diff --git a/mosquitto.conf b/mosquitto.conf
index e22fd750..7c22e4f4 100644
--- a/mosquitto.conf
+++ b/mosquitto.conf
@@ -672,13 +672,6 @@
 # username is also set.
 #password
 
-# Set the username to use on the local broker.
-#local_username
-
-# Set the password to use on the local broker.
-# This option is only used if local_username is also set.
-#local_password
-
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------
 # Certificate based SSL/TLS support
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/bridge.c b/src/bridge.c
index 49cffbd7..43e70b09 100644
--- a/src/bridge.c
+++ b/src/bridge.c
@@ -162,26 +162,6 @@ int mqtt3_bridge_connect(struct mosquitto_db *db, struct mosquitto *context)
 		mqtt3_db_messages_delete(context);
 	}
 
-	if(context->bridge->local_username){
-		rc = mosquitto_unpwd_check(db, context->bridge->local_username, context->bridge->local_password);
-		switch(rc){
-			case MOSQ_ERR_SUCCESS:
-				break;
-			case MOSQ_ERR_AUTH:
-				_mosquitto_log_printf(NULL, MOSQ_LOG_ERR, "Bridge %s failed authentication on local broker.", context->id);
-				return rc;
-			case MOSQ_ERR_UNKNOWN:
-				_mosquitto_log_printf(NULL, MOSQ_LOG_ERR, "Bridge %s returned application error in authorisation.", context->id);
-				return rc;
-			default:
-				_mosquitto_log_printf(NULL, MOSQ_LOG_ERR, "Unknown error in authentication for bridge %s.", context->id);
-				return rc;
-		}
-	}else if(!db->config->allow_anonymous){
-		_mosquitto_log_printf(NULL, MOSQ_LOG_ERR, "Bridge %s requires a username on local broker.", context->id);
-		return MOSQ_ERR_AUTH;
-	}
-
 	/* Delete all local subscriptions even for clean_session==false. We don't
 	 * remove any messages and the next loop carries out the resubscription
 	 * anyway. This means any unwanted subs will be removed.
diff --git a/src/conf.c b/src/conf.c
index dd3f07d5..b603a933 100644
--- a/src/conf.c
+++ b/src/conf.c
@@ -250,8 +250,6 @@ void mqtt3_config_cleanup(struct mqtt3_config *config)
 			if(config->bridges[i].clientid) _mosquitto_free(config->bridges[i].clientid);
 			if(config->bridges[i].username) _mosquitto_free(config->bridges[i].username);
 			if(config->bridges[i].password) _mosquitto_free(config->bridges[i].password);
-			if(config->bridges[i].local_username) _mosquitto_free(config->bridges[i].local_username);
-			if(config->bridges[i].local_password) _mosquitto_free(config->bridges[i].local_password);
 			if(config->bridges[i].topics){
 				for(j=0; j<config->bridges[i].topic_count; j++){
 					if(config->bridges[i].topics[j].topic) _mosquitto_free(config->bridges[i].topics[j].topic);
@@ -1142,54 +1140,6 @@ int _config_read_file(struct mqtt3_config *config, bool reload, const char *file
 						_mosquitto_log_printf(NULL, MOSQ_LOG_ERR, "Error: Empty listener value in configuration.");
 						return MOSQ_ERR_INVAL;
 					}
-				}else if(!strcmp(token, "local_password")){
-#ifdef WITH_BRIDGE
-					if(reload) continue; // FIXME
-					if(!cur_bridge){
-						_mosquitto_log_printf(NULL, MOSQ_LOG_ERR, "Error: Invalid bridge configuration.");
-						return MOSQ_ERR_INVAL;
-					}
-					token = strtok_r(NULL, " ", &saveptr);
-					if(token){
-						if(cur_bridge->local_password){
-							_mosquitto_log_printf(NULL, MOSQ_LOG_ERR, "Error: Duplicate local_password value in bridge configuration.");
-							return MOSQ_ERR_INVAL;
-						}
-						cur_bridge->local_password = _mosquitto_strdup(token);
-						if(!cur_bridge->local_password){
-							_mosquitto_log_printf(NULL, MOSQ_LOG_ERR, "Error: Out of memory");
-							return MOSQ_ERR_NOMEM;
-						}
-					}else{
-						cur_bridge->local_password = NULL;
-					}
-#else
-					_mosquitto_log_printf(NULL, MOSQ_LOG_WARNING, "Warning: Bridge support not available.");
-#endif
-				}else if(!strcmp(token, "local_username")){
-#ifdef WITH_BRIDGE
-					if(reload) continue; // FIXME
-					if(!cur_bridge){
-						_mosquitto_log_printf(NULL, MOSQ_LOG_ERR, "Error: Invalid bridge configuration.");
-						return MOSQ_ERR_INVAL;
-					}
-					token = strtok_r(NULL, " ", &saveptr);
-					if(token){
-						if(cur_bridge->local_username){
-							_mosquitto_log_printf(NULL, MOSQ_LOG_ERR, "Error: Duplicate local_username value in bridge configuration.");
-							return MOSQ_ERR_INVAL;
-						}
-						cur_bridge->local_username = _mosquitto_strdup(token);
-						if(!cur_bridge->local_username){
-							_mosquitto_log_printf(NULL, MOSQ_LOG_ERR, "Error: Out of memory");
-							return MOSQ_ERR_NOMEM;
-						}
-					}else{
-						cur_bridge->local_username = NULL;
-					}
-#else
-					_mosquitto_log_printf(NULL, MOSQ_LOG_WARNING, "Warning: Bridge support not available.");
-#endif
 				}else if(!strcmp(token, "log_dest")){
 					token = strtok_r(NULL, " ", &saveptr);
 					if(token){
diff --git a/src/mosquitto_broker.h b/src/mosquitto_broker.h
index ece47008..497f3d9a 100644
--- a/src/mosquitto_broker.h
+++ b/src/mosquitto_broker.h
@@ -258,8 +258,6 @@ struct _mqtt3_bridge{
 	time_t restart_t;
 	char *username;
 	char *password;
-	char *local_username;
-	char *local_password;
 	bool notifications;
 	char *notification_topic;
 	enum mosquitto_bridge_start_type start_type;