diff --git a/jOOQ-meta/src/main/java/org/jooq/meta/mysql/MySQLDatabase.java b/jOOQ-meta/src/main/java/org/jooq/meta/mysql/MySQLDatabase.java
index d680d47d68..41f5aad614 100644
--- a/jOOQ-meta/src/main/java/org/jooq/meta/mysql/MySQLDatabase.java
+++ b/jOOQ-meta/src/main/java/org/jooq/meta/mysql/MySQLDatabase.java
@@ -576,7 +576,9 @@ public class MySQLDatabase extends AbstractDatabase implements ResultQueryDataba
         for (Record record : create().select(
                 TABLES.TABLE_SCHEMA,
                 TABLES.TABLE_NAME,
-                TABLES.TABLE_COMMENT,
+
+                // [#17344] MySQL's INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES.TABLE_COMMENT just adds a dummy 'VIEW' REMARK to all views, which we should ignore
+                when(TABLES.TABLE_TYPE.ne(inline("VIEW")), TABLES.TABLE_COMMENT).as(TABLES.TABLE_COMMENT),
                 when(TABLES.TABLE_TYPE.eq(inline("VIEW")), inline(TableType.VIEW.name()))
                     .else_(inline(TableType.TABLE.name())).as("table_type"))
             .from(TABLES)
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/MetaImpl.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/MetaImpl.java
index 2ab22d4679..e3f56db37f 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/MetaImpl.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/MetaImpl.java
@@ -563,6 +563,20 @@ final class MetaImpl extends AbstractMeta {
                     : TableType.TABLE;
 
 
+                switch (dsl().family()) {
+
+
+                    case MYSQL:
+                    case MARIADB: {
+
+                        // [#17344] MySQL's INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES.TABLE_COMMENT just adds a dummy 'VIEW' REMARK to all views, which we should ignore
+                        if (tableType == TableType.VIEW)
+                            remarks = null;
+
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+
                 return new MetaTable(
                     name,
                     this,