diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a05d650..645fa16 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ DOKKU_MYSQL_LOLLIPOP_PORT_3306_TCP_ADDR=172.17.0.1
 The following will be set on the linked application by default:
 
 ```
-DATABASE_URL=mysql://lollipop:SOME_PASSWORD@dokku-mysql-lollipop:3306/lollipop
+DATABASE_URL=mysql://mysql:SOME_PASSWORD@dokku-mysql-lollipop:3306/lollipop
 ```
 
 The host exposed here only works internally in docker containers. If you want your container to be reachable from outside, you should use the `expose` subcommand. Another service can be linked to your app:
@@ -243,13 +243,7 @@ dokku mysql:link lollipop playground
 This will cause `DATABASE_URL` to be set as:
 
 ```
-mysql2://lollipop:SOME_PASSWORD@dokku-mysql-lollipop:3306/lollipop
-```
-
-If you specify `MYSQL_DATABASE_SCHEME` to equal `http`, we`ll also automatically adjust `DATABASE_URL` to match the http interface:
-
-```
-http://lollipop:SOME_PASSWORD@dokku-mysql-lollipop:${PLUGIN_DATASTORE_PORTS[1]}
+mysql2://mysql:SOME_PASSWORD@dokku-mysql-lollipop:3306/lollipop
 ```
 
 ### unlink the mysql service from the app
diff --git a/subcommands/link b/subcommands/link
index f59f82a..fafd174 100755
--- a/subcommands/link
+++ b/subcommands/link
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ service-link-cmd() {
   #E
   #E the following will be set on the linked application by default:
   #E
-  #E     ${PLUGIN_DEFAULT_ALIAS}_URL=${PLUGIN_SCHEME}://lollipop:SOME_PASSWORD@dokku-${PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX}-lollipop:${PLUGIN_DATASTORE_PORTS[0]}/lollipop
+  #E     ${PLUGIN_DEFAULT_ALIAS}_URL=${PLUGIN_SCHEME}://mysql:SOME_PASSWORD@dokku-${PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX}-lollipop:${PLUGIN_DATASTORE_PORTS[0]}/lollipop
   #E
   #E the host exposed here only works internally in docker containers.
   #E if you want your container to be reachable from outside, you should
@@ -37,11 +37,7 @@ service-link-cmd() {
   #E dokku $PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX:link lollipop playground
   #E this will cause ${PLUGIN_DEFAULT_ALIAS}_URL to be set as:
   #E
-  #E     ${PLUGIN_SCHEME}2://lollipop:SOME_PASSWORD@dokku-${PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX}-lollipop:${PLUGIN_DATASTORE_PORTS[0]}/lollipop
-  #E
-  #E If you specify ${PLUGIN_VARIABLE}_DATABASE_SCHEME to equal `http`, we'll also automatically adjust ${PLUGIN_DEFAULT_ALIAS}_URL to match the http interface:
-  #E
-  #E     http://lollipop:SOME_PASSWORD@dokku-${PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX}-lollipop:${PLUGIN_DATASTORE_PORTS[1]}
+  #E     ${PLUGIN_SCHEME}2://mysql:SOME_PASSWORD@dokku-${PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX}-lollipop:${PLUGIN_DATASTORE_PORTS[0]}/lollipop
   #A service, service to run command against
   #A app, app to run command against
   #F -a|--alias "BLUE_DATABASE", an alternative alias to use for linking to an app via environment variable