diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/atlassian/provider.test.ts b/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/atlassian/provider.test.ts
index 86ce21265e..7bed582f81 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/atlassian/provider.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/atlassian/provider.test.ts
@@ -14,10 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import {
-  AtlassianAuthProvider,
-  atlassianDefaultSignInResolver,
-} from './provider';
+import { AtlassianAuthProvider } from './provider';
 import * as helpers from '../../lib/passport/PassportStrategyHelper';
 import { getVoidLogger } from '@backstage/backend-common';
 import { TokenIssuer } from '../../identity';
@@ -55,7 +52,6 @@ describe('createAtlassianProvider', () => {
     clientSecret: 'mock',
     callbackUrl: 'mock',
     scopes: 'scope',
-    signInResolver: atlassianDefaultSignInResolver,
   });
 
   it('should auth', async () => {
@@ -84,9 +80,6 @@ describe('createAtlassianProvider', () => {
     });
     const { response } = await provider.handler({} as any);
     expect(response).toEqual({
-      backstageIdentity: {
-        id: 'conrad',
-      },
       providerInfo: {
         accessToken: 'accessToken',
         expiresInSeconds: 123,
@@ -137,9 +130,6 @@ describe('createAtlassianProvider', () => {
     const response = await provider.refresh({} as any);
 
     expect(response).toEqual({
-      backstageIdentity: {
-        id: 'mockuser',
-      },
       profile: {
         displayName: 'Mocked User',
         email: 'mockuser@gmail.com',
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/atlassian/provider.ts b/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/atlassian/provider.ts
index f9b4b07715..e19f29a3a4 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/atlassian/provider.ts
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/atlassian/provider.ts
@@ -55,23 +55,6 @@ export type AtlassianAuthProviderOptions = OAuthProviderOptions & {
   logger: Logger;
 };
 
-export const atlassianDefaultSignInResolver: SignInResolver<OAuthResult> =
-  async (info, ctx) => {
-    const { profile, result } = info;
-
-    let id = result.fullProfile.id;
-
-    if (profile.email) {
-      id = profile.email.split('@')[0];
-    }
-
-    const token = await ctx.tokenIssuer.issueToken({
-      claims: { sub: id, ent: [`user:default/${id}`] },
-    });
-
-    return { id, token };
-  };
-
 export const atlassianDefaultAuthHandler: AuthHandler<OAuthResult> = async ({
   fullProfile,
   params,