diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Core/AuthenticationCoreServiceCollectionExtensions.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Core/AuthenticationCoreServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
index 9089761d..fdf85a9b 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Core/AuthenticationCoreServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Core/AuthenticationCoreServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 using System;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.Extensions;
-using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
-using Microsoft.Extensions.Options.Infrastructure;
 
 namespace Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection
 {
@@ -30,7 +28,6 @@ public static IServiceCollection AddAuthenticationCore(this IServiceCollection s
             services.TryAddSingleton<IClaimsTransformation, NoopClaimsTransformation>(); // Can be replaced with scoped ones that use DbContext
             services.TryAddScoped<IAuthenticationHandlerProvider, AuthenticationHandlerProvider>();
             services.TryAddSingleton<IAuthenticationSchemeProvider, AuthenticationSchemeProvider>();
-            services.AddTransient<ConfigureDefaultOptions<AuthenticationOptions>, DefaultConfigureOptions>();
             return services;
         }
 
@@ -55,13 +52,5 @@ public static IServiceCollection AddAuthenticationCore(this IServiceCollection s
             services.Configure(configureOptions);
             return services;
         }
-
-        private class DefaultConfigureOptions : ConfigureDefaultOptions<AuthenticationOptions>
-        {
-            public DefaultConfigureOptions(IConfiguration config) :
-                base(options => config.GetSection("Microsoft:AspNetCore:Authentication").Bind(options))
-            { }
-        }
-
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Core/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Core.csproj b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Core/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Core.csproj
index 94550732..0ceaa4d3 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Core/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Core.csproj
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Core/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Core.csproj
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
     <ProjectReference Include="..\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Abstractions\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Abstractions.csproj" />
     <ProjectReference Include="..\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.csproj" />
     <ProjectReference Include="..\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.Extensions\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.Extensions.csproj" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Binder" Version="$(AspNetCoreVersion)" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.TaskCache.Sources" Version="$(AspNetCoreVersion)" PrivateAssets="All" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Core.Test/ConfigTests.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Core.Test/ConfigTests.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 31c3ee50..00000000
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Core.Test/ConfigTests.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) .NET Foundation. All rights reserved.
-// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
-
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
-using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
-using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
-using Microsoft.Extensions.Options.Infrastructure;
-using Xunit;
-
-namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication
-{
-    public class ConfigTests
-    {
-        [Fact]
-        public void AddCanBindAgainstDefaultConfig()
-        {
-            var dic = new Dictionary<string, string>
-            {
-                {"Microsoft:AspNetCore:Authentication:DefaultSignInScheme", "<signin>"},
-                {"Microsoft:AspNetCore:Authentication:DefaultAuthenticateScheme", "<auth>"},
-                {"Microsoft:AspNetCore:Authentication:DefaultChallengeScheme", "<challenge>"}
-            };
-            var configurationBuilder = new ConfigurationBuilder();
-            configurationBuilder.AddInMemoryCollection(dic);
-            var config = configurationBuilder.Build();
-            var services = new ServiceCollection()
-                .AddOptions()
-                .AddSingleton<IConfigureOptions<AuthenticationOptions>, ConfigureDefaults<AuthenticationOptions>>()
-                .AddAuthenticationCore()
-                .AddSingleton<IConfiguration>(config);
-            var sp = services.BuildServiceProvider();
-
-            var options = sp.GetRequiredService<IOptions<AuthenticationOptions>>().Value;
-            Assert.Equal("<auth>", options.DefaultAuthenticateScheme);
-            Assert.Equal("<challenge>", options.DefaultChallengeScheme);
-            Assert.Equal("<signin>", options.DefaultSignInScheme);
-        }
-    }
-}