diff --git a/tools/postgres-init-db b/tools/postgres-init-db
index 082a91f781..da96eae4a0 100755
--- a/tools/postgres-init-db
+++ b/tools/postgres-init-db
@@ -34,16 +34,7 @@ ALTER USER $USERNAME PASSWORD '$PASSWORD';
 ALTER USER $USERNAME CREATEDB;
 ALTER ROLE $USERNAME SET search_path TO $SEARCH_PATH;
 
-DO \$\$
-  BEGIN
-    IF NOT EXISTS (
-      SELECT * FROM pg_catalog.pg_user WHERE usename -- [sic]
-          = '$VAGRANTUSERNAME') THEN
-
-      CREATE USER $VAGRANTUSERNAME;
-    END IF;
-  END
-\$\$ ;
+CREATE USER $VAGRANTUSERNAME;
 GRANT $USERNAME TO $VAGRANTUSERNAME;
 ALTER ROLE $VAGRANTUSERNAME SET search_path TO $SEARCH_PATH;
 EOF