diff --git a/config/env/development.js b/config/env/development.js
index bee1ec04..d1982329 100644
--- a/config/env/development.js
+++ b/config/env/development.js
@@ -5,10 +5,7 @@ var defaultEnvConfig = require('./default');
 module.exports = {
   db: {
     uri: process.env.MONGOHQ_URL || process.env.MONGODB_URI || 'mongodb://' + (process.env.DB_1_PORT_27017_TCP_ADDR || 'localhost') + '/mean-dev-v2',
-    options: {
-      user: '',
-      pass: ''
-    },
+    options: {},
     // Enable mongoose debug mode
     debug: process.env.MONGODB_DEBUG || false
   },