diff --git a/api/lottery.js b/api/lottery.js
index 17d8e29..2a0145f 100644
--- a/api/lottery.js
+++ b/api/lottery.js
@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
 const path = require('path');
 
-const mongoose = require('mongoose');
-mongoose.connect('mongodb://localhost:27017/vinlottis', {
-  useNewUrlParser: true
-})
-
 const Highscore = require(path.join(__dirname + '/../schemas/Highscore'));
 const Wine = require(path.join(__dirname + '/../schemas/Wine'));
 
diff --git a/api/retrieve.js b/api/retrieve.js
index 92bb2a6..d377c60 100644
--- a/api/retrieve.js
+++ b/api/retrieve.js
@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
 const path = require("path");
-const mongoose = require("mongoose");
-mongoose.connect("mongodb://localhost:27017/vinlottis", {
-  useNewUrlParser: true
-});
 
 const Purchase = require(path.join(__dirname + "/../schemas/Purchase"));
 const Wine = require(path.join(__dirname + "/../schemas/Wine"));
diff --git a/api/subscriptions.js b/api/subscriptions.js
index 574280c..1d61a08 100644
--- a/api/subscriptions.js
+++ b/api/subscriptions.js
@@ -2,13 +2,8 @@ const express = require("express");
 const path = require("path");
 const router = express.Router();
 const webpush = require("web-push"); //requiring the web-push module
-const mongoose = require("mongoose");
 const schedule = require("node-schedule");
 
-mongoose.connect("mongodb://localhost:27017/vinlottis", {
-  useNewUrlParser: true
-});
-
 const mustBeAuthenticated = require(path.join(
   __dirname + "/../middleware/mustBeAuthenticated"
 ));
diff --git a/api/update.js b/api/update.js
index 59642dc..c3fa4d1 100644
--- a/api/update.js
+++ b/api/update.js
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 const express = require("express");
 const path = require("path");
-const mongoose = require("mongoose");
-mongoose.connect("mongodb://localhost:27017/vinlottis", {
-  useNewUrlParser: true
-});
 
 const sub = require(path.join(__dirname + "/../api/subscriptions"));