diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 908707fcd4..ac0ec87efb 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     "compression": "^1.1.0",
     "connect-ensure-login": "^0.1.1",
     "connect-flash": "^0.1.1",
-    "connect-mongo": "~0.8.2",
+    "connect-mongo": "~1.1.0",
     "connect-multiparty": "^2.0.0",
     "connect-redis": "~3.0.2",
     "cookie-parser": "^1.3.3",
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     "mime": "^1.3.4",
     "minimist": "^1.1.1",
     "mkdirp": "~0.5.0",
-    "mongodb": "~2.0.0",
+    "mongodb": "~2.1.3",
     "morgan": "^1.3.2",
     "nconf": "~0.8.2",
     "nodebb-plugin-composer-default": "1.0.26",
diff --git a/src/database/mongo.js b/src/database/mongo.js
index 584992c5ae..eb54239ca2 100644
--- a/src/database/mongo.js
+++ b/src/database/mongo.js
@@ -106,8 +106,6 @@
 			module.client = db;
 
 			if (!nconf.get('redis')) {
-				// TEMP: to fix connect-mongo, see https://github.com/kcbanner/connect-mongo/issues/161
-				db.openCalled = true;
 				module.sessionStore = new sessionStore({
 					db: db
 				});