diff --git a/docs/usage/other_features/cron_scheduler.md b/docs/usage/other_features/cron_scheduler.md
index c7fc2844574..7223045bff8 100644
--- a/docs/usage/other_features/cron_scheduler.md
+++ b/docs/usage/other_features/cron_scheduler.md
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ You can set a cron schedule easily by clicking each option such as `1m` and `5m`
 
 You can set the cron schedule by filling in this form. Please see [Cron Trigger Tutorial](http://www.quartz-scheduler.org/documentation/quartz-2.2.x/tutorials/crontrigger) for the available cron syntax.
 
-### Cron executing user
+### Cron executing user (It is removed from 0.8 where it enforces the cron execution user to be the note owner for security purpose)
 
 You can set the cron executing user by filling in this form and press the enter key.
 
diff --git a/zeppelin-web/src/app/notebook/notebook-actionBar.html b/zeppelin-web/src/app/notebook/notebook-actionBar.html
index 7559a871c38..78ca77efb17 100644
--- a/zeppelin-web/src/app/notebook/notebook-actionBar.html
+++ b/zeppelin-web/src/app/notebook/notebook-actionBar.html
@@ -280,13 +280,6 @@ <h3>
                   {{note.info.cron}}
                 </p>
               </div>
-              <div>
-                <span>- Cron executing user (click enter in field to submit)</span>
-                <input type="text"
-                       ng-model="note.config.cronExecutingUser"
-                       ng-enter="setCronExecutingUser(note.config.cronExecutingUser)"
-                       dropdown-input />
-              </div>
               <div>
                 <span>- auto-restart interpreter on cron execution </span>
                 <input type="checkbox"
diff --git a/zeppelin-zengine/src/main/java/org/apache/zeppelin/notebook/Note.java b/zeppelin-zengine/src/main/java/org/apache/zeppelin/notebook/Note.java
index 3728cd353ab..664e986e45c 100644
--- a/zeppelin-zengine/src/main/java/org/apache/zeppelin/notebook/Note.java
+++ b/zeppelin-zengine/src/main/java/org/apache/zeppelin/notebook/Note.java
@@ -642,16 +642,10 @@ private void setParagraphMagic(Paragraph p, int index) {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Run all paragraphs sequentially.
+   * Run all paragraphs sequentially. Only used for CronJob
    */
   public synchronized void runAll() {
-    String cronExecutingUser = (String) getConfig().get("cronExecutingUser");
-    if (null == cronExecutingUser) {
-      cronExecutingUser = "anonymous";
-    }
-    AuthenticationInfo authenticationInfo = new AuthenticationInfo();
-    authenticationInfo.setUser(cronExecutingUser);
-    runAll(authenticationInfo, true);
+    runAll(null, true);
   }
 
   public void runAll(AuthenticationInfo authenticationInfo, boolean blocking) {
@@ -659,7 +653,9 @@ public void runAll(AuthenticationInfo authenticationInfo, boolean blocking) {
       if (!p.isEnabled()) {
         continue;
       }
-      p.setAuthenticationInfo(authenticationInfo);
+      if (authenticationInfo != null) {
+        p.setAuthenticationInfo(authenticationInfo);
+      }
       if (!run(p.getId(), blocking)) {
         logger.warn("Skip running the remain notes because paragraph {} fails", p.getId());
         break;