diff --git a/src/main/resources/essayist-hidden.properties b/src/main/resources/essayist-hidden.properties
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index becae74..0000000
--- a/src/main/resources/essayist-hidden.properties
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@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-db.username=mwanji_essayist
-db.password=essayist
-db.url=jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/mwanji_essayist
-db.driverClassName=com.mysql.jdbc.Driver