diff --git a/config/exim4/exim4.conf.template b/config/exim4/exim4.conf.template
index 4bed325f31ea36c8c832fe8f29fc899237fea6af..ac9ad56ae25592f4db7724a0ac3e1479c3dfd5d8 100644
--- a/config/exim4/exim4.conf.template
+++ b/config/exim4/exim4.conf.template
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # MySQL defines
 MYSQL_SERVER=localhost
 MYSQL_USER=root
-MYSQL_PASSWORD=matze
+MYSQL_PASSWORD=
 MYSQL_DB=mailserver
 MYSQL_EMAILTABLE=mail_box
 MYSQL_DOMAINTABLE=mail_domain