diff --git a/config/cmd/cmd.go b/config/cmd/cmd.go
index 3eb6fb5e..34e417dd 100644
--- a/config/cmd/cmd.go
+++ b/config/cmd/cmd.go
@@ -314,12 +314,6 @@ var (
 			EnvVars: []string{"MICRO_CONFIG"},
 			Usage:   "The source of the config to be used to get configuration",
 		},
-		&cli.StringFlag{
-			Name:    "namespace",
-			EnvVars: []string{"MICRO_NAMESPACE"},
-			Usage:   "The namespace the service belongs to",
-			Value:   auth.DefaultNamespace,
-		},
 	}
 
 	DefaultBrokers = map[string]func(...broker.Option) broker.Broker{
@@ -684,9 +678,6 @@ func (c *cmd) Before(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 			ctx.String("auth_id"), ctx.String("auth_secret"),
 		))
 	}
-	if len(ctx.String("namespace")) > 0 {
-		authOpts = append(authOpts, auth.Namespace(ctx.String("namespace")))
-	}
 
 	if len(ctx.String("auth_public_key")) > 0 {
 		authOpts = append(authOpts, auth.PublicKey(ctx.String("auth_public_key")))