diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/user.py b/plugins/module_utils/user.py
index 9a26269a..1f596c6e 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/user.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/user.py
@@ -393,9 +393,9 @@ def user_mod(cursor, user, host, host_all, password, encrypted,
                 update = True
 
             if update:
-                if plugin_hash_string and not module.check_mode:
+                if plugin_hash_string:
                     query_with_args = "ALTER USER %s@%s IDENTIFIED WITH %s AS %s", (user, host, plugin, plugin_hash_string)
-                elif plugin_auth_string and not module.check_mode:
+                elif plugin_auth_string:
                     # Mysql and MariaDB differ in naming pam plugin and syntax to set it
                     if plugin in ('pam', 'ed25519'):
                         query_with_args = "ALTER USER %s@%s IDENTIFIED WITH %s USING %s", (user, host, plugin, plugin_auth_string)
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ def user_mod(cursor, user, host, host_all, password, encrypted,
                         query_with_args = ("ALTER USER %s@%s IDENTIFIED WITH %s AS 0x" + generated_hash_string), (user, host, plugin)
                     else:
                         query_with_args = "ALTER USER %s@%s IDENTIFIED WITH %s BY %s", (user, host, plugin, plugin_auth_string)
-                elif not module.check_mode:
+                else:
                     query_with_args = "ALTER USER %s@%s IDENTIFIED WITH %s", (user, host, plugin)
 
                 if not module.check_mode: