diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/barbican_all.yml b/inventory/group_vars/barbican_all.yml
index 3fe4ee2c1a..ca7599fd43 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/barbican_all.yml
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/barbican_all.yml
@@ -17,10 +17,6 @@ barbican_service_region: "{{ service_region }}"
 barbican_service_in_ldap: "{{ service_ldap_backend_enabled }}"
 barbican_keystone_auth: yes
 
-barbican_galera_address: "{{ galera_address }}"
-barbican_galera_database: barbican
-barbican_galera_user: barbican
-
 # venv fetch configuration
 barbican_venv_tag: "{{ venv_tag }}"
 barbican_venv_download_url: "{{ venv_base_download_url }}/barbican-{{ openstack_release }}-{{ ansible_architecture | lower }}.tgz"
diff --git a/playbooks/os-barbican-install.yml b/playbooks/os-barbican-install.yml
index eae20e5f53..05e9a0d6f0 100644
--- a/playbooks/os-barbican-install.yml
+++ b/playbooks/os-barbican-install.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
   hosts: barbican_all
   gather_facts: "{{ osa_gather_facts | default(True) }}"
   user: root
+  environment: "{{ deployment_environment_variables | default({}) }}"
+  tags:
+    - barbican
   pre_tasks:
     - include: "common-tasks/os-{{ container_tech | default('lxc') }}-container-setup.yml"
 
@@ -45,14 +48,7 @@
         log_dirs:
           - src: "/openstack/log/{{ inventory_hostname }}-barbican"
             dest: "/var/log/barbican"
-    - include: common-tasks/mysql-db-user.yml
-      static: no
-      vars:
-        user_name: "{{ barbican_galera_user }}"
-        password: "{{ barbican_galera_password }}"
-        login_host: "{{ barbican_galera_address }}"
-        db_name: "{{ barbican_galera_database }}"
-      when: inventory_hostname == groups['barbican_all'][0]
+
     - include: common-tasks/unbound-clients.yml
       static: no
       when:
@@ -66,7 +62,3 @@
         rsyslog_client_log_rotate_file: barbican_log_rotate
         rsyslog_client_log_dir: "/var/log/barbican"
         rsyslog_client_config_name: "99-barbican-rsyslog-client.conf"
-
-  environment: "{{ deployment_environment_variables | default({}) }}"
-  tags:
-    - barbican