diff --git a/docker/ceilometer/ceilometer-notification/extend_start.sh b/docker/ceilometer/ceilometer-notification/extend_start.sh
index 281cce3fa9..630b60ecb0 100644
--- a/docker/ceilometer/ceilometer-notification/extend_start.sh
+++ b/docker/ceilometer/ceilometer-notification/extend_start.sh
@@ -3,12 +3,8 @@
 # Bootstrap and exit if KOLLA_BOOTSTRAP variable is set. This catches all cases
 # of the KOLLA_BOOTSTRAP variable being set, including empty.
 if [[ "${!KOLLA_BOOTSTRAP[@]}" ]]; then
-    if [[ "${CEILOMETER_DATABASE_TYPE}" == "mysql" ]]; then
-        sudo -H -u ceilometer ceilometer-upgrade --skip-gnocchi-resource-types
-    elif [[ "${CEILOMETER_DATABASE_TYPE}" == "gnocchi" ]]; then
-        sudo -H -u ceilometer ceilometer-upgrade --skip-metering-database
-    elif [[ "${CEILOMETER_DATABASE_TYPE}" == "mongodb" ]]; then
-        echo "Ceilometer doesn't need to initialize a database when MongoDB is configured as the database back end."
+    if [[ "${CEILOMETER_DATABASE_TYPE}" == "gnocchi" ]]; then
+        ceilometer-upgrade
     else
         echo "Unsupported database type: ${CEILOMETER_DATABASE_TYPE}"
         exit 1