diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index e10074be..46d8c00e 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -8,11 +8,6 @@ has_many :items
 
   acts_as_authentic do |configuration| 
     configuration.session_class = Session
-    configuration.require_password_confirmation = false
-    
-    configuration.merge_validates_format_of_email_field_options unless: Proc.new { |user| user.email.blank? and user.authed? }
-    configuration.merge_validates_length_of_email_field_options unless: Proc.new { |user| user.email.blank? and user.authed? }
-    #configuration.merge_validates_length_of_password_field_options unless: Proc.new { |user| user.password.blank? and user.authed? }
   end
   
   validates :password, :presence => true,