diff --git a/pkgs/applications/office/kexi/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/office/kexi/default.nix
index 66aee6bd962..8463703c017 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/office/kexi/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/office/kexi/default.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   breeze-icons, karchive, kcodecs, kcompletion, kconfig, kconfigwidgets, kcoreaddons,
   kcrash, kguiaddons, ki18n, kiconthemes, kitemviews, kio, ktexteditor, ktextwidgets,
   kwidgetsaddons, kxmlgui,
-  kdb, kproperty, kreport, lcms2, libmysql, marble, postgresql
+  kdb, kproperty, kreport, lcms2, mysql, marble, postgresql
 }:
 
 mkDerivation rec {
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ mkDerivation rec {
     breeze-icons karchive kcodecs kcompletion kconfig kconfigwidgets kcoreaddons
     kcrash kguiaddons ki18n kiconthemes kitemviews kio ktexteditor ktextwidgets
     kwidgetsaddons kxmlgui
-    kdb kproperty kreport lcms2 libmysql marble postgresql
+    kdb kproperty kreport lcms2 mysql.connector-c marble postgresql
   ];
 
   propagatedUserEnvPkgs = [ kproperty ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gerbil/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gerbil/default.nix
index 622107c7534..23089ddda4e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gerbil/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gerbil/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 { stdenv, fetchurl, fetchgit, gambit,
   coreutils, rsync, bash,
-  openssl, zlib, sqlite, libxml2, libyaml, libmysql, lmdb, leveldb }:
+  openssl, zlib, sqlite, libxml2, libyaml, mysql, lmdb, leveldb }:
 
 # TODO: distinct packages for gerbil-release and gerbil-devel
 
@@ -17,9 +17,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildInputs = [
     gambit
     coreutils rsync bash
-    openssl zlib sqlite libxml2 libyaml libmysql lmdb leveldb
+    openssl zlib sqlite libxml2 libyaml mysql.connector-c lmdb leveldb
   ];
 
+  NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = [ "-I${mysql.connector-c}/include/mysql" "-L${mysql.connector-c}/lib/mysql" ];
+
   postPatch = ''
     echo '(define (gerbil-version-string) "v${version}")' > src/gerbil/runtime/gx-version.scm
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/neko/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/neko/default.nix
index 236273bf6be..4dce11f93b1 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/neko/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/neko/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 { stdenv, fetchurl, boehmgc, zlib, sqlite, pcre, cmake, pkgconfig
-, git, apacheHttpd, apr, aprutil, mariadb, mbedtls, openssl, pkgs, gtk2, libpthreadstubs
+, git, apacheHttpd, apr, aprutil, mysql, mbedtls, openssl, pkgs, gtk2, libpthreadstubs
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake pkgconfig git ];
   buildInputs =
     [ boehmgc zlib sqlite pcre apacheHttpd apr aprutil
-      mariadb.client mbedtls openssl libpthreadstubs ]
+      mysql.connector-c mbedtls openssl libpthreadstubs ]
       ++ stdenv.lib.optional stdenv.isLinux gtk2
       ++ stdenv.lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ pkgs.darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks.Security
                                                 pkgs.darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks.Carbon];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/cppdb/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/cppdb/default.nix
index 72fa309b721..07c6e1490e7 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/cppdb/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/cppdb/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, cmake, sqlite, libmysql, postgresql, unixODBC }:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, cmake, sqlite, mysql, postgresql, unixODBC }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "cppdb";
@@ -11,9 +11,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
-  buildInputs = [ cmake sqlite libmysql postgresql unixODBC ];
+  buildInputs = [ cmake sqlite mysql.connector-c postgresql unixODBC ];
 
   cmakeFlags = [ "--no-warn-unused-cli" ];
+  NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = [ "-I${mysql.connector-c}/include/mysql" "-L${mysql.connector-c}/lib/mysql" ];
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     homepage = http://cppcms.com/sql/cppdb/;
@@ -23,4 +24,3 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     maintainers = [ maintainers.juliendehos ];
   };
 }
-
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/kdb/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/kdb/default.nix
index 399d5914c2d..e85190cdfce 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/kdb/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/kdb/default.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   mkDerivation, lib, fetchurl,
   extra-cmake-modules,
-  qtbase, qttranslations, kcoreaddons, python2, sqlite, postgresql, libmysql
+  qtbase, qttranslations, kcoreaddons, python2, sqlite, postgresql, mysql
 }:
 
 mkDerivation rec {
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ mkDerivation rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ extra-cmake-modules ];
 
-  buildInputs = [ qttranslations kcoreaddons python2 sqlite postgresql libmysql ];
+  buildInputs = [ qttranslations kcoreaddons python2 sqlite postgresql mysql.connector-c ];
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ qtbase ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/unixODBCDrivers/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/unixODBCDrivers/default.nix
index a0c7e662efa..badcb7e661b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/unixODBCDrivers/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/unixODBCDrivers/default.nix
@@ -43,13 +43,6 @@
       "-DMARIADB_INCLUDE_DIR=${mariadb.connector-c}/include/mariadb"
     ];
 
-    preConfigure = ''
-      sed -i \
-        -e 's,mariadb_config,mysql_config,g' \
-        -e 's,libmariadbclient,libmysqlclient,g' \
-        cmake/FindMariaDB.cmake
-    '';
-
     passthru = {
       fancyName = "MariaDB";
       driver = "lib/libmyodbc3-3.51.12.so";
@@ -60,7 +53,6 @@
       homepage =  https://downloads.mariadb.org/connector-odbc/;
       license = licenses.gpl2;
       platforms = platforms.linux;
-      broken = true;
     };
   };
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/wt/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/wt/default.nix
index 573b02d7c58..1d0bd20f66f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/wt/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/wt/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 { stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, cmake, boost, pkgconfig, doxygen, qt48Full, libharu
-, pango, fcgi, firebird, libmysql, postgresql, graphicsmagick, glew, openssl
+, pango, fcgi, firebird, mysql, postgresql, graphicsmagick, glew, openssl
 , pcre
 }:
 
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig ];
   buildInputs = [
     cmake boost doxygen qt48Full libharu
-    pango fcgi firebird libmysql postgresql graphicsmagick glew
+    pango fcgi firebird mysql.connector-c postgresql graphicsmagick glew
     openssl pcre
   ];
 
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "-DWT_WRASTERIMAGE_IMPLEMENTATION=GraphicsMagick"
     "-DWT_CPP_11_MODE=-std=c++11"
     "-DGM_PREFIX=${graphicsmagick}"
-    "-DMYSQL_PREFIX=${libmysql}"
+    "-DMYSQL_PREFIX=${mysql.connector-c}"
     "--no-warn-unused-cli"
   ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/sysbench/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/sysbench/default.nix
index 45a31ad66f2..612df55471b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/sysbench/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/sysbench/default.nix
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, autoreconfHook, pkgconfig, vim, libmysql,
-  libaio }:
+{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, autoreconfHook, pkgconfig, vim, mysql
+, libaio }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "sysbench-1.0.6";
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ autoreconfHook pkgconfig ];
-  buildInputs = [ vim libmysql libaio ];
+  buildInputs = [ vim mysql.connector-c libaio ];
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "akopytov";
diff --git a/pkgs/games/zod/default.nix b/pkgs/games/zod/default.nix
index f795a2ea3a2..da2f256aeb7 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/zod/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/zod/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 { fetchurl, stdenv, unrar, unzip, SDL, SDL_image, SDL_ttf, SDL_mixer
-, libmysql, makeWrapper }:
+, mysql, makeWrapper }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "zod-engine-2011-03-18";
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sourceRoot=`pwd`/src
   '';
 
-  buildInputs = [ unrar unzip SDL SDL_image SDL_ttf SDL_mixer libmysql makeWrapper ];
+  buildInputs = [ unrar unzip SDL SDL_image SDL_ttf SDL_mixer mysql.connector-c makeWrapper ];
 
-  NIX_LDFLAGS = "-L${stdenv.lib.getLib libmysql}/lib/mysql";
+  NIX_LDFLAGS = "-L${mysql.connector-c}/lib/mysql";
 
   installPhase = ''
     mkdir -p $out/bin $out/share/zod
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/clickhouse/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/clickhouse/default.nix
index f9b7a24273f..f4a6b47a45a 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/clickhouse/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/clickhouse/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, cmake, libtool, boost, double-conversion, gperftools, icu, libmysql, lz4, openssl, poco, re2, rdkafka, readline, sparsehash, unixODBC, zookeeper_mt, zstd }:
+{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, cmake, libtool, boost, double-conversion, gperftools
+, icu, mysql, lz4, openssl, poco, re2, rdkafka, readline, sparsehash, unixODBC
+, zookeeper_mt, zstd }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "clickhouse-${version}";
@@ -16,7 +18,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake libtool ];
 
-  buildInputs = [ boost double-conversion gperftools icu libmysql lz4 openssl poco re2 rdkafka readline sparsehash unixODBC zookeeper_mt zstd ];
+  buildInputs = [
+    boost double-conversion gperftools icu mysql.connector-c lz4 openssl poco
+    re2 rdkafka readline sparsehash unixODBC zookeeper_mt zstd
+  ];
 
   cmakeFlags = [ "-DENABLE_TESTS=OFF" "-DUNBUNDLED=ON" "-DUSE_STATIC_LIBRARIES=OFF" ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/freeradius/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/freeradius/default.nix
index db9d1121992..bf74ca81ced 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/freeradius/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/freeradius/default.nix
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 , withMemcached ? false
 , hiredis
 , withRedis ? false
-, libmysql
+, mysql
 , withMysql ? false
 , json_c
 , withJson ? false
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ assert withPcap -> libpcap != null;
 assert withCap -> libcap != null;
 assert withMemcached -> libmemcached != null;
 assert withRedis -> hiredis != null;
-assert withMysql -> libmysql != null;
+assert withMysql -> mysql != null;
 assert withYubikey -> libyubikey != null;
 assert withCollectd -> collectd != null;
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     ++ optional withCap libcap
     ++ optional withMemcached libmemcached
     ++ optional withRedis hiredis
-    ++ optional withMysql libmysql
+    ++ optional withMysql mysql.connector-c
     ++ optional withJson json_c
     ++ optional withYubikey libyubikey
     ++ optional withCollectd collectd;
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/mail/dovecot/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/mail/dovecot/default.nix
index ab1808c0647..e2d1f448b32 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/mail/dovecot/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/mail/dovecot/default.nix
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 , bzip2, zlib, inotify-tools, pam, libcap
 , clucene_core_2, icu, openldap
 # Auth modules
-, withMySQL ? false, libmysql
+, withMySQL ? false, mysql
 , withPgSQL ? false, postgresql
 , withSQLite ? true, sqlite
 }:
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   nativeBuildInputs = [ perl pkgconfig ];
   buildInputs = [ openssl bzip2 zlib clucene_core_2 icu openldap ]
     ++ lib.optionals (stdenv.isLinux) [ systemd pam libcap inotify-tools ]
-    ++ lib.optional withMySQL libmysql
+    ++ lib.optional withMySQL mysql.connector-c
     ++ lib.optional withPgSQL postgresql
     ++ lib.optional withSQLite sqlite;
 
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/mail/opensmtpd/extras.nix b/pkgs/servers/mail/opensmtpd/extras.nix
index 5e5170afbc7..5e87a1fb099 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/mail/opensmtpd/extras.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/mail/opensmtpd/extras.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 { stdenv, fetchurl, openssl, libevent, libasr,
-  python2, pkgconfig, lua5, perl, mariadb, postgresql, sqlite, hiredis }:
+  python2, pkgconfig, lua5, perl, mysql, postgresql, sqlite, hiredis }:
+
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "opensmtpd-extras-${version}";
   version = "5.7.1";
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig ];
   buildInputs = [ openssl libevent
-    libasr python2 lua5 perl mariadb.client postgresql sqlite hiredis ];
+    libasr python2 lua5 perl mysql.connector-c postgresql sqlite hiredis ];
 
   configureFlags = [
     "--sysconfdir=/etc"
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "--with-perl=${perl}"
     "--with-filter-perl"
 
-  ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional (mariadb != null) [
+  ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional (mysql != null) [
     "--with-table-mysql"
 
   ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional (postgresql != null) [
@@ -67,7 +68,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "--with-table-redis"
   ];
 
-  NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = stdenv.lib.optional (hiredis != null) [ "-I${hiredis}/include/hiredis" ];
+  NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = stdenv.lib.optional (hiredis != null) "-I${hiredis}/include/hiredis" ++
+    stdenv.lib.optional (mysql != null) "-L${mysql.connector-c}/lib/mysql";
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     homepage = https://www.opensmtpd.org/;
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/backup/bareos/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/backup/bareos/default.nix
index 7fa28c5f79b..82d379c49d6 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/backup/bareos/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/backup/bareos/default.nix
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 { stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, pkgconfig, nettools, gettext, libtool, flex
 , readline ? null, openssl ? null, python2 ? null, ncurses ? null, rocksdb
-, sqlite ? null, postgresql ? null, libmysql ? null, zlib ? null, lzo ? null
+, sqlite ? null, postgresql ? null, mysql ? null, zlib ? null, lzo ? null
 , jansson ? null, acl ? null, glusterfs ? null, libceph ? null, libcap ? null
 }:
 
-assert sqlite != null || postgresql != null || libmysql != null;
+assert sqlite != null || postgresql != null || mysql != null;
 
 with stdenv.lib;
 let
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     ++ optional (openssl != null) "--with-openssl=${openssl.dev}"
     ++ optional (sqlite != null) "--with-sqlite3=${sqlite.dev}"
     ++ optional (postgresql != null) "--with-postgresql=${postgresql}"
-    ++ optional (libmysql != null) "--with-mysql=${libmysql}"
+    ++ optional (mysql != null) "--with-mysql=${mysql.connector-c}"
     ++ optional (zlib != null) "--with-zlib=${zlib.dev}"
     ++ optional (lzo != null) "--with-lzo=${lzo}"
     ++ optional (jansson != null) "--with-jansson=${jansson}"
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/security/thc-hydra/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/security/thc-hydra/default.nix
index e8eb3aacd3e..9a7a245b813 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/security/thc-hydra/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/security/thc-hydra/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, lib, fetchurl, zlib, openssl, ncurses, libidn, pcre, libssh, libmysql, postgresql
+{ stdenv, lib, fetchurl, zlib, openssl, ncurses, libidn, pcre, libssh, mysql, postgresql
 , withGUI ? false, makeWrapper, pkgconfig, gtk2 }:
 
 let
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   nativeBuildInputs = lib.optionals withGUI [ pkgconfig makeWrapper ];
-  buildInputs = [ zlib openssl ncurses libidn pcre libssh libmysql postgresql ]
+  buildInputs = [ zlib openssl ncurses libidn pcre libssh mysql.connector-c postgresql ]
                 ++ lib.optional withGUI gtk2;
 
   postInstall = lib.optionalString withGUI ''
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/system/collectd/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/system/collectd/default.nix
index ddfd8cbbc01..4c9ebc46081 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/system/collectd/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/system/collectd/default.nix
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 , libtool ? null
 , lm_sensors ? null
 , lvm2 ? null
-, libmysql ? null
+, mysql ? null
 , postgresql ? null
 , protobufc ? null
 , python ? null
@@ -50,9 +50,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildInputs = [
     curl libdbi libgcrypt libmemcached
     cyrus_sasl libnotify gdk_pixbuf liboping libpcap libvirt
-    libxml2 libmysql postgresql protobufc rrdtool
+    libxml2 postgresql protobufc rrdtool
     varnish yajl jdk libtool python hiredis libmicrohttpd
-  ] ++ stdenv.lib.optionals stdenv.isLinux [
+  ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional (mysql != null) mysql.connector-c
+  ++ stdenv.lib.optionals stdenv.isLinux [
     iptables libatasmart libcredis libmodbus libsigrok
     lm_sensors lvm2 rabbitmq-c udev net_snmp libmnl
   ] ++ stdenv.lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/system/rsyslog/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/system/rsyslog/default.nix
index e642b91c3d9..a6999942e0c 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/system/rsyslog/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/system/rsyslog/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 { stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, autoreconfHook, libestr, json_c, zlib, pythonPackages, fastJson
-, libkrb5 ? null, systemd ? null, jemalloc ? null, libmysql ? null, postgresql ? null
+, libkrb5 ? null, systemd ? null, jemalloc ? null, mysql ? null, postgresql ? null
 , libdbi ? null, net_snmp ? null, libuuid ? null, curl ? null, gnutls ? null
 , libgcrypt ? null, liblognorm ? null, openssl ? null, librelp ? null, libksi ? null
 , libgt ? null, liblogging ? null, libnet ? null, hadoop ? null, rdkafka ? null
@@ -22,11 +22,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig autoreconfHook ];
   buildInputs = [
-    fastJson libestr json_c zlib pythonPackages.docutils libkrb5 jemalloc libmysql
+    fastJson libestr json_c zlib pythonPackages.docutils libkrb5 jemalloc 
     postgresql libdbi net_snmp libuuid curl gnutls libgcrypt liblognorm openssl
     librelp libgt libksi liblogging libnet hadoop rdkafka libmongo-client czmq
     rabbitmq-c hiredis
-  ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional stdenv.isLinux systemd;
+  ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional (mysql != null) mysql.connector-c
+    ++ stdenv.lib.optional stdenv.isLinux systemd;
 
   hardeningDisable = [ "format" ];
 
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     (mkFlag false                     "valgrind")
     (mkFlag false                     "diagtools")
     (mkFlag true                      "usertools")
-    (mkFlag (libmysql != null)        "mysql")
+    (mkFlag (mysql != null)           "mysql")
     (mkFlag (postgresql != null)      "pgsql")
     (mkFlag (libdbi != null)          "libdbi")
     (mkFlag (net_snmp != null)        "snmp")
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index f852c98334a..ed4ef080545 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -1254,7 +1254,7 @@ with pkgs;
     libkrb5 = null;
     systemd = null;
     jemalloc = null;
-    libmysql = null;
+    mysql = null;
     postgresql = null;
     libdbi = null;
     net_snmp = null;
@@ -1508,7 +1508,6 @@ with pkgs;
   convertlit = callPackage ../tools/text/convertlit { };
 
   collectd = callPackage ../tools/system/collectd {
-    libmysql = mysql.connector-c;
     libsigrok = libsigrok-0-3-0; # not compatible with >= 0.4.0 yet
   };