diff --git a/batch/user_database_metadata_service.js b/batch/user_database_metadata_service.js
index f121bcf9..6a083a5a 100644
--- a/batch/user_database_metadata_service.js
+++ b/batch/user_database_metadata_service.js
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 'use strict';
 
-var _ = require('underscore');
-
 function UserDatabaseMetadataService(metadataBackend) {
     this.metadataBackend = metadataBackend;
 }
@@ -18,26 +16,14 @@ UserDatabaseMetadataService.prototype.getUserMetadata = function (username, call
     });
 };
 
-//TODO AUTH is (all of) this necessary?
 UserDatabaseMetadataService.prototype.parseMetadataToDatabase = function (userDatabaseMetadata) {
     var dbParams = userDatabaseMetadata;
 
     var dbopts = {};
 
-    dbopts.pass = dbParams.dbpass || global.settings.db_pubuser_pass;
     dbopts.port = dbParams.dbport || global.settings.db_batch_port || global.settings.db_port;
     dbopts.host = dbParams.dbhost;
     dbopts.dbname = dbParams.dbname;
-    dbopts.user = (!!dbParams.dbpublicuser) ? dbParams.dbpublicuser : global.settings.db_pubuser;
-
-    // batch is secure so it's going to be master by default
-    dbopts.authorizationLevel = 'master';
-    dbopts.user = _.template(global.settings.db_user, { user_id: dbParams.dbuser });
-
-    dbopts.pass = _.template(global.settings.db_user_pass, {
-        user_id: dbParams.dbuser,
-        user_password: dbParams.dbpass
-    });
 
     return dbopts;
 };