diff --git a/netbox/netbox/settings.py b/netbox/netbox/settings.py
index 8bbfee169..fe5f6b11a 100644
--- a/netbox/netbox/settings.py
+++ b/netbox/netbox/settings.py
@@ -423,9 +423,6 @@ TEMPLATES = [
 ]
 
 # Set up authentication backends
-AUTHENTICATION_BACKENDS = [
-    'netbox.authentication.ObjectPermissionBackend',
-]
 if type(REMOTE_AUTH_BACKEND) not in (list, tuple):
     REMOTE_AUTH_BACKEND = [REMOTE_AUTH_BACKEND]
 AUTHENTICATION_BACKENDS = [