diff --git a/roles/phabricator/tasks/main.yml b/roles/phabricator/tasks/main.yml
index 4f0679a5a8..838798b142 100644
--- a/roles/phabricator/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/phabricator/tasks/main.yml
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@
 
 - name: create mariadb database
   delegate_to: "{{ mariadb_host }}"
-  mysql_db: login_host={{ mariadb_host }} name={{ phabricator_db_name }}
+  mysql_db: name={{ phabricator_db_name }}
 
 - name: create mariadb user for phabricator
   delegate_to: "{{ mariadb_host }}"
-  mysql_user: host={{ mariadb_host }} name={{ mariadb_user }} password={{ mariadb_password }} priv={{ phabricator_db_name }}.*:ALL state=present
+  mysql_user: name={{ mariadb_user }} password={{ mariadb_password }} priv={{ phabricator_db_name }}.*:ALL state=present
 
 - name: create phabricator daemon user
   user: name={{ phabricator_daemon_user }}