diff --git a/brainlet/api/v1/content.js b/brainlet/api/v1/content.js
index 0ab6c5f..1a01e4a 100755
--- a/brainlet/api/v1/content.js
+++ b/brainlet/api/v1/content.js
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ const app = express.Router();
 const createLimiter = rateLimit({
     windowMs: 2 * 60 * 1000,
     max: 10,
-    message: ""
 });
 
 mongoose.connect(config.mongoUrl, {useNewUrlParser: true, useUnifiedTopology: true});
diff --git a/brainlet/api/v1/users.js b/brainlet/api/v1/users.js
index a40f06a..975f76d 100755
--- a/brainlet/api/v1/users.js
+++ b/brainlet/api/v1/users.js
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ const app = express.Router();
 const createAccountLimiter = rateLimit({
     windowMs: 60 * 60 * 1000, // 1 hour window
     max: 10, // start blocking after 10 requests
-    message: ""
 });
 
 mongoose.connect(config.mongoUrl, {useNewUrlParser: true, useUnifiedTopology: true});