diff --git a/lib/mongoid/config/replset_database.rb b/lib/mongoid/config/replset_database.rb
index f6a984752c..d2a527c7f2 100644
--- a/lib/mongoid/config/replset_database.rb
+++ b/lib/mongoid/config/replset_database.rb
@@ -17,14 +17,14 @@ def configure
         #yes, construction is weird but the driver wants "A list of host-port pairs ending with a hash containing any options"
         #mongo likes symbols
         options = self.inject({}) { |memo, (k, v)| memo[k.to_sym] = v; memo}
-        connection = Mongo::ReplSetConnection.new(*(self['hosts'] << options))
+        connection = Mongo::ReplSetConnection.new(*(hosts << options))
 
         if authenticating?
           connection.add_auth(database, username, password)
           connection.apply_saved_authentication
         end
 
-        [ connection.db(self['database']), nil ]
+        [ connection.db(database), nil ]
       end
 
       # Do we need to authenticate against the database?
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def configure
       #
       # @return [ true, false ] True if auth is needed, false if not.
       #
-      # @since 2.0.0.rc.7
+      # @since 2.0.2
       def authenticating?
         username || password
       end
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ def authenticating?
       #
       # @return [ Object ] The value in the hash.
       #
-      # @since 2.0.0.rc.7
+      # @since 2.0.2
       def method_missing(name, *args, &block)
         self[name.to_s]
       end
@@ -71,8 +71,6 @@ def method_missing(name, *args, &block)
       #
       # @since 2.0.0.rc.5
       def initialize(options = {})
-        self[:logger] = Mongoid::Logger.new
-
         merge!(options)
       end
     end
diff --git a/spec/config/mongoid.replset.yml b/spec/config/mongoid.replset.yml
index 9acffc9acd..39fa2f84cf 100644
--- a/spec/config/mongoid.replset.yml
+++ b/spec/config/mongoid.replset.yml
@@ -18,3 +18,9 @@ test:
       hosts: [ [localhost, 27017], [localhost, 27017] ]
       database: multi_db_replset_test
       reconnect_time: 5
+
+authenticated:
+  <<: *defaults
+  database: mongoid_config_authenticated_test
+  username: mongoid
+  password: test
diff --git a/spec/functional/mongoid/config/replset_database_spec.rb b/spec/functional/mongoid/config/replset_database_spec.rb
index 6effa48bf3..58b9e7014d 100644
--- a/spec/functional/mongoid/config/replset_database_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/functional/mongoid/config/replset_database_spec.rb
@@ -27,5 +27,49 @@
     it "does not configure specific slaves" do
       replica_set[1].should be_nil
     end
+
+    context "without authentication details" do
+
+      let(:replica_set) do
+        described_class.new(options['test']).configure
+      end
+
+      let(:repl_set_connection) do
+        stub.quacks_like(Mongo::ReplSetConnection.allocate)
+      end
+
+      before do
+        Mongo::ReplSetConnection.stubs(:new).returns(repl_set_connection)
+      end
+
+      it "should not add authentication or apply" do
+        repl_set_connection.expects(:db)
+        repl_set_connection.expects(:add_auth).never
+        repl_set_connection.expects(:apply_saved_authentication).never
+        replica_set
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "with authentication details" do
+
+      let(:replica_set) do
+        described_class.new(options['authenticated']).configure
+      end
+
+      let(:repl_set_connection) do
+        stub.quacks_like(Mongo::ReplSetConnection.allocate)
+      end
+
+      before do
+        Mongo::ReplSetConnection.stubs(:new).returns(repl_set_connection)
+      end
+
+      it "should add authentication and apply" do
+        repl_set_connection.expects(:db)
+        repl_set_connection.expects(:add_auth).with(options['authenticated']['database'], options['authenticated']['username'], options['authenticated']['password'])
+        repl_set_connection.expects(:apply_saved_authentication)
+        replica_set
+      end
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/unit/mongoid/config/replset_database_spec.rb b/spec/unit/mongoid/config/replset_database_spec.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index be383cb5d7..0000000000
--- a/spec/unit/mongoid/config/replset_database_spec.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,64 +0,0 @@
-require "spec_helper"
-
-describe Mongoid::Config::ReplsetDatabase do
-
-  describe "#configure" do
-
-    subject do
-      described_class.new(options)
-    end
-
-    let(:hosts) do
-      [["localhost", 27010], ["localhost", 27010]]
-    end
-
-    let(:options) do
-      { 'database' => 'mongoid_test', 'hosts' => hosts }
-    end
-
-    let(:replica_set) do
-      described_class.new(options).configure
-    end
-
-    let(:repl_set_connection) do
-      stub.quacks_like(Mongo::ReplSetConnection.allocate)
-    end
-
-    before do
-      Mongo::ReplSetConnection.stubs(:new).returns(repl_set_connection)
-    end
-
-    it "should set a logger" do
-      subject[:logger].should be_an_instance_of(Mongoid::Logger)
-    end
-
-    context "when authentication keys are not given" do
-
-      it { should_not be_authenticating }
-
-      it "should not add auth to connection" do
-        repl_set_connection.expects(:add_auth).never
-      end
-
-      it "should not apply authentication" do
-        repl_set_connection.expects(:apply_saved_authentication).never
-      end
-    end
-
-    context "when authentication keys are given" do
-
-      let(:options) do
-        { 'database' => 'mongoid_test', 'username' => 'mongoid', 'password' => 'test', 'hosts' => hosts }
-      end
-
-      it { should be_authenticating }
-
-      it "should add authentication and apply" do
-        repl_set_connection.expects(:db)
-        repl_set_connection.expects(:add_auth).with(options['database'], options['username'], options['password'])
-        repl_set_connection.expects(:apply_saved_authentication)
-        replica_set
-      end
-    end
-  end
-end