diff --git a/src/main/java/com/yugabyte/sample/apps/AppBase.java b/src/main/java/com/yugabyte/sample/apps/AppBase.java
index d1236c0..014c8ea 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/yugabyte/sample/apps/AppBase.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/yugabyte/sample/apps/AppBase.java
@@ -218,15 +218,6 @@ protected Connection getPostgresConnection(String database, String username, Str
         String connectStr = String.format("%s//%s:%d/%s", url, contactPoint.getHost(),
                 contactPoint.getPort(),
                 database);
-        if (!username.equalsIgnoreCase("yugabyte") || !username.equalsIgnoreCase("postgres")){
-          Properties newProps = new Properties();
-          newProps.setProperty("user", "yugabyte");
-          Connection controlConnection = DriverManager.getConnection(connectStr, newProps);
-          Statement st = controlConnection.createStatement();
-          String grantPermission = String.format("grant create on schema public to %s with grant option;", username);
-          st.execute(grantPermission);
-          controlConnection.close();
-        }
         Connection connection = DriverManager.getConnection(connectStr, props);
         return connection;
       } catch (Exception e) {