diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.util b/docker/Dockerfile.util
deleted file mode 100644
index 9b41ba5..0000000
--- a/docker/Dockerfile.util
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-FROM alpine:3.14
-
-RUN apk add --update netcat-openbsd && \
-  rm -rf /var/cache/apk/*
-
-COPY wait_for_up.bash /bin/wait_for_up
-RUN chmod +x /bin/wait_for_up
diff --git a/docker/init_starburst.bash b/docker/init_starburst.bash
index 4fbf2d1..c516cfc 100755
--- a/docker/init_starburst.bash
+++ b/docker/init_starburst.bash
@@ -7,6 +7,5 @@ cd ..
 set -exo pipefail
 
 docker-compose -f docker-compose-starburst.yml build
-docker-compose -f docker/util.yml build
 docker-compose -f docker-compose-starburst.yml up -d
-docker-compose -f docker/util.yml run --rm util wait_for_up trino 8080 10
+timeout 5m bash -c -- 'while ! docker-compose -f docker-compose-starburst.yml logs trino 2>&1 | tail -n 1 | grep "SERVER STARTED"; do sleep 2; done'
diff --git a/docker/init_trino.bash b/docker/init_trino.bash
index fda13b2..c41c665 100755
--- a/docker/init_trino.bash
+++ b/docker/init_trino.bash
@@ -7,6 +7,5 @@ cd ..
 set -exo pipefail
 
 docker-compose -f docker-compose-trino.yml build
-docker-compose -f docker/util.yml build
 docker-compose -f docker-compose-trino.yml up -d
-docker-compose -f docker/util.yml run --rm util wait_for_up trino 8080
+timeout 5m bash -c -- 'while ! docker-compose -f docker-compose-trino.yml logs trino 2>&1 | tail -n 1 | grep "SERVER STARTED"; do sleep 2; done'
diff --git a/docker/util.yml b/docker/util.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 72fbc24..0000000
--- a/docker/util.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-version: "3.5"
-
-services:
-  util:
-    build:
-      context: .
-      dockerfile: Dockerfile.util
-
-networks:
-  default:
-    external:
-      name: dbt-net
diff --git a/docker/wait_for_up.bash b/docker/wait_for_up.bash
deleted file mode 100644
index dca816b..0000000
--- a/docker/wait_for_up.bash
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-HOST=$1
-PORT=$2
-TIMEOUT=${3:-3}
-[[ -z $HOST ]] && exit 1
-[[ -z $PORT ]] && exit 1
-
-for run in $(seq 1 $TIMEOUT); do
-    nc -z $HOST $PORT
-    [[ $? -eq 0 ]] && exit 0
-    sleep 15
-done
-
-nc -z $HOST $PORT
-[[ $? -eq 0 ]] && exit 0
-
-echo "$HOST:$PORT was not open after $TIMEOUT connection attempts"
-exit 1