diff --git a/manifests/db/sync.pp b/manifests/db/sync.pp
index 7545b96..114ab2a 100644
--- a/manifests/db/sync.pp
+++ b/manifests/db/sync.pp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 class ec2api::db::sync (
   $system_user  = 'ec2api',
   $system_group = 'ec2api',
-) inherits ::ec2api::params {
+) {
 
   include ::ec2api::deps
 
diff --git a/spec/classes/ec2api_db_sync_spec.rb b/spec/classes/ec2api_db_sync_spec.rb
index 7b63622..b4fed5e 100644
--- a/spec/classes/ec2api_db_sync_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/ec2api_db_sync_spec.rb
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ describe 'ec2api::db::sync' do
 
         it { is_expected.to contain_class('ec2api::db::sync') }
 
-        it { is_expected.to contain_class('ec2api::params') }
-
         it { is_expected.to contain_class('ec2api::deps') }
 
         it { is_expected.to contain_exec('ec2api_db_sync').with(exec_parameters) }