diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/database/mysql_replication.py b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/database/mysql_replication.py
index d965f3ce0d4..1d61436a523 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/database/mysql_replication.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/database/mysql_replication.py
@@ -291,9 +291,9 @@ def main():
 
     try:
         if module.params["login_unix_socket"]:
-            db_connection = MySQLdb.connect(host=module.params["login_host"], unix_socket=module.params["login_unix_socket"], user=login_user, passwd=login_password, db="mysql")
+            db_connection = MySQLdb.connect(host=module.params["login_host"], unix_socket=module.params["login_unix_socket"], user=login_user, passwd=login_password)
         else:
-            db_connection = MySQLdb.connect(host=module.params["login_host"], user=login_user, passwd=login_password, db="mysql")
+            db_connection = MySQLdb.connect(host=module.params["login_host"], user=login_user, passwd=login_password)
     except Exception, e:
         module.fail_json(msg="unable to connect to database, check login_user and login_password are correct or ~/.my.cnf has the credentials")
     try: