diff --git a/scripts/mysqld_multi.sh b/scripts/mysqld_multi.sh
index 91afe49b46b..5f1b0e0571c 100644
--- a/scripts/mysqld_multi.sh
+++ b/scripts/mysqld_multi.sh
@@ -490,14 +490,6 @@ sub find_groups
     {
       $data[$i] = $line;
     }
-    if (-f "/etc/mysql/my.cnf" && -r "/etc/mysql/my.cnf")
-    {
-      open(MY_CNF, "</etc/mysql/my.cnf") && (@tmp=<MY_CNF>) && close(MY_CNF);
-    }
-    for (; ($line = shift @tmp); $i++)
-    {
-      $data[$i] = $line;
-    }
     if (-f "$homedir/.my.cnf" && -r "$homedir/.my.cnf")
     {
       open(MY_CNF, "<$homedir/.my.cnf") && (@tmp=<MY_CNF>) && close(MY_CNF);