diff --git a/tasks/configuration.yml b/tasks/configuration.yml
index 1d474f7..36f2a44 100644
--- a/tasks/configuration.yml
+++ b/tasks/configuration.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
     state: present
     login_unix_socket: "{{ mysql_socket }}"
     login_user: root
-    update_password: on_create
   delegate_to: "{{ item }}"
   loop: "{{ phpmyadmin_database_host }}"