diff --git a/manifests/db/mysql.pp b/manifests/db/mysql.pp
index e2b5f06d..ec772414 100644
--- a/manifests/db/mysql.pp
+++ b/manifests/db/mysql.pp
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class designate::db::mysql(
 
   ::openstacklib::db::mysql { 'designate':
     user          => $user,
-    password_hash => mysql::password($password),
+    password      => $password,
     dbname        => $dbname,
     host          => $host,
     charset       => $charset,
diff --git a/manifests/db/powerdns/mysql.pp b/manifests/db/powerdns/mysql.pp
index 7950faa8..b74588ac 100644
--- a/manifests/db/powerdns/mysql.pp
+++ b/manifests/db/powerdns/mysql.pp
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class designate::db::powerdns::mysql (
 
   ::openstacklib::db::mysql { 'powerdns':
     user          => $user,
-    password_hash => mysql::password($password),
+    password      => $password,
     dbname        => $dbname,
     host          => $host,
     charset       => $charset,
diff --git a/metadata.json b/metadata.json
index 70c8551e..4c232509 100644
--- a/metadata.json
+++ b/metadata.json
@@ -13,10 +13,6 @@
             "name": "puppet/rabbitmq",
             "version_requirement": ">=8.4.0 <11.0.0"
         },
-        {
-            "name": "puppetlabs/mysql",
-            "version_requirement": ">=6.0.0 <11.0.0"
-        },
         {
             "name": "puppetlabs/stdlib",
             "version_requirement": ">=5.0.0 <7.0.0"
diff --git a/spec/classes/designate_db_mysql_spec.rb b/spec/classes/designate_db_mysql_spec.rb
index 09cdaaf1..2619832e 100644
--- a/spec/classes/designate_db_mysql_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/designate_db_mysql_spec.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
 
 describe 'designate::db::mysql' do
 
@@ -6,7 +7,7 @@ describe 'designate::db::mysql' do
   end
 
   let :required_params do
-    { :password => "qwerty" }
+    { :password => "designatepass" }
   end
 
   shared_examples_for 'designate-db-mysql' do
@@ -16,35 +17,9 @@ describe 'designate::db::mysql' do
       end
 
       it { is_expected.to contain_openstacklib__db__mysql('designate').with(
-        :user          => 'designate',
-        :password_hash => '*AA1420F182E88B9E5F874F6FBE7459291E8F4601',
-        :charset       => 'utf8'
-      )}
-    end
-
-    context 'when overriding charset' do
-      let :params do
-        { :charset => 'latin1' }.merge(required_params)
-      end
-
-      it { is_expected.to contain_openstacklib__db__mysql('designate').with_charset(params[:charset]) }
-    end
-  end
-
-  context 'on a RedHat osfamily' do
-    let :facts do
-      { :osfamily => 'RedHat' }
-    end
-
-    context 'with only required parameters' do
-      let :params do
-        required_params
-      end
-
-      it { is_expected.to contain_openstacklib__db__mysql('designate').with(
-        :user          => 'designate',
-        :password_hash => '*AA1420F182E88B9E5F874F6FBE7459291E8F4601',
-        :charset       => 'utf8'
+        :user     => 'designate',
+        :password => 'designatepass',
+        :charset  => 'utf8'
       )}
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/classes/designate_db_powerdns_mysql_spec.rb b/spec/classes/designate_db_powerdns_mysql_spec.rb
index 3f273a98..0b9ed270 100644
--- a/spec/classes/designate_db_powerdns_mysql_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/designate_db_powerdns_mysql_spec.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ describe 'designate::db::powerdns::mysql' do
   end
 
   let :required_params do
-    { :password => "qwerty" }
+    { :password => "designatepass" }
   end
 
 
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ describe 'designate::db::powerdns::mysql' do
       end
 
       it { is_expected.to contain_openstacklib__db__mysql('powerdns').with(
-        :user          => 'powerdns',
-        :password_hash => '*AA1420F182E88B9E5F874F6FBE7459291E8F4601',
-        :charset       => 'utf8'
+        :user     => 'powerdns',
+        :password => 'designatepass',
+        :charset  => 'utf8'
       )}
     end