diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/pymysql.yml b/changelogs/fragments/pymysql.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8b21912e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/pymysql.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - proxy role - Removed requirement for mysql group definition.
diff --git a/roles/zabbix_proxy/tasks/mysql.yml b/roles/zabbix_proxy/tasks/mysql.yml
index b6dcb1363..dde847a53 100644
--- a/roles/zabbix_proxy/tasks/mysql.yml
+++ b/roles/zabbix_proxy/tasks/mysql.yml
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@
     name: PyMySQL
   register: installation_dependencies
   until: installation_dependencies is succeeded
-  when:
-    - inventory_hostname in groups['mysql']
+  tags:
+    - database
 
 - name: "MySQL | Create database"
   community.mysql.mysql_db: