diff --git a/packages/core-api/src/apis/implementations/auth/saml/SamlAuth.ts b/packages/core-api/src/apis/implementations/auth/saml/SamlAuth.ts
index 433d3befe8..dbd9368842 100644
--- a/packages/core-api/src/apis/implementations/auth/saml/SamlAuth.ts
+++ b/packages/core-api/src/apis/implementations/auth/saml/SamlAuth.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ type CreateOptions = {
 };
 
 export type SamlAuthResponse = {
-  userId: string;
   profile: ProfileInfo;
   backstageIdentity: BackstageIdentity;
 };
@@ -96,11 +95,6 @@ class SamlAuth implements ProfileInfoApi, BackstageIdentityApi, SessionApi {
     return session?.backstageIdentity;
   }
 
-  async getIdToken(options: AuthRequestOptions = {}) {
-    const session = await this.sessionManager.getSession(options);
-    return session?.backstageIdentity ?? '';
-  }
-
   async getProfile(options: AuthRequestOptions = {}) {
     const session = await this.sessionManager.getSession(options);
     return session?.profile;