diff --git a/manifests/db/mysql.pp b/manifests/db/mysql.pp
index 58ec1f77..d534bd2b 100644
--- a/manifests/db/mysql.pp
+++ b/manifests/db/mysql.pp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 #   Defaults to 'utf8_general_ci'.
 #
 class ceilometer::db::mysql(
-  $password      = false,
+  $password,
   $dbname        = 'ceilometer',
   $user          = 'ceilometer',
   $host          = '127.0.0.1',