diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml
index 8f0e423838..c336847595 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        image: ["mysql:5.7", "mysql:8.0", "mysql:8.2"]
+        image: ["mysql:8.0", "mysql:8.2"]
     services:
       mysql:
         image: ${{ matrix.image }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit_tests_backwards_compatibility.yml b/.github/workflows/unit_tests_backwards_compatibility.yml
index 05c4007a9a..ca5303a484 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit_tests_backwards_compatibility.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit_tests_backwards_compatibility.yml
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       max-parallel: 3
       matrix:
-        image: ["mysql:5.7", "mysql:8.0", "mysql:8.2"]
+        image: ["mysql:8.0", "mysql:8.2"]
     services:
       mysql:
         image: ${{ matrix.image }}