diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/removed-db-create-tasks-eed527e915f23ee0.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/removed-db-create-tasks-eed527e915f23ee0.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4f348129
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/removed-db-create-tasks-eed527e915f23ee0.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - The database create and user creates have been removed
+    from the ``os_neutron`` role. These tasks have been relocated
+    to the playbooks.
diff --git a/tasks/neutron_db_setup.yml b/tasks/neutron_db_setup.yml
index 423bc714..d697b4b0 100644
--- a/tasks/neutron_db_setup.yml
+++ b/tasks/neutron_db_setup.yml
@@ -13,32 +13,6 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-- name: Create DB for service
-  mysql_db:
-    login_user: "{{ galera_root_user }}"
-    login_password: "{{ galera_root_password }}"
-    login_host: "{{ neutron_galera_address }}"
-    name: "{{ neutron_galera_database }}"
-    state: "present"
-  tags:
-    - neutron-db-setup
-
-- name: Grant access to the DB for the service
-  mysql_user:
-    login_user: "{{ galera_root_user }}"
-    login_password: "{{ galera_root_password }}"
-    login_host: "{{ neutron_galera_address }}"
-    name: "{{ neutron_galera_user }}"
-    password: "{{ neutron_container_mysql_password }}"
-    host: "{{ item }}"
-    state: "present"
-    priv: "{{ neutron_galera_database }}.*:ALL"
-  with_items:
-    - "localhost"
-    - "%"
-  tags:
-    - neutron-db-setup
-
 - name: Get neutron migrations facts
   neutron_migrations_facts:
     release: newton