diff --git a/src/Services/Basket/Basket.API/Startup.cs b/src/Services/Basket/Basket.API/Startup.cs
index 9efa1f36a..6a432b290 100644
--- a/src/Services/Basket/Basket.API/Startup.cs
+++ b/src/Services/Basket/Basket.API/Startup.cs
@@ -237,10 +237,5 @@ namespace Microsoft.eShopOnContainers.Services.Basket.API
             eventBus.Subscribe<ProductPriceChangedIntegrationEvent, ProductPriceChangedIntegrationEventHandler>();
             eventBus.Subscribe<OrderStartedIntegrationEvent, OrderStartedIntegrationEventHandler>();
         }
-
-        protected virtual void ConfigureAuth(IApplicationBuilder app)
-        {
-            app.UseAuthentication();
-        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Services/Location/Locations.API/Startup.cs b/src/Services/Location/Locations.API/Startup.cs
index 189fea331..eb2077c8c 100644
--- a/src/Services/Location/Locations.API/Startup.cs
+++ b/src/Services/Location/Locations.API/Startup.cs
@@ -190,10 +190,5 @@ namespace Microsoft.eShopOnContainers.Services.Locations.API
 
             services.AddSingleton<IEventBusSubscriptionsManager, InMemoryEventBusSubscriptionsManager>();
         }
-
-        protected virtual void ConfigureAuth(IApplicationBuilder app)
-        {
-            app.UseAuthentication();
-        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Services/Marketing/Marketing.API/Startup.cs b/src/Services/Marketing/Marketing.API/Startup.cs
index c0fa3e5b4..89f8482f9 100644
--- a/src/Services/Marketing/Marketing.API/Startup.cs
+++ b/src/Services/Marketing/Marketing.API/Startup.cs
@@ -256,11 +256,6 @@
                         logger.LogTrace($"[{prefix}] Exception {exception.GetType().Name} with message ${exception.Message} detected on attempt {retry} of {retries}");
                     }
                 );
-        }
-
-        protected virtual void ConfigureAuth(IApplicationBuilder app)
-        {
-            app.UseAuthentication();
-        }
+        }       
     }
 }
diff --git a/test/Services/IntegrationTests/Services/Locations/LocationsTestsStartup.cs b/test/Services/IntegrationTests/Services/Locations/LocationsTestsStartup.cs
index efcc9a3c0..bf19a1ca0 100644
--- a/test/Services/IntegrationTests/Services/Locations/LocationsTestsStartup.cs
+++ b/test/Services/IntegrationTests/Services/Locations/LocationsTestsStartup.cs
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 namespace IntegrationTests.Services.Locations
 {
-    using IntegrationTests.Middleware;
     using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Builder;
-    using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting;
     using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;
     using Microsoft.eShopOnContainers.Services.Locations.API;
     using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;