diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/329-mysql_role-remove-redudant-connection-closing.yml b/changelogs/fragments/329-mysql_role-remove-redudant-connection-closing.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8035b32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/329-mysql_role-remove-redudant-connection-closing.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - "mysql_role - remove redundant connection closing (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.mysql/pull/330)."
diff --git a/plugins/modules/mysql_role.py b/plugins/modules/mysql_role.py
index 367692f..557ceac 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/mysql_role.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/mysql_role.py
@@ -1059,8 +1059,6 @@ def main():
     except Exception as e:
         module.fail_json(msg=to_native(e))
 
-    # Exit
-    db_conn.close()
     module.exit_json(changed=changed)