diff --git a/nodeJS/testing_express/testing_database_operations.md b/nodeJS/testing_express/testing_database_operations.md
index 071f4b033f8..c1b33f02424 100644
--- a/nodeJS/testing_express/testing_database_operations.md
+++ b/nodeJS/testing_express/testing_database_operations.md
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ const mongoose = require("mongoose");
 
 const mongoDb = `YOUR MONGO URL`;
 
-mongoose.connect(mongoDb, { useNewUrlParser: true });
+mongoose.connect(mongoDb);
 const db = mongoose.connection;
 db.on("error", console.error.bind(console, "mongo connection error"));
 ```