diff --git a/tests/data/slapd-ldapgluepeople.conf b/tests/data/slapd-ldapgluepeople.conf
index 48348755c7..879a9d16d4 100644
--- a/tests/data/slapd-ldapgluepeople.conf
+++ b/tests/data/slapd-ldapgluepeople.conf
@@ -40,15 +40,11 @@ authz-regexp	"^uid=([^,]+),.*" "uid=$1,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com"
 # cn=monitor, cn=schema, and cn=config
 #
 
-# uid=proxy,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com needs to read userPassword
-# to do SASL bind!
 access to attr=userpassword
-	by dn.exact="uid=proxy,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com" read
 	by self =wx
 	by anonymous =x
 
 access to *
-	by dn.exact="uid=proxy,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com" read
 	by users read
 	by * search