend/mempool-config.json
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 92053b4da..079c3ffba 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -69,11 +69,6 @@ Create database and grant privileges:
   Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)
 ```
 
-From the mempool repo's top-level folder, import the database structure:
-```bash
-  mysql -u mempool -p mempool < mariadb-structure.sql
-```
-
 ## Mempool Backend
 Install mempool dependencies from npm and build the backend:
 
diff --git a/docker/README.md b/docker/README.md
index aad836609..914d2da13 100644
--- a/docker/README.md
+++ b/docker/README.md
@@ -5,11 +5,9 @@
 In an empty dir create 2 sub-dirs
 
 ```bash
-mkdir -p data mysql/data mysql/db-scripts
+mkdir -p data mysql/data
 ```
 
-In the `mysql/db-scripts` sub-dir add the `mariadb-structure.sql` file from the mempool repo
-
 Your dir should now look like that:
 
 ```bash
@@ -23,9 +21,6 @@ data mysql
 data  db-scripts
 
 ./mysql/data:
-
-./mysql/db-scripts:
-mariadb-structure.sql
 ```
 
 In the main dir add the following `docker-compose.yml`
diff --git a/production/README.md b/production/README.md
index d093aa47c..c9f067089 100644
--- a/production/README.md
+++ b/production/README.md
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ You'll need one instance per network. Build and run them one at a time:
 
 ### MariaDB
 
-Import historical mempool fee database snapshot, or the blank mariadb structure if none:
+Import historical mempool fee database snapshot:
 ```
 mysql -u root
 create database mempool;
@@ -255,6 +255,7 @@ create database mempool_liquidtestnet;
 grant all on mempool_liquidtestnet.* to 'mempool_liquidtestnet'@'localhost' identified by 'mempool_liquidtestnet';
 ```
 
+
 ### Bisq
 
 Build bisq-statsnode normally and run using options like this: