diff --git a/packages/server/src/db/client.js b/packages/server/src/db/client.js
index d06f4651ed..dde857c462 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/db/client.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/db/client.js
@@ -12,10 +12,6 @@ PouchDB.adapter("writableStream", replicationStream.adapters.writableStream)
 
 let POUCH_DB_DEFAULTS = {
   prefix: COUCH_DB_URL,
-  auth: {
-    username: env.COUCH_DB_USER,
-    password: env.COUCH_DB_PASSWORD,
-  }
 }
 
 if (env.COUCH_DB_USERNAME && env.COUCH_DB_PASSWORD) {