diff --git a/data_safe_haven/resources/gitea_external/gitea/configure.mustache.sh b/data_safe_haven/resources/gitea_external/gitea/configure.mustache.sh
index 4108c5c9dd..eaa4d39399 100644
--- a/data_safe_haven/resources/gitea_external/gitea/configure.mustache.sh
+++ b/data_safe_haven/resources/gitea_external/gitea/configure.mustache.sh
@@ -6,17 +6,3 @@ until su-exec "$USER" /usr/local/bin/gitea admin user list --admin | grep "{{adm
     su-exec "$USER" /usr/local/bin/gitea admin user create --admin --username "{{admin_username}}" --random-password --random-password-length 20 --email "{{admin_email}}" 2> /dev/null
     sleep 1
 done
-
-# Ensure that LDAP authentication is enabled
-until su-exec "$USER" /usr/local/bin/gitea admin auth list | grep "DataSafeHavenLDAP" > /dev/null 2>&1; do
-    echo "$(date -Iseconds) Attempting to register LDAP authentication..." | tee -a /var/log/configuration
-    su-exec "$USER" /usr/local/bin/gitea admin auth add-ldap \
-        --name DataSafeHavenLDAP \
-        --security-protocol "unencrypted" \
-        --host "{{ldap_server_hostname}}" \
-        --port "{{ldap_server_port}}" \
-        --user-search-base "{{ldap_user_search_base}}" \
-        --user-filter "(&{{{ldap_user_filter}}}({{ldap_username_attribute}}=%[1]s))" \
-        --email-attribute "mail"
-    sleep 1
-done