diff --git a/manifests/site.pp b/manifests/site.pp
index e69024e304..d257e90583 100644
--- a/manifests/site.pp
+++ b/manifests/site.pp
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ node 'graphite.openstack.org' {
   class { '::graphite':
     graphite_admin_user     => hiera('graphite_admin_user', 'username'),
     graphite_admin_email    => hiera('graphite_admin_email', 'email@example.com'),
-    graphite_admin_password => hiera('graphite_admin_password', 'XXX'),
+    graphite_admin_password => hiera('graphite_admin_password'),
   }
 }