diff --git a/services/mongoose.js b/services/mongoose.js
index 167b0d45b..f6615ad39 100644
--- a/services/mongoose.js
+++ b/services/mongoose.js
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ if (WEBPACK) {
   // Connect to the Mongo instance.
   mongoose
     .connect(MONGO_URL, {
-      useMongoClient: true,
       config: {
         autoIndex: CREATE_MONGO_INDEXES,
       },