diff --git a/tools/debug_helper.sh b/tools/debug_helper.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 195aff9eb..000000000
--- a/tools/debug_helper.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-TMP_DIR=`mktemp -d` || exit 1
-trap "rm -rf $TMP_DIR" EXIT
-
-ALL_TESTS=$TMP_DIR/all_tests
-TESTS_TO_RUN=$TMP_DIR/ks_to_run
-
-python -m testtools.run discover -t ./ ./ceilometer/tests --list > $ALL_TESTS
-
-if [ "$1" ]; then
-    grep "$1" < $ALL_TESTS > $TESTS_TO_RUN
-else
-    mv $ALL_TESTS $TESTS_TO_RUN
-fi
-
-STANDARD_THREADS=1 python -m testtools.run discover --load-list $TESTS_TO_RUN
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 7e80d91af..ccaeb7666 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ commands = {posargs}
 
 [testenv:debug]
 commands =
-   bash -x {toxinidir}/setup-test-env.sh {toxinidir}/tools/debug_helper.sh {posargs}
+   bash -x {toxinidir}/setup-test-env-mysql.sh oslo_debug_helper {posargs}
 
 [flake8]
 # H305 imports not grouped correctly