diff --git a/.env b/.env
index 615bfd9..3f544a3 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -9,7 +9,5 @@ DATABASE_CLIENT=postgres
 DATABASE_HOST=contactus_db
 DATABASE_PORT=5432
 DATABASE_NAME=contactus
-DATABASE_USERNAME=bitium_contactus
-DATABASE_PASSWORD=bitium_contactus
 DATABASE_SSL=false
 NODE_ENV=production
diff --git a/docker-compose.production.yml b/docker-compose.production.yml
index 3770165..37203f0 100644
--- a/docker-compose.production.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.production.yml
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ services:
       DATABASE_HOST: ${DATABASE_HOST}
       DATABASE_PORT: ${DATABASE_PORT}
       DATABASE_NAME: ${DATABASE_NAME}
-      DATABASE_USERNAME: ${DATABASE_USERNAME}
-      DATABASE_PASSWORD: ${DATABASE_PASSWORD}
       JWT_SECRET: ${JWT_SECRET}
       ADMIN_JWT_SECRET: ${ADMIN_JWT_SECRET}
       APP_KEYS: ${APP_KEYS}
@@ -37,8 +35,6 @@ services:
     env_file: .env
     image: postgres:12.0-alpine
     environment:
-      POSTGRES_USER: ${DATABASE_USERNAME}
-      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ${DATABASE_PASSWORD}
       POSTGRES_DB: ${DATABASE_NAME}
     volumes:
       - contactus-data:/var/lib/postgresql/data/ #using a volume