diff --git a/packages/core/src/api/apis/definitions/OAuthRequestApi.ts b/packages/core/src/api/apis/definitions/OAuthRequestApi.ts
index a6441e9d1a..52d30a763e 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/api/apis/definitions/OAuthRequestApi.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/api/apis/definitions/OAuthRequestApi.ts
@@ -18,18 +18,6 @@ import { IconComponent } from '../../../icons';
 import { Observable } from '../../types';
 import { ApiRef } from '../ApiRef';
 
-export type OAuthScopes = {
-  extend(scopes: OAuthScopeLike): OAuthScopes;
-  hasScopes(scopes: OAuthScopeLike): boolean;
-  toSet(): Set<string>;
-  toString(): string;
-};
-
-export type OAuthScopeLike =
-  | string /** Space separated scope strings */
-  | string[] /** Array of individual scope strings */
-  | OAuthScopes;
-
 /**
  * Information about the auth provider that we're requesting a login towards.
  *
@@ -62,7 +50,7 @@ export type AuthRequesterOptions<AuthResponse> = {
    * Implementation of the auth flow, which will be called synchronously when
    * trigger() is called on an auth requests.
    */
-  onAuthRequest(scope: OAuthScopes): Promise<AuthResponse>;
+  onAuthRequest(scopes: Set<string>): Promise<AuthResponse>;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -76,7 +64,7 @@ export type AuthRequesterOptions<AuthResponse> = {
  * union of all requested scopes.
  */
 export type AuthRequester<AuthResponse> = (
-  scope: OAuthScopes,
+  scopes: Set<string>,
 ) => Promise<AuthResponse>;
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/core/src/api/apis/implementations/OAuthRequestManager/BasicOAuthScopes.ts b/packages/core/src/api/apis/implementations/OAuthRequestManager/BasicOAuthScopes.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index fb022c5385..0000000000
--- a/packages/core/src/api/apis/implementations/OAuthRequestManager/BasicOAuthScopes.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,77 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2020 Spotify AB
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-import { OAuthScopes, OAuthScopeLike } from '../../definitions';
-
-/**
- * The BasicOAuthScopes class is an implementation of OAuthScopes that
- * works for any simple comma- or space-separated format of scope.
- */
-export class BasicOAuthScopes implements OAuthScopes {
-  static from(scopes: OAuthScopeLike, normalizer?: (scope: string) => string) {
-    const normalized = BasicOAuthScopes.asStrings(scopes, normalizer);
-    return new BasicOAuthScopes(new Set(normalized), normalizer);
-  }
-
-  constructor(
-    private readonly scopes: Set<string>,
-    private readonly normalizer?: (scope: string) => string,
-  ) {}
-
-  extend(requestedScopes: OAuthScopeLike): BasicOAuthScopes {
-    const newScopes = new Set(this.scopes);
-    BasicOAuthScopes.asStrings(requestedScopes, this.normalizer).forEach((s) =>
-      newScopes.add(s),
-    );
-    return new BasicOAuthScopes(newScopes, this.normalizer);
-  }
-
-  hasScopes(scopes: OAuthScopeLike): boolean {
-    return BasicOAuthScopes.asStrings(scopes, this.normalizer).every((s) =>
-      this.scopes.has(s),
-    );
-  }
-
-  toSet(): Set<string> {
-    return this.scopes;
-  }
-
-  toString(): string {
-    return Array.from(this.scopes).join(' ');
-  }
-
-  toJSON() {
-    return Array.from(this.scopes);
-  }
-
-  static asStrings(
-    input: OAuthScopeLike,
-    normalizer?: (scope: string) => string,
-  ): string[] {
-    let scopeArray: string[];
-    if (typeof input === 'string') {
-      scopeArray = input.split(/[,\s]/).filter(Boolean);
-    } else if (Array.isArray(input)) {
-      scopeArray = input;
-    } else {
-      scopeArray = Array.from(input.toSet());
-    }
-    if (normalizer) {
-      scopeArray = scopeArray.map((x) => normalizer(x));
-    }
-    return scopeArray;
-  }
-}
diff --git a/packages/core/src/api/apis/implementations/OAuthRequestManager/MockOAuthApi.test.ts b/packages/core/src/api/apis/implementations/OAuthRequestManager/MockOAuthApi.test.ts
index 61e466f200..32170acc6f 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/api/apis/implementations/OAuthRequestManager/MockOAuthApi.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/api/apis/implementations/OAuthRequestManager/MockOAuthApi.test.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 
 import MockOAuthApi from './MockOAuthApi';
 import PowerIcon from '@material-ui/icons/Power';
-import { BasicOAuthScopes } from './BasicOAuthScopes';
 
 describe('MockOAuthApi', () => {
   it('should trigger all requests', async () => {
@@ -36,11 +35,11 @@ describe('MockOAuthApi', () => {
     });
 
     const promises = [
-      requester1(BasicOAuthScopes.from('a')),
-      requester1(BasicOAuthScopes.from('b')),
-      requester2(BasicOAuthScopes.from('a b')),
-      requester2(BasicOAuthScopes.from('b c')),
-      requester2(BasicOAuthScopes.from('c a')),
+      requester1(new Set(['a'])),
+      requester1(new Set(['b'])),
+      requester2(new Set(['a', 'b'])),
+      requester2(new Set(['b', 'c'])),
+      requester2(new Set(['c', 'a'])),
     ];
 
     await expect(
@@ -58,9 +57,9 @@ describe('MockOAuthApi', () => {
     ]);
 
     expect(authHandler1).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-    expect(authHandler1).toHaveBeenCalledWith(BasicOAuthScopes.from('a b'));
+    expect(authHandler1).toHaveBeenCalledWith(new Set(['a', 'b']));
     expect(authHandler2).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-    expect(authHandler2).toHaveBeenCalledWith(BasicOAuthScopes.from('a b c'));
+    expect(authHandler2).toHaveBeenCalledWith(new Set(['a', 'b', 'c']));
   });
 
   it('should reject all requests', async () => {
@@ -79,11 +78,11 @@ describe('MockOAuthApi', () => {
     });
 
     const promises = [
-      requester1(BasicOAuthScopes.from('a')),
-      requester1(BasicOAuthScopes.from('b')),
-      requester2(BasicOAuthScopes.from('a b')),
-      requester2(BasicOAuthScopes.from('b c')),
-      requester2(BasicOAuthScopes.from('c a')),
+      requester1(new Set(['a'])),
+      requester1(new Set(['b'])),
+      requester2(new Set(['a', 'b'])),
+      requester2(new Set(['b', 'c'])),
+      requester2(new Set(['c', 'a'])),
     ];
 
     await expect(
diff --git a/packages/core/src/api/apis/implementations/OAuthRequestManager/OAuthPendingRequests.test.ts b/packages/core/src/api/apis/implementations/OAuthRequestManager/OAuthPendingRequests.test.ts
index be762ca936..36378798d4 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/api/apis/implementations/OAuthRequestManager/OAuthPendingRequests.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/api/apis/implementations/OAuthRequestManager/OAuthPendingRequests.test.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 
 import { wait } from '@testing-library/react';
 import { OAuthPendingRequests } from './OAuthPendingRequests';
-import { BasicOAuthScopes } from './BasicOAuthScopes';
 
 describe('OAuthPendingRequests', () => {
   it('notifies new observers about current state', async () => {
@@ -24,7 +23,7 @@ describe('OAuthPendingRequests', () => {
     const next = jest.fn();
     const error = jest.fn();
 
-    const input = BasicOAuthScopes.from('a b');
+    const input = new Set(['a', 'b']);
     target.pending().subscribe({ next, error });
     target.request(input);
 
@@ -39,11 +38,11 @@ describe('OAuthPendingRequests', () => {
     const next = jest.fn();
     const error = jest.fn();
 
-    const request1 = target.request(BasicOAuthScopes.from('a'));
-    const request2 = target.request(BasicOAuthScopes.from('a'));
+    const request1 = target.request(new Set(['a']));
+    const request2 = target.request(new Set(['a']));
     target.pending().subscribe({ next, error });
-    target.resolve(BasicOAuthScopes.from('a'), 'session1');
-    target.resolve(BasicOAuthScopes.from('a'), 'session2');
+    target.resolve(new Set(['a']), 'session1');
+    target.resolve(new Set(['a']), 'session2');
 
     await expect(request1).resolves.toBe('session1');
     await expect(request2).resolves.toBe('session1');
@@ -53,10 +52,10 @@ describe('OAuthPendingRequests', () => {
 
   it('can resolve through the observable', async () => {
     const target = new OAuthPendingRequests<string>();
-    const next = jest.fn((pendingRequest) => pendingRequest.resolve('done'));
+    const next = jest.fn(pendingRequest => pendingRequest.resolve('done'));
     const error = jest.fn();
 
-    const request1 = target.request(BasicOAuthScopes.from('a'));
+    const request1 = target.request(new Set(['a']));
     target.pending().subscribe({ next, error });
 
     await expect(request1).resolves.toBe('done');
@@ -70,11 +69,11 @@ describe('OAuthPendingRequests', () => {
     const error = jest.fn();
     const rejection = new Error('eek');
 
-    const request1 = target.request(BasicOAuthScopes.from('a'));
-    const request2 = target.request(BasicOAuthScopes.from('a'));
+    const request1 = target.request(new Set(['a']));
+    const request2 = target.request(new Set(['a']));
     target.pending().subscribe({ next, error });
     target.reject(rejection);
-    target.resolve(BasicOAuthScopes.from('a'), 'session');
+    target.resolve(new Set(['a']), 'session');
 
     await expect(request1).rejects.toBe(rejection);
     await expect(request2).rejects.toBe(rejection);
@@ -85,10 +84,10 @@ describe('OAuthPendingRequests', () => {
   it('can reject through the observable', async () => {
     const target = new OAuthPendingRequests<string>();
     const rejection = new Error('nope');
-    const next = jest.fn((pendingRequest) => pendingRequest.reject(rejection));
+    const next = jest.fn(pendingRequest => pendingRequest.reject(rejection));
     const error = jest.fn();
 
-    const request1 = target.request(BasicOAuthScopes.from('a'));
+    const request1 = target.request(new Set(['a']));
     target.pending().subscribe({ next, error });
 
     await expect(request1).rejects.toBe(rejection);
diff --git a/packages/core/src/api/apis/implementations/OAuthRequestManager/OAuthPendingRequests.ts b/packages/core/src/api/apis/implementations/OAuthRequestManager/OAuthPendingRequests.ts
index e8dd0e12ef..6ee1674b39 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/api/apis/implementations/OAuthRequestManager/OAuthPendingRequests.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/api/apis/implementations/OAuthRequestManager/OAuthPendingRequests.ts
@@ -14,22 +14,50 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import { OAuthScopes } from '../../definitions';
 import { BehaviorSubject } from '../lib';
 import { Observable } from '../../../types';
 
 type RequestQueueEntry<ResultType> = {
-  scopes: OAuthScopes;
+  scopes: Set<string>;
   resolve: (value?: ResultType | PromiseLike<ResultType> | undefined) => void;
   reject: (reason: Error) => void;
 };
 
 export type PendingRequest<ResultType> = {
-  scopes: OAuthScopes | undefined;
+  scopes: Set<string> | undefined;
   resolve: (value: ResultType) => void;
   reject: (reason: Error) => void;
 };
 
+export function hasScopes(
+  searched: Set<string>,
+  searchFor: Set<string>,
+): boolean {
+  for (const scope of searchFor) {
+    if (!searched.has(scope)) {
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+  return true;
+}
+
+export function joinScopes(
+  scopes: Set<string>,
+  ...moreScopess: Set<string>[]
+): Set<string> {
+  const result = new Set(scopes);
+
+  for (const moreScopes of moreScopess) {
+    for (const scope of moreScopes) {
+      if (!result.has(scope)) {
+        result.add(scope);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  return result;
+}
+
 /**
  * The OAuthPendingRequests class is a utility for managing and observing
  * a stream of requests for oauth scopes for a single provider, and resolving
@@ -41,7 +69,7 @@ export class OAuthPendingRequests<ResultType> {
     this.getCurrentPending(),
   );
 
-  request(scopes: OAuthScopes): Promise<ResultType> {
+  request(scopes: Set<string>): Promise<ResultType> {
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
       this.requests.push({ scopes, resolve, reject });
 
@@ -49,9 +77,9 @@ export class OAuthPendingRequests<ResultType> {
     });
   }
 
-  resolve(scopes: OAuthScopes, result: ResultType): void {
-    this.requests = this.requests.filter((request) => {
-      if (scopes.hasScopes(request.scopes)) {
+  resolve(scopes: Set<string>, result: ResultType): void {
+    this.requests = this.requests.filter(request => {
+      if (hasScopes(scopes, request.scopes)) {
         request.resolve(result);
         return false;
       }
@@ -62,7 +90,7 @@ export class OAuthPendingRequests<ResultType> {
   }
 
   reject(error: Error) {
-    this.requests.forEach((request) => request.reject(error));
+    this.requests.forEach(request => request.reject(error));
     this.requests = [];
 
     this.subject.next(this.getCurrentPending());
@@ -79,7 +107,7 @@ export class OAuthPendingRequests<ResultType> {
         : this.requests
             .slice(1)
             .reduce(
-              (acc, current) => acc.extend(current.scopes),
+              (acc, current) => joinScopes(acc, current.scopes),
               this.requests[0].scopes,
             );
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/api/apis/implementations/OAuthRequestManager/OAuthRequestManager.test.ts b/packages/core/src/api/apis/implementations/OAuthRequestManager/OAuthRequestManager.test.ts
index 922cb20a25..46a5362f35 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/api/apis/implementations/OAuthRequestManager/OAuthRequestManager.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/api/apis/implementations/OAuthRequestManager/OAuthRequestManager.test.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 
 import ProviderIcon from '@material-ui/icons/AcUnit';
 import { OAuthRequestManager } from './OAuthRequestManager';
-import { BasicOAuthScopes } from './BasicOAuthScopes';
 
 describe('OAuthRequestManager', () => {
   it('should forward a requests', async () => {
@@ -38,7 +37,7 @@ describe('OAuthRequestManager', () => {
     expect(reqSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
     expect(reqSpy).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith([]);
 
-    const req = requester(BasicOAuthScopes.from('my-scope'));
+    const req = requester(new Set(['my-scope']));
 
     expect(reqSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3);
     expect(reqSpy).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith([
diff --git a/packages/core/src/api/apis/implementations/OAuthRequestManager/OAuthRequestManager.ts b/packages/core/src/api/apis/implementations/OAuthRequestManager/OAuthRequestManager.ts
index 8b3b2d94c2..1168d6abd4 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/api/apis/implementations/OAuthRequestManager/OAuthRequestManager.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/api/apis/implementations/OAuthRequestManager/OAuthRequestManager.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export class OAuthRequestManager implements OAuthRequestApi {
     this.handlerCount++;
 
     handler.pending().subscribe({
-      next: (scopeRequest) => {
+      next: scopeRequest => {
         const newRequests = this.currentRequests.slice();
         const request = this.makeAuthRequest(scopeRequest, options);
         if (!request) {
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export class OAuthRequestManager implements OAuthRequestApi {
       },
     });
 
-    return (scopes) => {
+    return scopes => {
       return handler.request(scopes);
     };
   }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/api/apis/implementations/auth/google/GoogleAuth.test.ts b/packages/core/src/api/apis/implementations/auth/google/GoogleAuth.test.ts
index a6d2b082b2..b386806636 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/api/apis/implementations/auth/google/GoogleAuth.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/api/apis/implementations/auth/google/GoogleAuth.test.ts
@@ -15,11 +15,12 @@
  */
 
 import GoogleAuth from './GoogleAuth';
-import GoogleScopes from './GoogleScopes';
 
 const theFuture = new Date(Date.now() + 3600000);
 const thePast = new Date(Date.now() - 10);
 
+const PREFIX = 'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/';
+
 describe('GoogleAuth', () => {
   it('should save result form createSession', async () => {
     const createSession = jest.fn().mockResolvedValue({ expiresAt: theFuture });
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ describe('GoogleAuth', () => {
     const googleAuth = new GoogleAuth({ createSession, refreshSession } as any);
 
     createSession.mockResolvedValue({
-      scopes: GoogleScopes.from('a'),
+      scopes: new Set([`${PREFIX}a`]),
       expiresAt: theFuture,
     });
     await googleAuth.getSession({ scope: 'a' });
@@ -59,11 +60,11 @@ describe('GoogleAuth', () => {
     const refreshSession = jest
       .fn()
       .mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error('NOPE'))
-      .mockResolvedValue({ scopes: GoogleScopes.from('a') });
+      .mockResolvedValue({ scopes: new Set([`${PREFIX}a`]) });
     const googleAuth = new GoogleAuth({ createSession, refreshSession } as any);
 
     createSession.mockResolvedValue({
-      scopes: GoogleScopes.from('a'),
+      scopes: new Set([`${PREFIX}a`]),
       expiresAt: thePast,
     });
 
@@ -150,7 +151,7 @@ describe('GoogleAuth', () => {
     const refreshSession = jest.fn().mockResolvedValue({
       accessToken: 'access-token',
       expiresAt: theFuture,
-      scopes: GoogleScopes.from('not-enough'),
+      scopes: new Set([`${PREFIX}not-enough`]),
     });
     const googleAuth = new GoogleAuth({ createSession, refreshSession } as any);
 
@@ -169,7 +170,7 @@ describe('GoogleAuth', () => {
     const initialSession = {
       idToken: 'token1',
       expiresAt: theFuture,
-      scopes: GoogleScopes.empty(),
+      scopes: new Set(),
     };
     const refreshSession = jest
       .fn()
@@ -177,7 +178,7 @@ describe('GoogleAuth', () => {
       .mockResolvedValue({
         idToken: 'token2',
         expiresAt: theFuture,
-        scopes: GoogleScopes.empty(),
+        scopes: new Set(),
       });
     const googleAuth = new GoogleAuth({ refreshSession } as any);
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/api/apis/implementations/auth/google/GoogleAuth.ts b/packages/core/src/api/apis/implementations/auth/google/GoogleAuth.ts
index efa5ef7079..1ae94ae9c6 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/api/apis/implementations/auth/google/GoogleAuth.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/api/apis/implementations/auth/google/GoogleAuth.ts
@@ -16,9 +16,7 @@
 
 import GoogleIcon from '@material-ui/icons/AcUnit';
 import { AuthHelper } from '../../lib/AuthHelper';
-import GoogleScopes from './GoogleScopes';
 import { GoogleSession } from './types';
-import { OAuthScopes } from '../../..';
 import {
   OAuthApi,
   OpenIdConnectApi,
@@ -26,6 +24,7 @@ import {
 } from '../../../definitions/auth';
 import { OAuthRequestApi } from '../../../definitions';
 import { GenericAuthHelper } from '../../lib/AuthHelper/AuthHelper';
+import { hasScopes } from '../../OAuthRequestManager/OAuthPendingRequests';
 
 export type GoogleAuthResponse = {
   accessToken: string;
@@ -34,6 +33,13 @@ export type GoogleAuthResponse = {
   expiresInSeconds: number;
 };
 
+const SCOPE_PREFIX = 'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/';
+const DEFAULT_SCOPES = [
+  'openid',
+  `${SCOPE_PREFIX}userinfo.email`,
+  `${SCOPE_PREFIX}userinfo.profile`,
+];
+
 class GoogleAuth implements OAuthApi, OpenIdConnectApi {
   private currentSession: GoogleSession | undefined;
 
@@ -50,7 +56,7 @@ class GoogleAuth implements OAuthApi, OpenIdConnectApi {
         return {
           idToken: res.idToken,
           accessToken: res.accessToken,
-          scopes: GoogleScopes.from(res.scopes),
+          scopes: GoogleAuth.normalizeScopes(res.scopes),
           expiresAt: new Date(Date.now() + res.expiresInSeconds * 1000),
         };
       },
@@ -86,14 +92,16 @@ class GoogleAuth implements OAuthApi, OpenIdConnectApi {
     optional?: boolean;
     scope?: string | string[];
   }): Promise<GoogleSession | undefined> {
-    if (this.sessionExistsAndHasScope(this.currentSession, options.scope)) {
+    const normalizedScope = GoogleAuth.normalizeScopes(options.scope);
+
+    if (this.sessionExistsAndHasScope(this.currentSession, normalizedScope)) {
       if (!this.sessionWillExpire(this.currentSession!)) {
         return this.currentSession!;
       }
 
       try {
         const refreshedSession = await this.helper.refreshSession();
-        if (refreshedSession.scopes.hasScopes(this.currentSession!.scopes)) {
+        if (hasScopes(refreshedSession.scopes, this.currentSession!.scopes)) {
           this.currentSession = refreshedSession;
         }
         return refreshedSession;
@@ -125,7 +133,7 @@ class GoogleAuth implements OAuthApi, OpenIdConnectApi {
 
     // We can call authRequester multiple times, the returned session will contain all requested scopes.
     this.currentSession = await this.helper.createSession(
-      this.getExtendedScope(options.scope),
+      this.getExtendedScope(normalizedScope),
     );
     return this.currentSession;
   }
@@ -137,7 +145,7 @@ class GoogleAuth implements OAuthApi, OpenIdConnectApi {
 
   private sessionExistsAndHasScope(
     session: GoogleSession | undefined,
-    scope?: string | string[],
+    scope?: Set<string>,
   ): boolean {
     if (!session) {
       return false;
@@ -145,7 +153,7 @@ class GoogleAuth implements OAuthApi, OpenIdConnectApi {
     if (!scope) {
       return true;
     }
-    return session.scopes.hasScopes(scope);
+    return hasScopes(session.scopes, scope);
   }
 
   private sessionWillExpire(session: GoogleSession) {
@@ -153,15 +161,45 @@ class GoogleAuth implements OAuthApi, OpenIdConnectApi {
     return expiresInSec < 60 * 5;
   }
 
-  private getExtendedScope(scope?: string | string[]) {
-    let newScope: OAuthScopes = GoogleScopes.default();
+  private getExtendedScope(scopes: Set<string>) {
+    const newScope = new Set(DEFAULT_SCOPES);
     if (this.currentSession) {
-      newScope = this.currentSession.scopes;
+      for (const scope of this.currentSession.scopes) {
+        newScope.add(scope);
+      }
     }
-    if (scope) {
-      newScope = newScope.extend(scope);
+    for (const scope of scopes) {
+      newScope.add(scope);
     }
     return newScope;
   }
+
+  private static normalizeScopes(scopes?: string | string[]): Set<string> {
+    if (!scopes) {
+      return new Set();
+    }
+
+    const scopeList = Array.isArray(scopes)
+      ? scopes
+      : scopes.split(' ').filter(Boolean);
+
+    const normalizedScopes = scopeList.map(scope => {
+      if (scope === 'openid') {
+        return scope;
+      }
+
+      if (scope === 'profile' || scope === 'email') {
+        return `${SCOPE_PREFIX}userinfo.${scope}`;
+      }
+
+      if (scope.startsWith(SCOPE_PREFIX)) {
+        return scope;
+      }
+
+      return `${SCOPE_PREFIX}${scope}`;
+    });
+
+    return new Set(normalizedScopes);
+  }
 }
 export default GoogleAuth;
diff --git a/packages/core/src/api/apis/implementations/auth/google/GoogleScopes.test.ts b/packages/core/src/api/apis/implementations/auth/google/GoogleScopes.test.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index b4eec497bb..0000000000
--- a/packages/core/src/api/apis/implementations/auth/google/GoogleScopes.test.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,88 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2020 Spotify AB
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-import GoogleScopes from './GoogleScopes';
-
-const PREFIX = 'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/';
-
-describe('GoogleScopes', () => {
-  it('should be created from scopes', () => {
-    const scopes = GoogleScopes.from('a openid b profile');
-    expect(scopes.toString()).toBe(
-      `${PREFIX}a openid ${PREFIX}b ${PREFIX}userinfo.profile`,
-    );
-  });
-
-  it('should be created with default scopes', () => {
-    expect(GoogleScopes.default().toString()).toBe(
-      `openid ${PREFIX}userinfo.email ${PREFIX}userinfo.profile`,
-    );
-  });
-
-  it('should have or not have scopes', () => {
-    const scopes = GoogleScopes.from(`a b ${PREFIX}c`);
-    expect(scopes.hasScopes('a')).toBe(true);
-    expect(scopes.hasScopes('a b')).toBe(true);
-    expect(scopes.hasScopes('b')).toBe(true);
-    expect(scopes.hasScopes('b c')).toBe(true);
-    expect(scopes.hasScopes('a b c')).toBe(true);
-    expect(scopes.hasScopes(`a b ${PREFIX}c`)).toBe(true);
-    expect(scopes.hasScopes(`a ${PREFIX}b c`)).toBe(true);
-    expect(scopes.hasScopes('a b c d')).toBe(false);
-    expect(scopes.hasScopes('d')).toBe(false);
-    expect(scopes.hasScopes('')).toBe(true);
-    expect(scopes.hasScopes('abc')).toBe(false);
-    expect(scopes.hasScopes(`${PREFIX}a`)).toBe(true);
-  });
-
-  it('should handle scope shorthands correctly', () => {
-    const scopes = GoogleScopes.default();
-    expect(scopes.hasScopes('email')).toBe(true);
-    expect(scopes.hasScopes('profile')).toBe(true);
-    expect(scopes.hasScopes('openid')).toBe(true);
-    expect(scopes.hasScopes('userinfo.email')).toBe(true);
-    expect(scopes.hasScopes('userinfo.profile')).toBe(true);
-    expect(scopes.hasScopes('userinfo.openid')).toBe(false);
-    expect(scopes.hasScopes(`${PREFIX}userinfo.email`)).toBe(true);
-    expect(scopes.hasScopes(`${PREFIX}userinfo.profile`)).toBe(true);
-    expect(scopes.hasScopes(`${PREFIX}userinfo.openid`)).toBe(false);
-    expect(scopes.hasScopes(`${PREFIX}email`)).toBe(false);
-    expect(scopes.hasScopes(`${PREFIX}profile`)).toBe(false);
-    expect(scopes.hasScopes(`${PREFIX}openid`)).toBe(false);
-  });
-
-  it('should be extended', () => {
-    const scopes = GoogleScopes.from('a b');
-    expect(scopes.extend('')).not.toBe(scopes);
-    expect(scopes.extend('d').toString()).toBe(
-      `${PREFIX}a ${PREFIX}b ${PREFIX}d`,
-    );
-    expect(scopes.extend('profile').toString()).toBe(
-      `${PREFIX}a ${PREFIX}b ${PREFIX}userinfo.profile`,
-    );
-    expect(scopes.extend('d profile').toString()).toBe(
-      `${PREFIX}a ${PREFIX}b ${PREFIX}d ${PREFIX}userinfo.profile`,
-    );
-    expect(scopes.extend(`${PREFIX}d profile`).toString()).toBe(
-      `${PREFIX}a ${PREFIX}b ${PREFIX}d ${PREFIX}userinfo.profile`,
-    );
-    expect(scopes.extend('a').toString()).toBe(scopes.toString());
-    expect(scopes.extend('').toString()).toBe(scopes.toString());
-    expect(scopes.extend('b').toString()).toBe(scopes.toString());
-    expect(scopes.extend('b a').toString()).toBe(scopes.toString());
-    expect(scopes.extend('b a b a a').toString()).toBe(scopes.toString());
-  });
-});
diff --git a/packages/core/src/api/apis/implementations/auth/google/GoogleScopes.ts b/packages/core/src/api/apis/implementations/auth/google/GoogleScopes.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index a29d392488..0000000000
--- a/packages/core/src/api/apis/implementations/auth/google/GoogleScopes.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,62 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2020 Spotify AB
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-import { BasicOAuthScopes } from '../../OAuthRequestManager/BasicOAuthScopes';
-import { OAuthScopeLike } from '../../..';
-
-const SCOPE_PREFIX = 'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/';
-
-export default class GoogleScopes extends BasicOAuthScopes {
-  static from(scope: OAuthScopeLike): GoogleScopes {
-    return new GoogleScopes(
-      new Set(BasicOAuthScopes.asStrings(scope, GoogleScopes.canonicalScope)),
-    );
-  }
-
-  static default(): GoogleScopes {
-    return new GoogleScopes(
-      new Set([
-        'openid',
-        `${SCOPE_PREFIX}userinfo.email`,
-        `${SCOPE_PREFIX}userinfo.profile`,
-      ]),
-    );
-  }
-
-  static empty(): GoogleScopes {
-    return new GoogleScopes(new Set());
-  }
-
-  constructor(scopes: Set<string>) {
-    super(scopes, GoogleScopes.canonicalScope);
-  }
-
-  private static canonicalScope(scope: string): string {
-    if (scope === 'openid') {
-      return scope;
-    }
-
-    if (scope === 'profile' || scope === 'email') {
-      return `${SCOPE_PREFIX}userinfo.${scope}`;
-    }
-
-    if (scope.startsWith(SCOPE_PREFIX)) {
-      return scope;
-    }
-
-    return `${SCOPE_PREFIX}${scope}`;
-  }
-}
diff --git a/packages/core/src/api/apis/implementations/auth/google/types.ts b/packages/core/src/api/apis/implementations/auth/google/types.ts
index 55d9a7ecf2..96c69c5d4f 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/api/apis/implementations/auth/google/types.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/api/apis/implementations/auth/google/types.ts
@@ -14,11 +14,9 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import GoogleScopes from './GoogleScopes';
-
 export type GoogleSession = {
   idToken: string;
   accessToken: string;
-  scopes: GoogleScopes;
+  scopes: Set<string>;
   expiresAt: Date;
 };
diff --git a/packages/core/src/api/apis/implementations/lib/AuthHelper/AuthHelper.test.ts b/packages/core/src/api/apis/implementations/lib/AuthHelper/AuthHelper.test.ts
index 5ca95cb600..d62226679d 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/api/apis/implementations/lib/AuthHelper/AuthHelper.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/api/apis/implementations/lib/AuthHelper/AuthHelper.test.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 import ProviderIcon from '@material-ui/icons/AcUnit';
 import { AuthHelper } from './AuthHelper';
 import MockOAuthApi from '../../OAuthRequestManager/MockOAuthApi';
-import { BasicOAuthScopes } from '../../OAuthRequestManager/BasicOAuthScopes';
 import * as loginPopup from '../loginPopup';
 
 const anyFetch = fetch as any;
@@ -33,7 +32,7 @@ const defaultOptions = {
   oauthRequestApi: new MockOAuthApi(),
   sessionTransform: ({ expiresInSeconds, ...res }: any) => ({
     ...res,
-    scopes: BasicOAuthScopes.from(res.scopes),
+    scopes: new Set(res.scopes.split(' ')),
     expiresAt: new Date(Date.now() + expiresInSeconds * 1000),
   }),
 };
@@ -58,7 +57,7 @@ describe('AuthHelper', () => {
     const session = await helper.refreshSession();
     expect(session.idToken).toBe('mock-id-token');
     expect(session.accessToken).toBe('mock-access-token');
-    expect(session.scopes.hasScopes('a b c')).toBe(true);
+    expect(session.scopes).toEqual(new Set(['a', 'b', 'c']));
     expect(session.expiresAt.getTime()).toBeLessThan(Date.now() + 70000);
     expect(session.expiresAt.getTime()).toBeGreaterThan(Date.now() + 50000);
   });
@@ -87,7 +86,7 @@ describe('AuthHelper', () => {
       ...defaultOptions,
       oauthRequestApi: mockOauth,
     });
-    const promise = helper.createSession(BasicOAuthScopes.from('a b'));
+    const promise = helper.createSession(new Set(['a', 'b']));
     await mockOauth.rejectAll();
     await expect(promise).rejects.toMatchObject({ name: 'RejectedError' });
   });
@@ -107,7 +106,7 @@ describe('AuthHelper', () => {
       oauthRequestApi: mockOauth,
     });
 
-    const sessionPromise = helper.createSession(BasicOAuthScopes.from('a b'));
+    const sessionPromise = helper.createSession(new Set(['a', 'b']));
 
     await mockOauth.triggerAll();
 
@@ -119,7 +118,7 @@ describe('AuthHelper', () => {
     await expect(sessionPromise).resolves.toEqual({
       idToken: 'my-id-token',
       accessToken: 'my-access-token',
-      scopes: expect.any(BasicOAuthScopes),
+      scopes: expect.any(Set),
       expiresAt: expect.any(Date),
     });
   });
diff --git a/packages/core/src/api/apis/implementations/lib/AuthHelper/AuthHelper.ts b/packages/core/src/api/apis/implementations/lib/AuthHelper/AuthHelper.ts
index dc79641e70..e1d9d12b31 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/api/apis/implementations/lib/AuthHelper/AuthHelper.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/api/apis/implementations/lib/AuthHelper/AuthHelper.ts
@@ -15,11 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 import { AuthRequester } from '../../..';
-import {
-  OAuthRequestApi,
-  AuthProvider,
-  OAuthScopes,
-} from '../../../definitions';
+import { OAuthRequestApi, AuthProvider } from '../../../definitions';
 import { showLoginPopup } from '../loginPopup';
 
 const DEFAULT_BASE_PATH = '/api/auth/';
@@ -37,7 +33,7 @@ type Options<AuthSession> = {
 export type GenericAuthHelper<AuthSession> = {
   refreshSession(): Promise<AuthSession>;
   removeSession(): Promise<void>;
-  createSession(scope: OAuthScopes): Promise<AuthSession>;
+  createSession(scopes: Set<string>): Promise<AuthSession>;
 };
 
 export class AuthHelper<AuthSession> implements AuthHelper<AuthSession> {
@@ -59,12 +55,12 @@ export class AuthHelper<AuthSession> implements AuthHelper<AuthSession> {
       environment,
       provider,
       oauthRequestApi,
-      sessionTransform = (id) => id,
+      sessionTransform = id => id,
     } = options;
 
     this.authRequester = oauthRequestApi.createAuthRequester({
       provider,
-      onAuthRequest: (scopes) => this.showPopup(scopes.toString()),
+      onAuthRequest: scopes => this.showPopup([...scopes].join(' ')),
     });
 
     this.apiOrigin = apiOrigin;
@@ -95,7 +91,7 @@ export class AuthHelper<AuthSession> implements AuthHelper<AuthSession> {
         'x-requested-with': 'XMLHttpRequest',
       },
       credentials: 'include',
-    }).catch((error) => {
+    }).catch(error => {
       throw new Error(`Auth refresh request failed, ${error}`);
     });
 
@@ -133,8 +129,8 @@ export class AuthHelper<AuthSession> implements AuthHelper<AuthSession> {
     }
   }
 
-  async createSession(scope: OAuthScopes): Promise<AuthSession> {
-    return this.authRequester(scope);
+  async createSession(scopes: Set<string>): Promise<AuthSession> {
+    return this.authRequester(scopes);
   }
 
   private async showPopup(scope: string): Promise<AuthSession> {