diff --git a/nodeJS/authentication/authentication_basics.md b/nodeJS/authentication/authentication_basics.md
index 55e5d8dceaf..d6c415c8bef 100644
--- a/nodeJS/authentication/authentication_basics.md
+++ b/nodeJS/authentication/authentication_basics.md
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ const mongoose = require("mongoose");
 const Schema = mongoose.Schema;
 
 const mongoDb = "YOUR MONGO URL HERE";
-mongoose.connect(mongoDb, { useUnifiedTopology: true, useNewUrlParser: true });
+mongoose.connect(mongoDb);
 const db = mongoose.connection;
 db.on("error", console.error.bind(console, "mongo connection error"));