diff --git a/server/passport-providers.js b/server/passport-providers.js
index 4f8ea28bd0..2b8aebfc1d 100644
--- a/server/passport-providers.js
+++ b/server/passport-providers.js
@@ -144,7 +144,6 @@ export default {
     failureRedirect: failureRedirect,
     clientID: process.env.GITHUB_ID,
     clientSecret: process.env.GITHUB_SECRET,
-    scope: ['email'],
     failureFlash: true
   },
   'github-link': {
@@ -158,7 +157,6 @@ export default {
     failureRedirect: linkFailureRedirect,
     clientID: process.env.GITHUB_ID,
     clientSecret: process.env.GITHUB_SECRET,
-    scope: ['email'],
     link: true,
     failureFlash: true,
     successFlash: [ 'We\'ve updated your profile based ',