diff --git a/aws_bitbucket_mesh_node.yml b/aws_bitbucket_mesh_node.yml
index 86a466f..beb47ce 100644
--- a/aws_bitbucket_mesh_node.yml
+++ b/aws_bitbucket_mesh_node.yml
@@ -14,11 +14,9 @@
       - 'Environment=MESH_HOME={{ atl_home_base }}/{{ atl_product_edition }}'
       - 'Environment=JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java'
       - 'Environment=JRE_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java'
-      - 'Environment=JMX_REMOTE_AUTH=password'
-      - 'Environment=JMX_PASSWORD_FILE={{ atl_home_base }}/{{ atl_product_edition }}/jmx.access'
-      - 'Environment="JVM_SUPPORT_RECOMMENDED_ARGS=-Dmesh.enabled=true -Dplugin.bitbucket-git.mesh.sidecar.child-process=false -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.port=4444 -XX:+HeapDumpOnOutOfMemoryError -XX:HeapDumpPath={{ atl_home_base }}/{{ atl_product_edition }}/log"'
+      - 'Environment="JVM_SUPPORT_RECOMMENDED_ARGS=-Dmesh.enabled=true -Dplugin.bitbucket-git.mesh.sidecar.child-process=false -XX:+HeapDumpOnOutOfMemoryError -XX:HeapDumpPath={{ atl_home_base }}/{{ atl_product_edition }}/log"'
       - 'Environment=JVM_MAXIMUM_MEMORY={{ atl_jvm_heap }}'
-      - 'PassEnvironment=JMX_REMOTE_AUTH JMX_PASSWORD_FILE JAVA_HOME'
+      - 'PassEnvironment=JAVA_HOME'
 
     atl_startup_exec_path: "{{ atl_product_installation_base }}/current/bin/start-mesh.sh"
     atl_stop_exec_path: "{{ atl_product_installation_base }}/current/bin/stop-mesh.sh"
diff --git a/roles/bitbucket_mesh_config/tasks/main.yml b/roles/bitbucket_mesh_config/tasks/main.yml
index 0e1601e..7a4e787 100644
--- a/roles/bitbucket_mesh_config/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/bitbucket_mesh_config/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,13 +1,5 @@
 ---
 
-- name: Touch the JMX password file
-  ansible.builtin.file:
-    path: "{{ atl_product_home }}/jmx.access"
-    state: touch
-    owner: "{{ atl_product_user }}"
-    group: "{{ atl_product_user }}"
-    mode: 0600
-
 # assume bbdc secret exists (else fail) - setup stuff for calling bitbucket rest api and get mesh node report
 # get the registered mesh node info as we need it for determining nodenames
 - name: Import Bitbucket API setup pieces