diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index 23d5b2369..4a86b546a 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ var APP =
 function init() {
 
     APP.RTC.start();
-    APP.xmpp.start(APP.UI.getCredentials());
+    APP.xmpp.start();
     APP.statistics.start();
     APP.connectionquality.init();
 
diff --git a/css/main.css b/css/main.css
index 4f55b58e8..75d28af0f 100644
--- a/css/main.css
+++ b/css/main.css
@@ -29,10 +29,6 @@ html, body{
     z-index: 5;
 }
 
-#settings {
-    display:none;
-}
-
 #nowebrtc {
     display:none;
 }
diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 87594337c..4d70fb545 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -211,15 +211,6 @@
             </div>
             <div id="subject"></div>
         </div>
-        <div id="settings">
-          <h1 data-i18n="connectionsettings"></h1>
-          <form id="loginInfo">
-            <label>JID: <input id="jid" type="text" name="jid" placeholder="me@example.com"/></label>
-            <label>Password: <input id="password" type="password" name="password" placeholder="secret"/></label>
-            <label>BOSH URL: <input id="boshURL" type="text" name="boshURL" placeholder="/http-bind"/></label>
-            <input id="connect" type="submit" value="Connect" />
-          </form>
-        </div>
         <div id="reloadPresentation"><a id="reloadPresentationLink"><i title="Reload Prezi" class="fa fa-repeat fa-lg"></i></a></div>
         <div id="videospace">
             <div id="largeVideoContainer" class="videocontainer">
diff --git a/modules/UI/UI.js b/modules/UI/UI.js
index 967db113b..c5d04ec73 100644
--- a/modules/UI/UI.js
+++ b/modules/UI/UI.js
@@ -626,22 +626,6 @@ UI.connectionIndicatorShowMore = function(id)
     return VideoLayout.connectionIndicators[id].showMore();
 };
 
-UI.getCredentials = function () {
-    var settings = this.getSettings();
-    return {
-        bosh: document.getElementById('boshURL').value,
-        password: document.getElementById('password').value,
-        jid: document.getElementById('jid').value,
-        email: settings.email,
-        displayName: settings.displayName,
-        uid: settings.uid
-    };
-};
-
-UI.disableConnect = function () {
-    document.getElementById('connect').disabled = true;
-};
-
 UI.showLoginPopup = function(callback)
 {
     console.log('password is required');
diff --git a/modules/xmpp/xmpp.js b/modules/xmpp/xmpp.js
index d038925e6..0db29858d 100644
--- a/modules/xmpp/xmpp.js
+++ b/modules/xmpp/xmpp.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/* global $, APP, config, Strophe*/
 var Moderator = require("./moderator");
 var EventEmitter = require("events");
 var Recording = require("./recording");
@@ -11,26 +12,11 @@ var eventEmitter = new EventEmitter();
 var connection = null;
 var authenticatedUser = false;
 
-function connect(jid, password, uiCredentials) {
-    var bosh
-        = (uiCredentials && uiCredentials.bosh? uiCredentials.bosh : null)
-        || config.bosh || '/http-bind';
+function connect(jid, password) {
+    var bosh = config.bosh || '/http-bind';
     connection = new Strophe.Connection(bosh);
     Moderator.setConnection(connection);
 
-    if(uiCredentials) {
-        var email = uiCredentials.email;
-        var displayName = uiCredentials.displayName;
-        if (email) {
-            connection.emuc.addEmailToPresence(email);
-        } else {
-            connection.emuc.addUserIdToPresence(uiCredentials.uid);
-        }
-        if (displayName) {
-            connection.emuc.addDisplayNameToPresence(displayName);
-        }
-    }
-
     if (connection.disco) {
         // for chrome, add multistream cap
     }
@@ -42,9 +28,6 @@ function connect(jid, password, uiCredentials) {
         connection.jingle.pc_constraints.optional.push({googIPv6: true});
     }
 
-    if(!password)
-        password = uiCredentials.password;
-
     var anonymousConnectionFailed = false;
     connection.connect(jid, password, function (status, msg) {
         console.log('Strophe status changed to',
@@ -53,7 +36,6 @@ function connect(jid, password, uiCredentials) {
             if (config.useStunTurn) {
                 connection.jingle.getStunAndTurnCredentials();
             }
-            APP.UI.disableConnect();
 
             console.info("My Jabber ID: " + connection.jid);
 
@@ -150,7 +132,7 @@ var XMPP = {
      * @type {boolean}
      */
     forceMuted: false,
-    start: function (uiCredentials) {
+    start: function () {
         setupEvents();
         initStrophePlugins();
         registerListeners();
@@ -161,8 +143,8 @@ var XMPP = {
             window.location.search.indexOf("login=true") !== -1) {
             configDomain = config.hosts.domain;
         }
-        var jid = uiCredentials.jid || configDomain || window.location.hostname;
-        connect(jid, null, uiCredentials);
+        var jid = configDomain || window.location.hostname;
+        connect(jid, null);
     },
     promptLogin: function () {
         APP.UI.showLoginPopup(connect);