diff --git a/core/Repository/Credentials/NPMRepositoryCredentials.cs b/core/Repository/Credentials/NPMRepositoryCredentials.cs
index b03fc43b5..3342c4255 100644
--- a/core/Repository/Credentials/NPMRepositoryCredentials.cs
+++ b/core/Repository/Credentials/NPMRepositoryCredentials.cs
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ public async Task SyncCredentials(IList<ICredential> credentials)
                         var auth = Convert.ToBase64String(authBytes);
 
                         config.SetValue("", $"//{repoUri}:_auth", auth);
-                        config.SetValue("", $"//{repoUri}:always_auth", "true");
 
                         // Make sure we unset any potential conflicting properties
                         config.RemoveValue("", $"//{repoUri}:_authToken");
@@ -73,7 +72,6 @@ public async Task SyncCredentials(IList<ICredential> credentials)
                     else if (cred is BearerCredential bearerCredential)
                     {
                         config.SetValue("", $"//{repoUri}:_authToken", bearerCredential.Token);
-                        config.SetValue("", $"//{repoUri}:always_auth", "true");
 
                         // Make sure we unset any potential conflicting properties
                         config.RemoveValue("", $"//{repoUri}:_auth");
diff --git a/tests/Specs/RepositoryCredentials.cs b/tests/Specs/RepositoryCredentials.cs
index 30aebb5d9..77e8a7332 100644
--- a/tests/Specs/RepositoryCredentials.cs
+++ b/tests/Specs/RepositoryCredentials.cs
@@ -768,7 +768,6 @@ public async Task NPMRepositoryCredentials_SyncCredentials_ExistingFile()
                 registry="https://criticalmanufacturing.io/repository/npm/"
                 //registry.npmjs.org/:_auth="V2h5V291bGQ6WW91RG9UaGF0"
                 //criticalmanufacturing.io/repository/npm/:_authToken="header.payload.signature"
-                //criticalmanufacturing.io/repository/npm/:always_auth="true"
                 """
             ) }
         });
@@ -800,9 +799,7 @@ await npm.SyncCredentials([
             registry="https://criticalmanufacturing.io/repository/npm/"
             //registry.npmjs.org/:_auth="V2h5V291bGQ6WW91RG9UaGF0"
             //custom-registry.com/:_authToken="A.B.C"
-            //criticalmanufacturing.io/repository/npm/:always_auth="true"
             //criticalmanufacturing.io/repository/npm/:_auth="{expectedAuth}"
-            //custom-registry.com/:always_auth="true"
             """
         );
     }