diff --git a/.env b/.env
index 7cbb06145a..63a8169f64 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ LOCAL_DB_TYPE=mysql
 #
 # Defaults to 5.7 with the assumption that LOCAL_DB_TYPE is set to `mysql` above.
 #
-# When using `mysql`, see https://hub.docker.com/_/mysql/ for valid versions.
-# When using `mariadb`, see https://hub.docker.com/_/mariadb for valid versions.
+# When using `mysql`, see https://hub.docker.com/r/amd64/mysql for valid versions.
+# When using `mariadb`, see https://hub.docker.com/r/amd64/mariadb for valid versions.
 ##
 LOCAL_DB_VERSION=5.7
 
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index c4ddb0faa1..739c65f4a8 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ services:
   # The MySQL container.
   ##
   mysql:
-    image: ${LOCAL_DB_TYPE-mysql}:${LOCAL_DB_VERSION-latest}
+    image: amd64/${LOCAL_DB_TYPE-mysql}:${LOCAL_DB_VERSION-latest}
 
     networks:
       - wpdevnet
diff --git a/tools/local-env/scripts/docker.js b/tools/local-env/scripts/docker.js
index b8f9d2cf66..fed70aeb59 100644
--- a/tools/local-env/scripts/docker.js
+++ b/tools/local-env/scripts/docker.js
@@ -4,9 +4,5 @@ const { execSync } = require( 'child_process' );
 
 dotenvExpand.expand( dotenv.config() );
 
-if ( process.arch === 'arm64' ) {
-	process.env.LOCAL_DB_TYPE = `amd64/${process.env.LOCAL_DB_TYPE}`;
-}
-
 // Execute any docker-compose command passed to this script.
 execSync( 'docker-compose ' + process.argv.slice( 2 ).join( ' ' ), { stdio: 'inherit' } );
diff --git a/tools/local-env/scripts/install.js b/tools/local-env/scripts/install.js
index 223a0fa2a6..c17bbce887 100644
--- a/tools/local-env/scripts/install.js
+++ b/tools/local-env/scripts/install.js
@@ -6,10 +6,6 @@ const { renameSync, readFileSync, writeFileSync } = require( 'fs' );
 
 dotenvExpand.expand( dotenv.config() );
 
-if ( process.arch === 'arm64' ) {
-	process.env.LOCAL_DB_TYPE = `amd64/${process.env.LOCAL_DB_TYPE}`;
-}
-
 // Create wp-config.php.
 wp_cli( 'config create --dbname=wordpress_develop --dbuser=root --dbpass=password --dbhost=mysql --path=/var/www/src --force' );
 
diff --git a/tools/local-env/scripts/start.js b/tools/local-env/scripts/start.js
index 94180ce4b3..83250ab9a4 100644
--- a/tools/local-env/scripts/start.js
+++ b/tools/local-env/scripts/start.js
@@ -4,10 +4,6 @@ const { execSync } = require( 'child_process' );
 
 dotenvExpand.expand( dotenv.config() );
 
-if ( process.arch === 'arm64' ) {
-	process.env.LOCAL_DB_TYPE = `amd64/${process.env.LOCAL_DB_TYPE}`;
-}
-
 // Start the local-env containers.
 const containers = ( process.env.LOCAL_PHP_MEMCACHED === 'true' )
 	? 'wordpress-develop memcached'