diff --git a/manifests/aodh.pp b/manifests/aodh.pp
index af084f284..56dba01f3 100644
--- a/manifests/aodh.pp
+++ b/manifests/aodh.pp
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ class openstack_integration::aodh {
   class { '::aodh::api':
     enabled      => true,
     service_name => 'httpd',
+    sync_db      => true,
   }
   include ::apache
   class { '::aodh::wsgi::apache':
@@ -82,6 +83,5 @@ class openstack_integration::aodh {
   class { '::aodh::notifier': }
   class { '::aodh::listener': }
   class { '::aodh::evaluator': }
-  class { '::aodh::db::sync': }
 
 }
diff --git a/manifests/gnocchi.pp b/manifests/gnocchi.pp
index 4fca6dd92..2bf7c36a8 100644
--- a/manifests/gnocchi.pp
+++ b/manifests/gnocchi.pp
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ class openstack_integration::gnocchi {
     class { '::gnocchi::api':
       enabled      => true,
       service_name => 'httpd',
+      sync_db      => true,
     }
     include ::apache
     class { '::gnocchi::wsgi::apache':
@@ -49,7 +50,6 @@ class openstack_integration::gnocchi {
       workers   => 2,
     }
     class { '::gnocchi::client': }
-    class { '::gnocchi::db::sync': }
     class { '::gnocchi::metricd': }
     class { '::gnocchi::storage': }
     class { '::gnocchi::storage::ceph':