diff --git a/modules/gerrit/manifests/init.pp b/modules/gerrit/manifests/init.pp
index ff16c665b8..2602216063 100644
--- a/modules/gerrit/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/modules/gerrit/manifests/init.pp
@@ -518,7 +518,6 @@ class gerrit(
     refreshonly => true,
     require     => [Package['openjdk-7-jre-headless'],
                     User['gerrit2'],
-                    Mysql::Db['reviewdb'],
                     File['/home/gerrit2/review_site/etc/gerrit.config'],
                     File['/home/gerrit2/review_site/etc/secure.config']],
     notify      => Exec['install-core-plugins'],
@@ -537,7 +536,6 @@ class gerrit(
     refreshonly => true,
     require     => [Package['openjdk-7-jre-headless'],
                     User['gerrit2'],
-                    Mysql::Db['reviewdb'],
                     File['/home/gerrit2/review_site/etc/gerrit.config'],
                     File['/home/gerrit2/review_site/etc/secure.config']],
     notify      => Exec['install-core-plugins'],