diff --git a/manifests/database/sql.pp b/manifests/database/sql.pp
index 0b524075..f66fd9e5 100644
--- a/manifests/database/sql.pp
+++ b/manifests/database/sql.pp
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 #
 class cloud::database::sql (
     $api_eth                        = '127.0.0.1',
-    $service_provider               = 'sysv',
     $galera_master_name             = 'mgmt001',
     $galera_internal_ips            = ['127.0.0.1'],
     $galera_gcache                  = '1G',
diff --git a/spec/classes/cloud_database_sql_spec.rb b/spec/classes/cloud_database_sql_spec.rb
index 0cd742db..2346ccac 100644
--- a/spec/classes/cloud_database_sql_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/cloud_database_sql_spec.rb
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ describe 'cloud::database::sql' do
 
     let :params do
       {
-        :service_provider               => 'sysv',
         :api_eth                        => '10.0.0.1',
         :galera_master_name             => 'os-ci-test1',
         :galera_internal_ips            => ['10.0.0.1','10.0.0.2','10.0.0.3'],