diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 861a1e81..b8a866df 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
     "babel-loader": "^8.1.0",
     "cross-env": "^7.0.2",
     "cypress": "^6.0.0",
-    "eslint": "^7.10.0",
+    "eslint": "7.10.0",
     "eslint-config-airbnb": "^18.2.0",
     "eslint-config-next": "^12.0.7",
     "eslint-config-prettier": "^6.12.0",
diff --git a/src/pages/privacy.js b/src/pages/privacy.js
index 59835f15..0a1a6915 100644
--- a/src/pages/privacy.js
+++ b/src/pages/privacy.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/* eslint-disable max-len */
 import React from 'react';
 import {
   Box,
diff --git a/src/services/database.js b/src/services/database.js
index 76945992..27369564 100644
--- a/src/services/database.js
+++ b/src/services/database.js
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ export const createDbConnection = () => {
     useNewUrlParser: true,
     useUnifiedTopology: true,
     autoIndex: true,
-    readPreference: 'nearest',
   });
 
   console.log('Attempting MongoDB URI:', MONGO_URI);