diff --git a/src/Handler.php b/src/Handler.php
index 14afa21af1d634d12e09d1811ca382cfe8de495e..b1c820d3492bc6f5e6b7f2d47d834950b74d6ed5 100644
--- a/src/Handler.php
+++ b/src/Handler.php
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ class Handler extends BaseHandler {
       'staging' => FALSE,
       'basicauth' => [
         'enabled' => FALSE,
-        'user' => ',',
-        'pass' => ',',
-        'code' => ',',
+        'user' => '',
+        'pass' => '',
+        'code' => '',
       ],
       'ci_home' => '/home/gitlab-runner',
       'docker0' => [
@@ -237,12 +237,6 @@ class Handler extends BaseHandler {
           'projectprotocol' => 'https',
           'projectport' => '',
           'extradomains' => $config->readValue('aliases'),
-          'basicauth' => [
-            'enabled' => (getenv('BASIC_AUTH') === 'yes'),
-            'user' => getenv('BASIC_AUTH_USER'),
-            'pass' => getenv('BASIC_AUTH_PASS'),
-            'code' => getenv('BASIC_AUTH_CODE'),
-          ],
         ];
         foreach ($overwriteConfig as $key => $value) {
           $this->config->setValue($key, $value, FALSE);