diff --git a/src/cassim_security.erl b/src/cassim_security.erl
index b4033c5..f000f01 100644
--- a/src/cassim_security.erl
+++ b/src/cassim_security.erl
@@ -110,8 +110,6 @@
         couch_util:get_value(<<"readers">>, SecProps, {[]})),
     ok = validate_names_and_roles(Admins),
     ok = validate_names_and_roles(Members),
-    Users = couch_util:get_value(<<"cloudant">>, SecProps, {[]}),
-    ok = validate_cloudant_roles(Users),
     ok.
 
 
@@ -124,12 +122,6 @@
     ).
 
 
-validate_cloudant_roles({Props}) when is_list(Props) ->
-    lists:foreach(fun({U, R}) -> validate_roles_list(U, R) end, Props);
-validate_cloudant_roles(_) ->
-    throw("Cloudant field must be a set of name roles list pairs").
-
-
 validate_roles_list(Field, Roles) when is_list(Roles) ->
     case lists:all(fun(X) -> is_binary(X) end, Roles) of
         true -> ok;