diff --git a/mysql-test/lib/v1/mysql-test-run.pl b/mysql-test/lib/v1/mysql-test-run.pl
index 64d7376605e..36acea3ab6d 100755
--- a/mysql-test/lib/v1/mysql-test-run.pl
+++ b/mysql-test/lib/v1/mysql-test-run.pl
@@ -3114,7 +3114,6 @@ sub install_db ($$) {
   mtr_add_arg($args, "--bootstrap");
   mtr_add_arg($args, "--basedir=%s", $path_my_basedir);
   mtr_add_arg($args, "--datadir=%s", $data_dir);
-  mtr_add_arg($args, "--loose-skip-innodb");
   mtr_add_arg($args, "--loose-skip-ndbcluster");
   mtr_add_arg($args, "--tmpdir=.");
   mtr_add_arg($args, "--core-file");