diff --git a/ansible/roles/nova/tasks/bootstrap.yml b/ansible/roles/nova/tasks/bootstrap.yml
index 2818618d5b..82124f05c2 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/nova/tasks/bootstrap.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/nova/tasks/bootstrap.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
       host: "%"
       priv: "{{ item.database_name }}.*:ALL"
       append_privs: "yes"
-  register: database_user_create
   with_items:
     - database_name: "{{ nova_database_name }}"
       database_username: "{{ nova_database_user }}"