diff --git a/backend/package-lock.json b/backend/package-lock.json
index ecca8b519b..93a4890cd0 100644
--- a/backend/package-lock.json
+++ b/backend/package-lock.json
@@ -7279,13 +7279,13 @@
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@@ -7296,17 +7296,6 @@
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-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mongodb/-/mongodb-3.3.4.tgz",
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diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index e6ff8334d4..257d242710 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
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