diff --git a/manifests/server.pp b/manifests/server.pp
index 9ac3b82d8..1a65886de 100644
--- a/manifests/server.pp
+++ b/manifests/server.pp
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@
   }
 
   Anchor['mysql::server::start']
-  -> Class['mysql::server::config']
   -> Class['mysql::server::install']
+  -> Class['mysql::server::config']
   -> Class['mysql::server::binarylog']
   -> Class['mysql::server::installdb']
   -> Class['mysql::server::service']
diff --git a/spec/acceptance/mysql_server_spec.rb b/spec/acceptance/mysql_server_spec.rb
index d8e2f3e14..0e8754519 100644
--- a/spec/acceptance/mysql_server_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/acceptance/mysql_server_spec.rb
@@ -2,14 +2,9 @@
 
 describe 'mysql class' do
   describe 'advanced config' do
-    before(:all) do
-      @tmpdir = default.tmpdir('mysql')
-    end
     let(:pp) do
       <<-EOS
         class { 'mysql::server':
-          config_file             => '#{@tmpdir}/my.cnf',
-          includedir              => '#{@tmpdir}/include',
           manage_config_file      => 'true',
           override_options        => { 'mysqld' => { 'key_buffer_size' => '32M' }},
           package_ensure          => 'present',
@@ -58,8 +53,6 @@ class { 'mysql::server':
     let(:pp) do
       <<-EOS
         class { 'mysql::server':
-          config_file             => '#{@tmpdir}/my.cnf',
-          includedir              => '#{@tmpdir}/include',
           manage_config_file      => 'false',
           override_options        => { 'mysqld' => { 'key_buffer_size' => '32M' }},
           package_ensure          => 'present',