diff --git a/roles/java-deptools/tasks/main.yml b/roles/java-deptools/tasks/main.yml
index e0ed56fec9..a69f44dcae 100644
--- a/roles/java-deptools/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/java-deptools/tasks/main.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
   - postgresql
 
 - name: Create postgres java-deptools role
-  postgresql_user: name=java-deptools db=postgres login_user=root role_attr_flags=SUPERUSER,LOGIN
+  postgresql_user: name=java-deptools role_attr_flags=SUPERUSER,LOGIN
   become: yes
   become_user: postgres
   tags: