diff --git a/dtu-auth2/lib/models/course2.rb b/dtu-auth2/lib/models/course2.rb
index 5b5d41bc168a9967e39e34e9626976eafba5d071..1425f5c77effb6df16470620bf3b493173cfc192 100644
--- a/dtu-auth2/lib/models/course2.rb
+++ b/dtu-auth2/lib/models/course2.rb
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ module DTUAuth2
     attr_accessor :enabled
     attr_accessor :askbot_enabled
     attr_accessor :sharelatex_enabled
-    attr_accessor :couchdb_url
     attr_accessor :sharelatex
     attr_accessor :populate_time
 
@@ -27,16 +26,11 @@ module DTUAuth2
       instance_values
     end
 
-    def self.get_coucbdb_map(couchdb_filename = File.join(CachedAuthorizationManager.instance.dtu_course_config_root, 'couchdb.yaml'))
-      YAML::load_file(couchdb_filename)
-    end
-
     def self.get_sharelatex_map(sharelatex_filename = File.join(CachedAuthorizationManager.instance.dtu_course_config_root, 'sharelatex.yaml'))
       YAML::load_file(sharelatex_filename)
     end
 
     def self.from_yml(courses_filename = File.join(CachedAuthorizationManager.instance.dtu_course_config_root, 'courses.yaml'),
-                      couchdb_filename = File.join(CachedAuthorizationManager.instance.dtu_course_config_root, 'couchdb.yaml'),
                       sharelatex_filename = File.join(CachedAuthorizationManager.instance.dtu_course_config_root, 'sharelatex.yaml') )
 
       courses = []
@@ -45,15 +39,12 @@ module DTUAuth2
 
       Rails.logger.info 'Initializing from'
       Rails.logger.info "\tcampus dumper courses file: #{courses_filename.to_s} "
-      Rails.logger.info "\tcouchdb config file: #{couchdb_filename.to_s} "
       Rails.logger.info "\tsharelatex config file: #{sharelatex_filename.to_s} "
 
       @courses_filename = courses_filename
-      @couchdb_filename = couchdb_filename
       @sharelatex_filename = sharelatex_filename
 
       @course_map = YAML::load_file(@courses_filename)
-      @couchdb_map = self.get_coucbdb_map @couchdb_filename
       @sharelatex_map = self.get_sharelatex_map @sharelatex_filename
 
       admin_user = User2.system_user()
@@ -62,14 +53,12 @@ module DTUAuth2
 
       @course_map.each do |id, vals|
 
-        raise ArgumentError.new("course #{id} is missing couchdb configuration from #{@couchdb_filename}") unless @couchdb_map[id] and @couchdb_map[id]['db']
-
         raise ArgumentError.new("course #{id} is missing sharelatex configuration from #{@sharelatex_filename}") unless @sharelatex_map[id]
 
         Rails.logger.info 'Initializing course ' + id
         Rails.logger.info 'Initializing course ' + vals.ai
 
-        course = DTUAuth2::Course2.new(_id: id, enabled: vals['website_enabled'], name: vals['name'], couchdb_url: @couchdb_map[id]['db'], sharelatex: @sharelatex_map[id], populate_time: File.mtime(@courses_filename).to_i, askbot_enabled: vals['askbot_enabled'], sharelatex_enabled: vals['sharelatex_enabled'])
+        course = DTUAuth2::Course2.new(_id: id, enabled: vals['website_enabled'], name: vals['name'], sharelatex: @sharelatex_map[id], populate_time: File.mtime(@courses_filename).to_i, askbot_enabled: vals['askbot_enabled'], sharelatex_enabled: vals['sharelatex_enabled'])
 
         courses << course