diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index 4a08b9b..2e9be08 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ app.get('/login', function (req, res) {
     res.cookie(stateKey, state);
 
     // your application requests authorization
-    var scope = 'user-read-private user-read-email playlist-modify-private playlist-read-private playlist-read-collaborative';
+    var scope = 'playlist-read-private playlist-read-collaborative';
     res.redirect('https://accounts.spotify.com/authorize?' +
         querystring.stringify({
             response_type: 'code',