diff --git a/mythtv/manifests/init.pp b/mythtv/manifests/init.pp
index c6375d3..10519e3 100644
--- a/mythtv/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/mythtv/manifests/init.pp
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ class mythtv::backend {
     include user::system
     realize(User["mythtv"], Group["mythtv"])
 
-    include mysql::client
-
     package { [
           "mythtv-backend",
           "mythtv-setup",