diff --git a/webserver/docker_etherpad/templates/docker-compose.yml b/webserver/docker_etherpad/templates/docker-compose.yml
index 82960b3aea455bd68475ee48f227cbc8dd0f0f97..6f3a28755034f5000ebc53e24922da7bc7281561 100644
--- a/webserver/docker_etherpad/templates/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/webserver/docker_etherpad/templates/docker-compose.yml
@@ -17,9 +17,7 @@ services:
     image: tvelocity/etherpad-lite:latest
     restart: always
     depends_on:
-      - db
-    links:
-      - db:mysql  
+      - db 
     ports:
       - 127.0.0.1:42003:42003
     environment: