diff --git a/docker/mysql/init/allow_remote.sql b/docker/mysql/init/allow_remote.sql
index c76299f..d93281f 100644
--- a/docker/mysql/init/allow_remote.sql
+++ b/docker/mysql/init/allow_remote.sql
@@ -1,15 +1,5 @@
--- Grant privileges to the user from any host
--- The MYSQL_USER environment variable in docker-compose usually creates the user with '%' host,
--- but this script ensures it's correctly set for the specific user and database.
+-- This script ensures the user has correct privileges.
+-- The user is actually created by the official MySQL image using environment variables.
 
--- Note: We use the actual user and database names defined in our .env files.
--- If you change DB_USER or DB_NAME in .env, you should update them here too if needed,
--- though the Docker image should handle the initial creation correctly.
-
-CREATE USER IF NOT EXISTS 'escapepage'@'%';
--- We don't necessarily want to hardcode the password here if we can avoid it,
--- but since it's already in the committed .env.dev, we'll use it for consistency.
-ALTER USER 'escapepage'@'%' IDENTIFIED BY 'b.0nqrxJ/D*Luf9N';
-GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON `escapepage`.* TO 'escapepage'@'%';
-GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON `escapepage_test`.* TO 'escapepage'@'%';
+GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO 'escapepage'@'%';
 FLUSH PRIVILEGES;