diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index cae7addf..df31f4ca 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ rundev:
 	cd scripts && ./run.sh
 
 run:
-	docker-compose -f docker/docker-compose.yml -f docker/mproxy.yml up
+	docker-compose -f docker/docker-compose.yml up
 
 runlora:
 	docker-compose \
@@ -120,4 +120,4 @@ runlora:
 
 # Run all Mainflux core services except distributed tracing system - Jaeger. Recommended on gateways:
 rungw:
-	MF_JAEGER_URL= docker-compose -f docker/docker-compose.yml -f docker/mproxy.yml up --scale jaeger=0
+	MF_JAEGER_URL= docker-compose -f docker/docker-compose.yml up --scale jaeger=0
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e81832e4..9957d8e2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ Developing Mainflux will also require:
 Once the prerequisites are installed, execute the following commands from the project's root:
 
 ```bash
-docker-compose -f docker/docker-compose.yml -f docker/mproxy.yml up
+docker-compose -f docker/docker-compose.yml up
 ```
 
 This will bring up the Mainflux docker services and interconnect them. This command can also be executed using the project's included Makefile:
diff --git a/docker/docker-compose.yml b/docker/docker-compose.yml
index 1a9b7e17..f49a3b03 100644
--- a/docker/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker/docker-compose.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ volumes:
   mainflux-things-db-volume:
   mainflux-things-redis-volume:
   mainflux-es-redis-volume:
+  mainflux-mqtt-broker-volume:
 
 services:
   nginx:
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ services:
     depends_on:
       - things
       - users
+      - mqtt-adapter
       - http-adapter
       - ws-adapter
 
@@ -200,6 +202,47 @@ services:
     networks:
       - mainflux-base-net
 
+  vernemq:
+    image: mainflux/vernemq:1.10.1-alpine
+    container_name: mainflux-vernemq
+    restart: on-failure
+    environment:
+      DOCKER_VERNEMQ_ALLOW_ANONYMOUS: "on"
+      DOCKER_VERNEMQ_LOG__CONSOLE__LEVEL: info
+    ports:
+      - 18831:${MF_MQTT_BROKER_PORT}
+      - 8881:${MF_MQTT_BROKER_WS_PORT}
+      - 7777:8888
+    networks:
+      - mainflux-base-net
+    volumes: 
+      - mainflux-mqtt-broker-volume:/var/lib/vernemq
+  
+  mqtt-adapter:
+    image: mainflux/mqtt:latest
+    container_name: mainflux-mqtt
+    depends_on:
+      - vernemq
+      - things
+      - nats
+    restart: on-failure
+    environment:
+      MF_MQTT_ADAPTER_LOG_LEVEL: ${MF_MQTT_ADAPTER_LOG_LEVEL}
+      MF_MQTT_ADAPTER_PORT: ${MF_MQTT_ADAPTER_PORT}
+      MF_MQTT_ADAPTER_WS_PORT: ${MF_MQTT_ADAPTER_WS_PORT}
+      MF_MQTT_ADAPTER_ES_URL: es-redis:${MF_REDIS_TCP_PORT}
+      MF_NATS_URL: ${MF_NATS_URL}
+      MF_THINGS_URL: things:${MF_THINGS_AUTH_GRPC_PORT}
+      MF_JAEGER_URL: ${MF_JAEGER_URL}
+      MF_MQTT_ADAPTER_MQTT_TARGET_HOST: vernemq
+      MF_MQTT_ADAPTER_MQTT_TARGET_PORT: ${MF_MQTT_BROKER_PORT}
+    ports:
+      - 18832:${MF_MQTT_ADAPTER_PORT}
+      - 8882:${MF_MQTT_ADAPTER_WS_PORT}
+    networks:
+      - mainflux-base-net
+
+
   ws-adapter:
     image: mainflux/ws:latest
     container_name: mainflux-ws
diff --git a/docker/mqtt.yml b/docker/mqtt.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 87f73e2d..00000000
--- a/docker/mqtt.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright (c) Mainflux
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-
-version: "3.7"
-
-volumes:
-  mainflux-mqtt-broker-volume:
-
-services:
-  nginx:
-    depends_on:
-      - mqtt-adapter
-
-  vernemq:
-    image: mainflux/vernemq:1.10.1-alpine
-    container_name: mainflux-vernemq
-    restart: on-failure
-    environment:
-      DOCKER_VERNEMQ_ALLOW_ANONYMOUS: "on"
-      DOCKER_VERNEMQ_LOG__CONSOLE__LEVEL: info
-    ports:
-      - 18831:${MF_MQTT_BROKER_PORT}
-      - 8881:${MF_MQTT_BROKER_WS_PORT}
-      - 7777:8888
-    networks:
-      - mainflux-base-net
-    volumes: 
-      - mainflux-mqtt-broker-volume:/var/lib/vernemq
-  
-  mqtt-adapter:
-    image: mainflux/mqtt:latest
-    container_name: mainflux-mqtt
-    depends_on:
-      - vernemq
-      - things
-      - nats
-    restart: on-failure
-    environment:
-      MF_MQTT_ADAPTER_LOG_LEVEL: ${MF_MQTT_ADAPTER_LOG_LEVEL}
-      MF_MQTT_ADAPTER_PORT: ${MF_MQTT_ADAPTER_PORT}
-      MF_MQTT_ADAPTER_WS_PORT: ${MF_MQTT_ADAPTER_WS_PORT}
-      MF_MQTT_ADAPTER_ES_URL: es-redis:${MF_REDIS_TCP_PORT}
-      MF_NATS_URL: ${MF_NATS_URL}
-      MF_THINGS_URL: things:${MF_THINGS_AUTH_GRPC_PORT}
-      MF_JAEGER_URL: ${MF_JAEGER_URL}
-      MF_MQTT_ADAPTER_MQTT_TARGET_HOST: vernemq
-      MF_MQTT_ADAPTER_MQTT_TARGET_PORT: ${MF_MQTT_BROKER_PORT}
-    ports:
-      - 18832:${MF_MQTT_ADAPTER_PORT}
-      - 8882:${MF_MQTT_ADAPTER_WS_PORT}
-    networks:
-      - mainflux-base-net
diff --git a/scripts/run.sh b/scripts/run.sh
index 8ac6f372..0e40e5e0 100755
--- a/scripts/run.sh
+++ b/scripts/run.sh
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@ MF_HTTP_ADAPTER_LOG_LEVEL=info MF_HTTP_ADAPTER_PORT=8185 MF_THINGS_URL=localhost
 MF_WS_ADAPTER_LOG_LEVEL=info MF_WS_ADAPTER_PORT=8186 MF_THINGS_URL=localhost:8183 $BUILD_DIR/mainflux-ws &
 
 ###
-# MQTT mproxy
+# MQTT
 ###
-MF_MQTT_ADAPTER_LOG_LEVEL=info MF_THINGS_URL=localhost:8183 $BUILD_DIR/mainflux-mproxy &
+MF_MQTT_ADAPTER_LOG_LEVEL=info MF_THINGS_URL=localhost:8183 $BUILD_DIR/mainflux-mqtt &
 
 ###
 # CoAP