diff --git a/bitnami/mariadb/10/docker-compose.yml b/bitnami/mariadb/10/docker-compose.yml
index 39adcab4823f..901138197fff 100644
--- a/bitnami/mariadb/10/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/bitnami/mariadb/10/docker-compose.yml
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ version: '2'
 services:
   mariadb:
     image: 'bitnami/mariadb:10'
-    environment:
-      - ALLOW_EMPTY_PASSWORD=yes
     ports:
       - '3306:3306'
     volumes:
diff --git a/bitnami/mariadb/docker-compose-replication.yml b/bitnami/mariadb/docker-compose-replication.yml
index 63adbe46166e..4fae45885b32 100644
--- a/bitnami/mariadb/docker-compose-replication.yml
+++ b/bitnami/mariadb/docker-compose-replication.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - 'mariadb_master_data:/bitnami/mariadb'
     environment:
-      - ALLOW_EMPTY_PASSWORD=yes
       - MARIADB_REPLICATION_MODE=master
       - MARIADB_REPLICATION_USER=repl_user
       - MARIADB_USER=my_user
@@ -22,7 +21,6 @@ services:
     depends_on:
       - mariadb-master
     environment:
-      - ALLOW_EMPTY_PASSWORD=yes
       - MARIADB_REPLICATION_MODE=slave
       - MARIADB_REPLICATION_USER=repl_user
       - MARIADB_USER=my_user
diff --git a/bitnami/mariadb/docker-compose.yml b/bitnami/mariadb/docker-compose.yml
index 1dafbed69858..6a83cb7544f3 100644
--- a/bitnami/mariadb/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/bitnami/mariadb/docker-compose.yml
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ version: '2'
 services:
   mariadb:
     image: 'bitnami/mariadb:latest'
-    environment:
-      - ALLOW_EMPTY_PASSWORD=yes
     ports:
       - '3306:3306'
     volumes: