diff --git a/doc/reference.conf b/doc/reference.conf
index 38519a97f..db4ddf29c 100755
--- a/doc/reference.conf
+++ b/doc/reference.conf
@@ -380,8 +380,6 @@ auth {
 auth {
 	user = "*@*";
 	class = "users";
-	
-	flags = need_ident;
 };
 
 /* privset{}: defines operator privilege sets. */