diff --git a/docs/configuration.md b/docs/configuration.md
index 1b9da6e5a46b531d45c37952849bd9d787ab188a..5231c00a8b151944af3675ff7760daaddf6f682d 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/configuration.md
@@ -760,7 +760,7 @@ location with this method.
   <td>`npm`</td>
   <td>Configuration object for npm package.json renovation</td>
   <td>json</td>
-  <td><pre>{"enabled": true, "pin": {"automerge": true}}</pre></td>
+  <td><pre>{"enabled": true}</pre></td>
   <td>`RENOVATE_NPM`</td>
   <td>`--npm`<td>
 </tr>
diff --git a/lib/config/definitions.js b/lib/config/definitions.js
index 282966bcb853bf6b017d8311cc9b567dc61f0065..298159bfc15964679135ba2450a805a555d4d0f3 100644
--- a/lib/config/definitions.js
+++ b/lib/config/definitions.js
@@ -182,13 +182,6 @@ const options = [
     type: 'boolean',
     default: false,
   },
-  {
-    name: 'autodiscover',
-    description: 'Autodiscover all repositories',
-    stage: 'repository',
-    type: 'boolean',
-    default: false,
-  },
   {
     name: 'repositories',
     description: 'List of Repositories',
@@ -643,9 +636,6 @@ const options = [
     type: 'json',
     default: {
       enabled: true,
-      pin: {
-        automerge: true,
-      },
     },
     mergeable: true,
   },
diff --git a/test/manager/__snapshots__/resolve.spec.js.snap b/test/manager/__snapshots__/resolve.spec.js.snap
index 087589e85c938464ef1e123231158ccf49600a70..eccd91a557f88a23cc86202a1c1c2cf4cefc0a4c 100644
--- a/test/manager/__snapshots__/resolve.spec.js.snap
+++ b/test/manager/__snapshots__/resolve.spec.js.snap
@@ -417,9 +417,6 @@ This PR has been generated by [Renovate Bot](https://renovateapp.com).",
   },
   "npm": Object {
     "enabled": true,
-    "pin": Object {
-      "automerge": true,
-    },
   },
   "npmrc": null,
   "onboarding": true,
@@ -948,9 +945,6 @@ This PR has been generated by [Renovate Bot](https://renovateapp.com).",
   },
   "npm": Object {
     "enabled": true,
-    "pin": Object {
-      "automerge": true,
-    },
   },
   "npmrc": null,
   "onboarding": true,
@@ -964,9 +958,6 @@ This PR has been generated by [Renovate Bot](https://renovateapp.com).",
       "npmrc": "npmrc",
       "packageFile": "package.json",
       "packageLock": "package-lock.json",
-      "pin": Object {
-        "automerge": true,
-      },
       "yarnLock": "yarn.lock",
       "yarnrc": "yarnrc",
     },
@@ -1489,9 +1480,6 @@ This PR has been generated by [Renovate Bot](https://renovateapp.com).",
   },
   "npm": Object {
     "enabled": true,
-    "pin": Object {
-      "automerge": true,
-    },
   },
   "npmrc": null,
   "onboarding": true,
@@ -1500,9 +1488,6 @@ This PR has been generated by [Renovate Bot](https://renovateapp.com).",
     Object {
       "enabled": true,
       "packageFile": "package.js",
-      "pin": Object {
-        "automerge": true,
-      },
     },
     Object {
       "branchName": "{{branchPrefix}}docker-{{depNameSanitized}}-{{newVersionMajor}}.x",
@@ -1599,7 +1584,6 @@ This PR has been generated by [Renovate Bot](https://renovateapp.com).",
       },
       "packageFile": "Dockerfile",
       "pin": Object {
-        "automerge": true,
         "branchName": "{{branchPrefix}}docker-pin-{{depNameSanitized}}-{{currentTag}}",
         "group": Object {
           "prBody": "This Pull Request pins Dockerfiles to use image digests. For details on Renovate's Docker support, please visit https://renovateapp.com/docs/language-support/docker
@@ -1725,9 +1709,6 @@ This PR has been generated by [Renovate Bot](https://renovateapp.com).",
 ",
       "enabled": true,
       "packageFile": ".travis.yml",
-      "pin": Object {
-        "automerge": true,
-      },
       "prBody": "This Pull Request updates {{depName}} versions from \`{{currentVersions}}\` to \`{{newVersions}}\`. This is according to the configured node.js support policy \\"{{supportPolicy}}\\".
 
 {{#if schedule}}
@@ -1772,9 +1753,6 @@ This PR has been generated by [Renovate Bot](https://renovateapp.com).",
       "content": "# travis",
       "enabled": true,
       "packageFile": "WORKSPACE",
-      "pin": Object {
-        "automerge": true,
-      },
     },
   ],
   "packageNames": Array [],
@@ -2295,9 +2273,6 @@ This PR has been generated by [Renovate Bot](https://renovateapp.com).",
   },
   "npm": Object {
     "enabled": true,
-    "pin": Object {
-      "automerge": true,
-    },
   },
   "npmrc": null,
   "onboarding": true,
@@ -2309,9 +2284,6 @@ This PR has been generated by [Renovate Bot](https://renovateapp.com).",
       "enabled": true,
       "errors": Array [],
       "packageFile": "package.json",
-      "pin": Object {
-        "automerge": true,
-      },
       "warnings": Array [],
     },
   ],
@@ -2833,9 +2805,6 @@ This PR has been generated by [Renovate Bot](https://renovateapp.com).",
   },
   "npm": Object {
     "enabled": true,
-    "pin": Object {
-      "automerge": true,
-    },
   },
   "npmrc": null,
   "onboarding": true,
@@ -3359,9 +3328,6 @@ This PR has been generated by [Renovate Bot](https://renovateapp.com).",
   },
   "npm": Object {
     "enabled": true,
-    "pin": Object {
-      "automerge": true,
-    },
   },
   "npmrc": null,
   "onboarding": true,
@@ -3894,9 +3860,6 @@ This PR has been generated by [Renovate Bot](https://renovateapp.com).",
   },
   "npm": Object {
     "enabled": true,
-    "pin": Object {
-      "automerge": true,
-    },
   },
   "npmrc": null,
   "onboarding": true,
diff --git a/test/workers/repository/updates/__snapshots__/branchify.spec.js.snap b/test/workers/repository/updates/__snapshots__/branchify.spec.js.snap
index 66aa73c8cfe1dca8e0480fafb691bb8ebd664e77..5b837c21aa0e1736e39212491dfef59c87547ed5 100644
--- a/test/workers/repository/updates/__snapshots__/branchify.spec.js.snap
+++ b/test/workers/repository/updates/__snapshots__/branchify.spec.js.snap
@@ -461,9 +461,6 @@ This PR has been generated by [Renovate Bot](https://renovateapp.com).",
   },
   "npm": Object {
     "enabled": true,
-    "pin": Object {
-      "automerge": true,
-    },
   },
   "npmrc": null,
   "onboarding": true,
@@ -1024,9 +1021,6 @@ This PR has been generated by [Renovate Bot](https://renovateapp.com).",
   },
   "npm": Object {
     "enabled": true,
-    "pin": Object {
-      "automerge": true,
-    },
   },
   "npmrc": null,
   "onboarding": true,
@@ -1593,9 +1587,6 @@ This PR has been generated by [Renovate Bot](https://renovateapp.com).",
   },
   "npm": Object {
     "enabled": true,
-    "pin": Object {
-      "automerge": true,
-    },
   },
   "npmrc": null,
   "onboarding": true,
@@ -2150,9 +2141,6 @@ This PR has been generated by [Renovate Bot](https://renovateapp.com).",
   },
   "npm": Object {
     "enabled": true,
-    "pin": Object {
-      "automerge": true,
-    },
   },
   "npmrc": null,
   "onboarding": true,
@@ -2702,9 +2690,6 @@ This PR has been generated by [Renovate Bot](https://renovateapp.com).",
   },
   "npm": Object {
     "enabled": true,
-    "pin": Object {
-      "automerge": true,
-    },
   },
   "npmrc": null,
   "onboarding": true,