diff --git a/lib/token.js b/lib/token.js
index 9b1fbef9cecf4..96a05e45664f4 100644
--- a/lib/token.js
+++ b/lib/token.js
@@ -118,7 +118,6 @@ function config () {
     })
   } else {
     conf = conf.concat({ auth: {} })
-    conf.auth = {}
   }
   if (conf.otp) conf.auth.otp = conf.otp
   return conf