diff --git a/cookbooks/rails_development/recipes/mysql.rb b/cookbooks/rails_development/recipes/mysql.rb
index f19f433..938f032 100644
--- a/cookbooks/rails_development/recipes/mysql.rb
+++ b/cookbooks/rails_development/recipes/mysql.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # Create mysql database.yml - should not be checked in.
 # Database names will be vagrant_#{ENV}.
 template '/vagrant/config/database.yml' do
-  user 'root'
   source 'mysql/database.yml.erb'
   variables({
     :password => node['mysql']['server_root_password']
diff --git a/cookbooks/rails_development/recipes/postgres.rb b/cookbooks/rails_development/recipes/postgres.rb
index 60f42c9..4bfe71b 100644
--- a/cookbooks/rails_development/recipes/postgres.rb
+++ b/cookbooks/rails_development/recipes/postgres.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # Create postgres database.yml - should not be checked in.
 # Database names will be vagrant_#{ENV}.
 template '/vagrant/config/database.yml' do
-  user 'root'
   source 'postgres/database.yml.erb'
   variables({
     :password => node['postgresql']['password']['postgres']