diff --git a/.changeset/breezy-moles-reply.md b/.changeset/breezy-moles-reply.md
index 6f21a7b9ff..37f15297c2 100644
--- a/.changeset/breezy-moles-reply.md
+++ b/.changeset/breezy-moles-reply.md
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 ---
-'@backstage/core': patch
 '@backstage/plugin-auth-backend': minor
 ---
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/api-wrappers/defaultApis.ts b/packages/core/src/api-wrappers/defaultApis.ts
index c3a85c1f2e..d044b50b7a 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/api-wrappers/defaultApis.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/api-wrappers/defaultApis.ts
@@ -214,7 +214,6 @@ export const defaultApis = [
           title: 'Your Identity Provider',
           icon: OAuth2Icon,
         },
-        defaultScopes: ['openid'],
         environment: configApi.getOptionalString('auth.environment'),
       }),
   }),