diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9103903..b9eb291 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ mysql::db { 'mydb': }
 
 ## Environment
 
-**ATTENTION** Boxen uses a non standard **13306** port to avoid collisions.
-
 Once installed, you can access the following variables in your environment, projects, etc:
 
 * BOXEN_MYSQL_PORT: the configured MySQL port
diff --git a/data/Darwin.yaml b/data/Darwin.yaml
index 4c9bc8c..ed2a9d5 100644
--- a/data/Darwin.yaml
+++ b/data/Darwin.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ mysql::servicename:        "dev.mysql"
 
 mysql::user: "%{::boxen_user}"
 mysql::host: "127.0.0.1"
-mysql::port: "13306"
+mysql::port: "3306"
 mysql::socket: "%{::boxen::config::datadir}/socket"
 
 mysql::package: boxen/brews/mysql
diff --git a/spec/classes/mysql__config_spec.rb b/spec/classes/mysql__config_spec.rb
index 7af23f8..040692a 100644
--- a/spec/classes/mysql__config_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/mysql__config_spec.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
       "executable" => "/test/boxen/homebrew/bin/mysql",
       "logdir" => "/test/boxen/log/mysql",
       "host" => "127.0.0.1",
-      "port" => "13306",
+      "port" => "3306",
       "socket" => "/test/boxen/sockets/mysql",
       "user" => "boxenuser"
     }
diff --git a/spec/defines/db_spec.rb b/spec/defines/db_spec.rb
index 24a2576..418a202 100644
--- a/spec/defines/db_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/defines/db_spec.rb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     it "creates the database" do
       should contain_exec("create mysql db #{title}").
              with(
-               :command => "/test/boxen/homebrew/bin/mysqladmin -h127.0.0.1 -uroot -p13306 create #{title} --password=''",
+               :command => "/test/boxen/homebrew/bin/mysqladmin -h127.0.0.1 -uroot -p3306 create #{title} --password=''",
                :creates => "/test/boxen/data/mysql/#{title}"
              )
     end
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     it "destroys the database" do
       should contain_exec("delete mysql db #{title}").
              with(
-               :command => "/test/boxen/homebrew/bin/mysqladmin -h127.0.0.1 -uroot -p13306 drop #{title} --password=''"
+               :command => "/test/boxen/homebrew/bin/mysqladmin -h127.0.0.1 -uroot -p3306 drop #{title} --password=''"
              )
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/defines/user_spec.rb b/spec/defines/user_spec.rb
index c24cc3b..13d2128 100644
--- a/spec/defines/user_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/defines/user_spec.rb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     it "creates the user" do
       should contain_exec("create mysql user #{title}").
              with(
-               :command => "/test/boxen/homebrew/bin/mysql -h127.0.0.1 -uroot -p13306 --password=''\
+               :command => "/test/boxen/homebrew/bin/mysql -h127.0.0.1 -uroot -p3306 --password=''\
         -e \"create user '#{title}'@'localhost' identified by '';\""
         )
     end
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     it "destroys the database" do
       should contain_exec("delete mysql user #{title}").
              with(
-               :command => "/test/boxen/homebrew/bin/mysql -h127.0.0.1 -uroot -p13306 --password='' -e 'drop user #{title}'"
+               :command => "/test/boxen/homebrew/bin/mysql -h127.0.0.1 -uroot -p3306 --password='' -e 'drop user #{title}'"
              )
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/hiera/test.yaml b/spec/fixtures/hiera/test.yaml
index a54a7a2..533b40a 100644
--- a/spec/fixtures/hiera/test.yaml
+++ b/spec/fixtures/hiera/test.yaml
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ mysql::executable:         "/test/boxen/homebrew/bin/mysqld_safe"
 mysql::logdir:             "/test/boxen/log/mysql"
 
 mysql::host:               "127.0.0.1"
-mysql::port:               "13306"
+mysql::port:               "3306"