diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__mysql_database/gencode-remote b/cdist/conf/type/__mysql_database/gencode-remote
index 7cd32242..b1c2e6a1 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__mysql_database/gencode-remote
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__mysql_database/gencode-remote
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ if [ -f "$__object/parameter/user" ]; then
 EOF
 EOFF
    else
-      password=""
       cat <<-EOFF
       mysql -u root <<-EOF
       	GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON $database.* to '$user'@'localhost';