diff --git a/config/database.yml b/config/database.yml
index d4845f22962..666a8b4693c 100644
--- a/config/database.yml
+++ b/config/database.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 default: &default
-  encoding: utf8mb4
+  encoding: utf8
   adapter: mysql2
   prepared_statements: true
   variables: