diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index abede00161af47738f57f0975599866c830f5f54..0371578c0e4930723ed48ac519353937b00ff491 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ NAME_SRV = alarmhandler-srv
 
 
 
-CXXFLAGS += `mysql_config --include` -D_USE_ELETTRA_DB_RW
+CXXFLAGS +=  -D_USE_ELETTRA_DB_RW
 
 
-LDFLAGS += `mysql_config --libs_r` -lboost_thread
+LDFLAGS +=  -lboost_thread
 
 include ./.makefiles/Make-9.3.3.in
diff --git a/src/AlarmHandler.h b/src/AlarmHandler.h
index c5c457a65359325f64d2ba3ff6d99260a3bd2673..a4b56c82ecb33f6fba8aa9b441be74c63228689a 100644
--- a/src/AlarmHandler.h
+++ b/src/AlarmHandler.h
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 #define AlarmHandler_H
 
 #include <tango.h>
-#include <mysql.h>
 
 #include <boost/version.hpp>
 #if BOOST_VERSION  >= 103600