diff --git a/frontend/src/api/settings.ts b/frontend/src/api/settings.ts
index a10eaa59..6f806279 100644
--- a/frontend/src/api/settings.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/api/settings.ts
@@ -4,10 +4,6 @@ export function get() {
   return fetchJSON<ISettings>(`/api/settings`, {});
 }
 
-export function getAuthMethod() {
-  return fetchJSON<{ authMethod: string }>(`/api/settings/auth-method`, {});
-}
-
 export async function update(settings: ISettings) {
   await fetchURL(`/api/settings`, {
     method: "PUT",
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/settings/Profile.vue b/frontend/src/views/settings/Profile.vue
index 3eb06706..6028acd6 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/settings/Profile.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/settings/Profile.vue
@@ -96,11 +96,12 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import { useAuthStore } from "@/stores/auth";
 import { useLayoutStore } from "@/stores/layout";
-import { users as api, settings } from "@/api";
+import { users as api } from "@/api";
 import AceEditorTheme from "@/components/settings/AceEditorTheme.vue";
 import Languages from "@/components/settings/Languages.vue";
 import { computed, inject, onMounted, ref } from "vue";
 import { useI18n } from "vue-i18n";
+import { authMethod } from "@/utils/constants";
 
 const layoutStore = useLayoutStore();
 const authStore = useAuthStore();
@@ -142,7 +143,6 @@ onMounted(async () => {
   dateFormat.value = authStore.user.dateFormat;
   aceEditorTheme.value = authStore.user.aceEditorTheme;
   layoutStore.loading = false;
-  const { authMethod } = await settings.getAuthMethod();
   isCurrentPasswordRequired.value = authMethod == "json";
 
   return true;
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/settings/User.vue b/frontend/src/views/settings/User.vue
index 4e49a5fc..77786e2a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/settings/User.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/settings/User.vue
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ import { computed, inject, onMounted, ref, watch } from "vue";
 import { useRoute, useRouter } from "vue-router";
 import { useI18n } from "vue-i18n";
 import { StatusError } from "@/api/utils";
+import { authMethod } from "@/utils/constants";
 
 const error = ref<StatusError>();
 const originalUser = ref<IUser>();
@@ -105,11 +106,7 @@ const fetchData = async () => {
 
   try {
     if (isNew.value) {
-      const {
-        authMethod,
-        defaults,
-        createUserDir: _createUserDir,
-      } = await settings.get();
+      const { defaults, createUserDir: _createUserDir } = await settings.get();
       isCurrentPasswordRequired.value = authMethod == "json";
       createUserDir.value = _createUserDir;
       user.value = {
diff --git a/http/http.go b/http/http.go
index e03b5ec0..bb57f395 100644
--- a/http/http.go
+++ b/http/http.go
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ func NewHandler(
 	api.PathPrefix("/share").Handler(monkey(shareDeleteHandler, "/api/share")).Methods("DELETE")
 
 	api.Handle("/settings", monkey(settingsGetHandler, "")).Methods("GET")
-	api.Handle("/settings/auth-method", monkey(authMethodGetHandler, "")).Methods("GET")
 	api.Handle("/settings", monkey(settingsPutHandler, "")).Methods("PUT")
 
 	api.PathPrefix("/raw").Handler(monkey(rawHandler, "/api/raw")).Methods("GET")
diff --git a/http/settings.go b/http/settings.go
index 2ec438a6..a07d322e 100644
--- a/http/settings.go
+++ b/http/settings.go
@@ -42,14 +42,6 @@ var settingsGetHandler = withAdmin(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request,
 	return renderJSON(w, r, data)
 })
 
-var authMethodGetHandler = func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, d *data) (int, error) {
-	data := &settingsData{
-		AuthMethod: d.settings.AuthMethod,
-	}
-
-	return renderJSON(w, r, data)
-}
-
 var settingsPutHandler = withAdmin(func(_ http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, d *data) (int, error) {
 	req := &settingsData{}
 	err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(req)