diff --git a/config/settings/base.py b/config/settings/base.py
index a173eed..9f30181 100644
--- a/config/settings/base.py
+++ b/config/settings/base.py
@@ -200,13 +200,8 @@ WSGI_APPLICATION = 'config.wsgi.application'
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 AUTHENTICATION_BACKENDS = (
     'django.contrib.auth.backends.ModelBackend',
-    'allauth.account.auth_backends.AuthenticationBackend',
 )
 
-ACCOUNT_AUTHENTICATION_METHOD = 'username'
-ACCOUNT_EMAIL_REQUIRED = True
-ACCOUNT_EMAIL_VERIFICATION = 'mandatory'
-
 # Custom user app defaults
 # Select the correct user model
 AUTH_USER_MODEL = 'users.User'