diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b2463080..97d077fe 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-## 3.0.4 (unreleased)
-
-- Fixed error with MySQL and binary data
-
 ## 3.0.3 (2024-01-10)
 
 - Fixed error with Trilogy, non-ASCII column names, and charts
diff --git a/lib/blazer/adapters/sql_adapter.rb b/lib/blazer/adapters/sql_adapter.rb
index d945b133..f35826c9 100644
--- a/lib/blazer/adapters/sql_adapter.rb
+++ b/lib/blazer/adapters/sql_adapter.rb
@@ -46,20 +46,6 @@ def run_statement(statement, comment, bind_params = [])
           if adapter_name == "Trilogy"
             columns.map! { |k| k.dup.force_encoding(Encoding::UTF_8) }
           end
-
-          # fix for binary data
-          if mysql?
-            rows =
-              rows.map do |row|
-                row.map do |v|
-                  if v.is_a?(String) && v.encoding == Encoding::BINARY
-                    "0x#{v.unpack1("H*").upcase}"
-                  else
-                    v
-                  end
-                end
-              end
-          end
         rescue => e
           error = e.message.sub(/.+ERROR: /, "")
           error = Blazer::TIMEOUT_MESSAGE if Blazer::TIMEOUT_ERRORS.any? { |e| error.include?(e) }