diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9687e85751e..da13bc85d2f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@
     "cleanup": "mongo express-todo --eval 'db.todos.remove({});'",
     "test": "snyk test"
   },
-  "engines": {
-    "node": "6.14.1"
-  },
   "dependencies": {
     "adm-zip": "0.4.7",
     "body-parser": "1.9.0",