diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index c97a6a16..083de94b 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
         "debug": "^4.3.4",
         "lodash": "^4.17.21",
         "loopback-connector": "^6.1.2",
-        "mysql2": "^3.6.3",
+        "mysql2": "^3.9.2",
         "patch-package": "^8.0.0",
         "strong-globalize": "^6.0.6"
       },
@@ -2044,9 +2044,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/mysql2": {
-      "version": "3.6.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mysql2/-/mysql2-3.6.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-qYd/1CDuW1KYZjD4tzg2O8YS3X/UWuGH8ZMHyMeggMTXL3yOdMisbwZ5SNkHzDGlZXKYLAvV8tMrEH+NUMz3fw==",
+      "version": "3.9.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mysql2/-/mysql2-3.9.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-3Cwg/UuRkAv/wm6RhtPE5L7JlPB877vwSF6gfLAS68H+zhH+u5oa3AieqEd0D0/kC3W7qIhYbH419f7O9i/5nw==",
       "dependencies": {
         "denque": "^2.1.0",
         "generate-function": "^2.3.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 253927c4..7449b586 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@
     "pretest": "node pretest.js",
     "lint": "eslint .",
     "test": "mocha test/*.test.js",
-    "posttest": "npm run lint",
-    "postinstall": "patch-package"
+    "posttest": "npm run lint"
   },
   "files": [
     "intl",
@@ -25,7 +24,7 @@
     "debug": "^4.3.4",
     "lodash": "^4.17.21",
     "loopback-connector": "^6.1.2",
-    "mysql2": "^3.6.3",
+    "mysql2": "^3.9.2",
     "patch-package": "^8.0.0",
     "strong-globalize": "^6.0.6"
   },
diff --git a/patches/mysql2+3.6.3.patch b/patches/mysql2+3.6.3.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 1c49fc24..00000000
--- a/patches/mysql2+3.6.3.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/node_modules/mysql2/lib/connection_config.js b/node_modules/mysql2/lib/connection_config.js
-index ec52051..52ddc36 100644
---- a/node_modules/mysql2/lib/connection_config.js
-+++ b/node_modules/mysql2/lib/connection_config.js
-@@ -260,11 +260,11 @@ class ConnectionConfig {
-   static parseUrl(url) {
-     const parsedUrl = new URL(url);
-     const options = {
--      host: parsedUrl.hostname,
-+      host: decodeURIComponent(parsedUrl.hostname),
-       port: parseInt(parsedUrl.port, 10),
--      database: parsedUrl.pathname.slice(1),
--      user: parsedUrl.username,
--      password: parsedUrl.password
-+      database: decodeURIComponent(parsedUrl.pathname.slice(1)),
-+      user: decodeURIComponent(parsedUrl.username),
-+      password: decodeURIComponent(parsedUrl.password)
-     };
-     parsedUrl.searchParams.forEach((value, key) => {
-       try {