diff --git a/config/database.php b/config/database.php
index 81a50c3602..c2ed4fbd78 100644
--- a/config/database.php
+++ b/config/database.php
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ return [
             'path'     => envNonEmpty('REDIS_PATH'),
             'host'     => envNonEmpty('REDIS_HOST', '127.0.0.1'),
             'port'     => envNonEmpty('REDIS_PORT', 6379),
-            'username' => env('REDIS_USERNAME', 'default'),
+            'username' => env('REDIS_USERNAME'),
             'password' => env('REDIS_PASSWORD', null),
             'database' => env('REDIS_CACHE_DB', '1'),
         ],