diff --git a/conf/server.json b/conf/server.json
index e465494..f05df7b 100644
--- a/conf/server.json
+++ b/conf/server.json
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
             "Port": 5432,
             "MaintenanceDB": "postgres",
             "Username": "__DB_USER__",
-            "Role": "__DB_USER__",
             "Shared": false,
             "DBRestriction": "live_db test_db",
             "KerberosAuthentication": false,