diff --git a/ec2/spark_ec2.py b/ec2/spark_ec2.py
index 5e8b381a4d62f3869664832d1f13798870769717..ac309cc1f412c0c8fe1466ea2323ac52cd655830 100755
--- a/ec2/spark_ec2.py
+++ b/ec2/spark_ec2.py
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ def get_partition(total, num_partitions, current_partitions):
 def real_main():
   (opts, action, cluster_name) = parse_args()
   try:
-    conn = ec2.connect_to_region(opts.region,aws_access_key_id="AKIAI2EGAQ7GYNL4LRAA", aws_secret_access_key="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")
+    conn = ec2.connect_to_region(opts.region)
   except Exception as e:
     print >> stderr, (e)
     sys.exit(1)