diff --git a/docker/mariadb/extend_start.sh b/docker/mariadb/extend_start.sh
index f3346d08cf..d0a42825e3 100644
--- a/docker/mariadb/extend_start.sh
+++ b/docker/mariadb/extend_start.sh
@@ -16,34 +16,26 @@ function bootstrap_db {
             exit 1
         fi
     done
-    CLUSTER_READY=$(mysql -u root --exec="SHOW STATUS LIKE 'wsrep_cluster_status'" | grep Primary)
-    TIMEOUT=${DB_MAX_TIMEOUT:-60}
-    while [[ -z "${CLUSTER_READY}" ]]; do
-        if [[ ${TIMEOUT} -gt 0 ]]; then
-            let TIMEOUT-=1
-            sleep 1
-        else
-            exit 1
-        fi
-    done
-
+# NOTE(sbezverk): Currently kolla-kubernetes does not use Galera and disables wsrep driver.
+# This check will run only for non kolla-kubernetes bootstrap deployments.
+    if [[ ! "${!KOLLA_KUBERNETES[@]}" ]]; then
+        CLUSTER_READY=$(mysql -u root --exec="SHOW STATUS LIKE 'wsrep_cluster_status'" | grep Primary)
+        TIMEOUT=${DB_MAX_TIMEOUT:-60}
+        while [[ -z "${CLUSTER_READY}" ]]; do
+            if [[ ${TIMEOUT} -gt 0 ]]; then
+                let TIMEOUT-=1
+                sleep 1
+            else
+                exit 1
+            fi
+        done
+    fi
     sudo -E kolla_security_reset
     mysql -u root --password="${DB_ROOT_PASSWORD}" -e "GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY '${DB_ROOT_PASSWORD}' WITH GRANT OPTION;"
     mysql -u root --password="${DB_ROOT_PASSWORD}" -e "GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO 'root'@'%' IDENTIFIED BY '${DB_ROOT_PASSWORD}' WITH GRANT OPTION;"
     mysqladmin -uroot -p"${DB_ROOT_PASSWORD}" shutdown
 }
 
-function kolla_kubernetes {
-    KUBE_TOKEN=$(</var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount/token)
-    bootstrap_url=$(curl -sSk -H "Authorization: Bearer $KUBE_TOKEN" https://$KUBERNETES_SERVICE_HOST:$KUBERNETES_PORT_443_TCPORT/api/v1/namespaces/default/pods | grep /api/v1/namespaces/default/pods/mariadb-bootstrap | cut -d '"' -f 4) || true
-    MARIADB_BOOTSTRAPPED=$(curl -sSk -H "Authorization: Bearer $KUBE_TOKEN" https://$KUBERNETES_SERVICE_HOST:$KUBERNETES_PORT_443_TCPORT$bootstrap_url | python -c 'import json,sys;obj=json.load(sys.stdin);print obj["status"]["phase"]') || MARIADB_BOOTSTRAPPED='Succeeded'
-
-    if [[ "$MARIADB_BOOTSTRAPPED" != "Succeeded" ]]; then
-        echo "Mariadb bootstrapping isn't complete"
-        exit 1
-    fi
-}
-
 # Only update permissions if permissions need to be updated
 if [[ $(stat -c %U:%G /var/lib/mysql) != "mysql:mysql" ]]; then
     sudo chown mysql: /var/lib/mysql
@@ -67,10 +59,3 @@ fi
 if [[ "${!BOOTSTRAP_ARGS[@]}" ]]; then
     ARGS="${BOOTSTRAP_ARGS}"
 fi
-
-#***** KOLLA-KUBERNETES *****
-# TODO: Add a kolla_kubernetes script at build time when templating is complete
-if [[ "${!KOLLA_KUBERNETES[@]}" ]]; then
-    kolla_kubernetes
-fi
-#***** KOLLA-KUBERNETES *****