diff --git a/manifests/telemetry/collector.pp b/manifests/telemetry/collector.pp
index ffc6190d..10032d92 100644
--- a/manifests/telemetry/collector.pp
+++ b/manifests/telemetry/collector.pp
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ class cloud::telemetry::collector(
   class { 'ceilometer::db':
     database_connection => $db_conn,
     sync_db             => true,
-    require             => Mongodb_conn_validator['mongodb'],
   }
   class { 'ceilometer::collector': }