diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index fb162f5df25f5..d6f2091be0679 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -65,10 +65,6 @@ services:
     ports:
       - "4150:4150"
     command: "/nsqd"
-  mqtt:
-    image: ncarlier/mqtt
-    ports:
-      - "1883:1883"
   opcua:
     image: open62541/open62541
     ports:
diff --git a/plugins/outputs/mqtt/mqtt_test.go b/plugins/outputs/mqtt/mqtt_test.go
index fd36d6d0577ac..8a3471232eb7a 100644
--- a/plugins/outputs/mqtt/mqtt_test.go
+++ b/plugins/outputs/mqtt/mqtt_test.go
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 package mqtt
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf/plugins/serializers"
 	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf/testutil"
+	"github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/wait"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
@@ -14,7 +16,18 @@ func TestConnectAndWriteIntegration(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Skip("Skipping integration test in short mode")
 	}
 
-	var url = testutil.GetLocalHost() + ":1883"
+	container := testutil.Container{
+		Image:        "ncarlier/mqtt",
+		ExposedPorts: []string{"1883"},
+		WaitingFor:   wait.ForListeningPort("1883/tcp"),
+	}
+	err := container.Start()
+	require.NoError(t, err, "failed to start container")
+	defer func() {
+		require.NoError(t, container.Terminate(), "terminating container failed")
+	}()
+
+	var url = fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", container.Address, container.Port)
 	s, _ := serializers.NewInfluxSerializer()
 	m := &MQTT{
 		Servers:    []string{url},
@@ -23,7 +36,7 @@ func TestConnectAndWriteIntegration(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// Verify that we can connect to the MQTT broker
-	err := m.Connect()
+	err = m.Connect()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	// Verify that we can successfully write data to the mqtt broker