diff --git a/dockerfiles/alpine/is/Dockerfile b/dockerfiles/alpine/is/Dockerfile
index e970a127..c59c5683 100755
--- a/dockerfiles/alpine/is/Dockerfile
+++ b/dockerfiles/alpine/is/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
-# Copyright 2021 WSO2, LLC. (http://wso2.com)
+# Copyright 2024 WSO2, LLC. (http://wso2.com)
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ ARG WSO2_SERVER_DIST_URL=""
 # build arguments for external artifacts
 ARG DNS_JAVA_VERSION=2.1.8
 ARG K8S_MEMBERSHIP_SCHEME_VERSION=1.0.10
-ARG MYSQL_CONNECTOR_VERSION=8.0.29
 # build argument for MOTD
 ARG MOTD='printf "\n\
  Welcome to WSO2 Docker Resources \n\
@@ -117,8 +116,6 @@ RUN \
 # add libraries for Kubernetes membership scheme based clustering
 ADD --chown=wso2carbon:wso2 https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/dnsjava/dnsjava/${DNS_JAVA_VERSION}/dnsjava-${DNS_JAVA_VERSION}.jar ${WSO2_SERVER_HOME}/repository/components/lib
 ADD --chown=wso2carbon:wso2 http://maven.wso2.org/nexus/content/repositories/releases/org/wso2/carbon/kubernetes/artifacts/kubernetes-membership-scheme/${K8S_MEMBERSHIP_SCHEME_VERSION}/kubernetes-membership-scheme-${K8S_MEMBERSHIP_SCHEME_VERSION}.jar ${WSO2_SERVER_HOME}/repository/components/dropins
-# add MySQL JDBC connector to server home as a third party library
-ADD --chown=wso2carbon:wso2 https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/mysql/mysql-connector-java/${MYSQL_CONNECTOR_VERSION}/mysql-connector-java-${MYSQL_CONNECTOR_VERSION}.jar ${WSO2_SERVER_HOME}/repository/components/dropins/
 
 # Set the user and work directory.
 USER ${USER_ID}
diff --git a/dockerfiles/centos/is/Dockerfile b/dockerfiles/centos/is/Dockerfile
index c2498cfd..1170fae6 100755
--- a/dockerfiles/centos/is/Dockerfile
+++ b/dockerfiles/centos/is/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
-# Copyright 2022 WSO2, LLC. (http://wso2.com)
+# Copyright 2024 WSO2, LLC. (http://wso2.com)
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ ARG WSO2_SERVER_DIST_URL=""
 # build arguments for external artifacts
 ARG DNS_JAVA_VERSION=2.1.8
 ARG K8S_MEMBERSHIP_SCHEME_VERSION=1.0.10
-ARG MYSQL_CONNECTOR_VERSION=8.0.29
 # build argument for MOTD
 ARG MOTD='printf "\n\
 Welcome to WSO2 Docker resources.\n\
@@ -113,8 +112,6 @@ RUN \
 # add libraries for Kubernetes membership scheme based clustering
 ADD --chown=wso2carbon:wso2 https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/dnsjava/dnsjava/${DNS_JAVA_VERSION}/dnsjava-${DNS_JAVA_VERSION}.jar ${WSO2_SERVER_HOME}/repository/components/lib
 ADD --chown=wso2carbon:wso2 http://maven.wso2.org/nexus/content/repositories/releases/org/wso2/carbon/kubernetes/artifacts/kubernetes-membership-scheme/${K8S_MEMBERSHIP_SCHEME_VERSION}/kubernetes-membership-scheme-${K8S_MEMBERSHIP_SCHEME_VERSION}.jar ${WSO2_SERVER_HOME}/repository/components/dropins
-# add MySQL JDBC connector to server home as a third party library
-ADD --chown=wso2carbon:wso2 https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/mysql/mysql-connector-java/${MYSQL_CONNECTOR_VERSION}/mysql-connector-java-${MYSQL_CONNECTOR_VERSION}.jar ${WSO2_SERVER_HOME}/repository/components/dropins/
 
 # Set the user and work directory.
 USER ${USER_ID}
diff --git a/dockerfiles/jdk17/alpine/is/Dockerfile b/dockerfiles/jdk17/alpine/is/Dockerfile
index 60ff436c..99bbdaef 100755
--- a/dockerfiles/jdk17/alpine/is/Dockerfile
+++ b/dockerfiles/jdk17/alpine/is/Dockerfile
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ ARG WSO2_SERVER_DIST_URL=""
 # build arguments for external artifacts
 ARG DNS_JAVA_VERSION=2.1.8
 ARG K8S_MEMBERSHIP_SCHEME_VERSION=1.0.10
-ARG MYSQL_CONNECTOR_VERSION=8.0.29
 # build argument for MOTD
 ARG MOTD='printf "\n\
  Welcome to WSO2 Docker Resources \n\
@@ -117,8 +116,6 @@ RUN \
 # add libraries for Kubernetes membership scheme based clustering
 ADD --chown=wso2carbon:wso2 https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/dnsjava/dnsjava/${DNS_JAVA_VERSION}/dnsjava-${DNS_JAVA_VERSION}.jar ${WSO2_SERVER_HOME}/repository/components/lib
 ADD --chown=wso2carbon:wso2 http://maven.wso2.org/nexus/content/repositories/releases/org/wso2/carbon/kubernetes/artifacts/kubernetes-membership-scheme/${K8S_MEMBERSHIP_SCHEME_VERSION}/kubernetes-membership-scheme-${K8S_MEMBERSHIP_SCHEME_VERSION}.jar ${WSO2_SERVER_HOME}/repository/components/dropins
-# add MySQL JDBC connector to server home as a third party library
-ADD --chown=wso2carbon:wso2 https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/mysql/mysql-connector-java/${MYSQL_CONNECTOR_VERSION}/mysql-connector-java-${MYSQL_CONNECTOR_VERSION}.jar ${WSO2_SERVER_HOME}/repository/components/dropins/
 
 # Set the user and work directory.
 USER ${USER_ID}
diff --git a/dockerfiles/jdk17/centos/is/Dockerfile b/dockerfiles/jdk17/centos/is/Dockerfile
index 9db030b5..19533681 100755
--- a/dockerfiles/jdk17/centos/is/Dockerfile
+++ b/dockerfiles/jdk17/centos/is/Dockerfile
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ ARG WSO2_SERVER_DIST_URL=""
 # build arguments for external artifacts
 ARG DNS_JAVA_VERSION=2.1.8
 ARG K8S_MEMBERSHIP_SCHEME_VERSION=1.0.10
-ARG MYSQL_CONNECTOR_VERSION=8.0.29
 # build argument for MOTD
 ARG MOTD='printf "\n\
 Welcome to WSO2 Docker resources.\n\
@@ -113,8 +112,6 @@ RUN \
 # add libraries for Kubernetes membership scheme based clustering
 ADD --chown=wso2carbon:wso2 https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/dnsjava/dnsjava/${DNS_JAVA_VERSION}/dnsjava-${DNS_JAVA_VERSION}.jar ${WSO2_SERVER_HOME}/repository/components/lib
 ADD --chown=wso2carbon:wso2 http://maven.wso2.org/nexus/content/repositories/releases/org/wso2/carbon/kubernetes/artifacts/kubernetes-membership-scheme/${K8S_MEMBERSHIP_SCHEME_VERSION}/kubernetes-membership-scheme-${K8S_MEMBERSHIP_SCHEME_VERSION}.jar ${WSO2_SERVER_HOME}/repository/components/dropins
-# add MySQL JDBC connector to server home as a third party library
-ADD --chown=wso2carbon:wso2 https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/mysql/mysql-connector-java/${MYSQL_CONNECTOR_VERSION}/mysql-connector-java-${MYSQL_CONNECTOR_VERSION}.jar ${WSO2_SERVER_HOME}/repository/components/dropins/
 
 # Set the user and work directory.
 USER ${USER_ID}
diff --git a/dockerfiles/jdk17/ubuntu/is/Dockerfile b/dockerfiles/jdk17/ubuntu/is/Dockerfile
index 6c71a4aa..dcedc3b8 100755
--- a/dockerfiles/jdk17/ubuntu/is/Dockerfile
+++ b/dockerfiles/jdk17/ubuntu/is/Dockerfile
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ ARG WSO2_SERVER_HOME=${USER_HOME}/${WSO2_SERVER}
 # build arguments for external artifacts
 ARG DNS_JAVA_VERSION=2.1.8
 ARG K8S_MEMBERSHIP_SCHEME_VERSION=1.0.10
-ARG MYSQL_CONNECTOR_VERSION=8.0.29
 # build argument for MOTD
 ARG MOTD="\n\
 Welcome to WSO2 Docker resources.\n\
@@ -122,8 +121,6 @@ RUN \
 # add libraries for Kubernetes membership scheme based clustering
 ADD --chown=wso2carbon:wso2 https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/dnsjava/dnsjava/${DNS_JAVA_VERSION}/dnsjava-${DNS_JAVA_VERSION}.jar ${WSO2_SERVER_HOME}/repository/components/lib
 ADD --chown=wso2carbon:wso2 http://maven.wso2.org/nexus/content/repositories/releases/org/wso2/carbon/kubernetes/artifacts/kubernetes-membership-scheme/${K8S_MEMBERSHIP_SCHEME_VERSION}/kubernetes-membership-scheme-${K8S_MEMBERSHIP_SCHEME_VERSION}.jar ${WSO2_SERVER_HOME}/repository/components/dropins
-# add MySQL JDBC connector to server home as a third party library
-ADD --chown=wso2carbon:wso2 https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/mysql/mysql-connector-java/${MYSQL_CONNECTOR_VERSION}/mysql-connector-java-${MYSQL_CONNECTOR_VERSION}.jar ${WSO2_SERVER_HOME}/repository/components/dropins/
 
 # Set the user and work directory.
 USER ${USER_ID}
diff --git a/dockerfiles/ubuntu/is/Dockerfile b/dockerfiles/ubuntu/is/Dockerfile
index 80305773..1f68580a 100755
--- a/dockerfiles/ubuntu/is/Dockerfile
+++ b/dockerfiles/ubuntu/is/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
-# Copyright 2021 WSO2, LLC. (http://wso2.com)
+# Copyright 2024 WSO2, LLC. (http://wso2.com)
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ ARG WSO2_SERVER_HOME=${USER_HOME}/${WSO2_SERVER}
 # build arguments for external artifacts
 ARG DNS_JAVA_VERSION=2.1.8
 ARG K8S_MEMBERSHIP_SCHEME_VERSION=1.0.10
-ARG MYSQL_CONNECTOR_VERSION=8.0.29
 # build argument for MOTD
 ARG MOTD="\n\
 Welcome to WSO2 Docker resources.\n\
@@ -122,8 +121,6 @@ RUN \
 # add libraries for Kubernetes membership scheme based clustering
 ADD --chown=wso2carbon:wso2 https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/dnsjava/dnsjava/${DNS_JAVA_VERSION}/dnsjava-${DNS_JAVA_VERSION}.jar ${WSO2_SERVER_HOME}/repository/components/lib
 ADD --chown=wso2carbon:wso2 http://maven.wso2.org/nexus/content/repositories/releases/org/wso2/carbon/kubernetes/artifacts/kubernetes-membership-scheme/${K8S_MEMBERSHIP_SCHEME_VERSION}/kubernetes-membership-scheme-${K8S_MEMBERSHIP_SCHEME_VERSION}.jar ${WSO2_SERVER_HOME}/repository/components/dropins
-# add MySQL JDBC connector to server home as a third party library
-ADD --chown=wso2carbon:wso2 https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/mysql/mysql-connector-java/${MYSQL_CONNECTOR_VERSION}/mysql-connector-java-${MYSQL_CONNECTOR_VERSION}.jar ${WSO2_SERVER_HOME}/repository/components/dropins/
 
 # Set the user and work directory.
 USER ${USER_ID}