diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e9e3725d2..d2f2cd4fc 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+settings.js
 node_modules
 credentials.json
 flows*.json
diff --git a/settings.js b/settings.js
index ebf3dad6f..0c15b80b1 100644
--- a/settings.js
+++ b/settings.js
@@ -20,18 +20,6 @@
 
  
 module.exports = {
-    
-    adminAuth: {
-        type: "credentials",
-        users: [ {
-            username: "nol",
-            password: "5f4dcc3b5aa765d61d8327deb882cf99", // password
-            permissions: "*"
-        }],
-        anonymous: {
-            permissions: "read"
-        }
-    },
     // the tcp port that the Node-RED web server is listening on
     uiPort: 1880,