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 c06a6274fd..6e0bd0af10 100644
--- a/packages/core-api/src/apis/implementations/auth/saml/SamlAuth.ts
+++ b/packages/core-api/src/apis/implementations/auth/saml/SamlAuth.ts
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ import {
 import { AuthProvider, DiscoveryApi } from '../../../definitions';
 import { SamlSession } from './types';
 import {
-  SamlAuthSessionManager,
-  SamlAuthSessionStore,
+  AuthSessionStore,
+  StaticAuthSessionManager,
 } from '../../../../lib/AuthSessionManager';
 
 type CreateOptions = {
@@ -62,11 +62,11 @@ class SamlAuth implements SamlApi {
       provider,
     });
 
-    const sessionManager = new SamlAuthSessionManager<SamlSession>({
+    const sessionManager = new StaticAuthSessionManager<SamlSession>({
       connector,
     });
 
-    const authSessionStore = new SamlAuthSessionStore<SamlSession>({
+    const authSessionStore = new AuthSessionStore<SamlSession>({
       manager: sessionManager,
       storageKey: 'samlSession',
     });
diff --git a/packages/core-api/src/lib/AuthSessionManager/AuthSessionStore.ts b/packages/core-api/src/lib/AuthSessionManager/AuthSessionStore.ts
index f2b8558f74..e82557b1ce 100644
--- a/packages/core-api/src/lib/AuthSessionManager/AuthSessionStore.ts
+++ b/packages/core-api/src/lib/AuthSessionManager/AuthSessionStore.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ type Options<T> = {
   /** Storage key to use to store sessions */
   storageKey: string;
   /** Used to get the scope of the session */
-  sessionScopes: SessionScopesFunc<T>;
+  sessionScopes?: SessionScopesFunc<T>;
   /** Used to check if the session needs to be refreshed, defaults to never refresh */
   sessionShouldRefresh?: SessionShouldRefreshFunc<T>;
 };
diff --git a/packages/core-api/src/lib/AuthSessionManager/SamlAuthSessionManager.ts b/packages/core-api/src/lib/AuthSessionManager/SamlAuthSessionManager.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 8a21bc05b9..0000000000
--- a/packages/core-api/src/lib/AuthSessionManager/SamlAuthSessionManager.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,63 +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 { SessionManager, GetSessionOptions } from './types';
-import {
-  SamlAuthConnector,
-  SamlResponse,
-} from '../AuthConnector/SamlAuthConnector';
-import { SessionStateTracker } from './SessionStateTracker';
-
-type Options = {
-  connector: SamlAuthConnector<SamlResponse>;
-};
-
-export class SamlAuthSessionManager<T> implements SessionManager<T> {
-  private readonly connector: SamlAuthConnector<SamlResponse>;
-  private readonly stateTracker = new SessionStateTracker();
-
-  private currentSession: any | undefined; // FIXME: proper typing here?
-
-  constructor(options: Options) {
-    const { connector } = options;
-
-    this.connector = connector;
-  }
-
-  async getSession(options: GetSessionOptions): Promise<T | undefined> {
-    if (this.currentSession) {
-      return this.currentSession;
-    }
-
-    if (options.optional) {
-      return undefined;
-    }
-
-    this.currentSession = await this.connector.createSession();
-    this.stateTracker.setIsSignedIn(true);
-    return this.currentSession;
-  }
-
-  async removeSession() {
-    this.currentSession = undefined;
-    await this.connector.removeSession();
-    this.stateTracker.setIsSignedIn(false);
-  }
-
-  sessionState$() {
-    return this.stateTracker.sessionState$();
-  }
-}
diff --git a/packages/core-api/src/lib/AuthSessionManager/SamlAuthSessionStore.ts b/packages/core-api/src/lib/AuthSessionManager/SamlAuthSessionStore.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 3afb07c4df..0000000000
--- a/packages/core-api/src/lib/AuthSessionManager/SamlAuthSessionStore.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,94 +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 { SamlAuthSessionManager, GetSessionOptions } from './types';
-
-type Options<T> = {
-  manager: SamlAuthSessionManager<T>;
-  storageKey: string;
-};
-
-export class SamlAuthSessionStore<T> implements SamlAuthSessionManager<T> {
-  private readonly manager: SamlAuthSessionManager<T>;
-  private readonly storageKey: string;
-
-  constructor(options: Options<T>) {
-    const { manager, storageKey } = options;
-
-    this.manager = manager;
-    this.storageKey = storageKey;
-  }
-
-  async getSession(options: GetSessionOptions): Promise<T | undefined> {
-    const session = this.loadSession();
-
-    if (session) {
-      return session!;
-    }
-
-    const newSession = await this.manager.getSession(options);
-    this.saveSession(newSession);
-    return newSession;
-  }
-
-  async removeSession() {
-    localStorage.removeItem(this.storageKey);
-    await this.manager.removeSession();
-  }
-
-  sessionState$() {
-    return this.manager.sessionState$();
-  }
-
-  private saveSession(session: T | undefined) {
-    if (session === undefined) {
-      localStorage.removeItem(this.storageKey);
-    } else {
-      localStorage.setItem(
-        this.storageKey,
-        JSON.stringify(session, (_key, value) => {
-          if (value instanceof Set) {
-            return {
-              __type: 'Set',
-              __value: Array.from(value),
-            };
-          }
-          return value;
-        }),
-      );
-    }
-  }
-
-  private loadSession(): T | undefined {
-    try {
-      const sessionJson = localStorage.getItem(this.storageKey);
-      if (sessionJson) {
-        const session = JSON.parse(sessionJson, (_key, value) => {
-          if (value?.__type === 'Set') {
-            return new Set(value.__value);
-          }
-          return value;
-        });
-        return session;
-      }
-
-      return undefined;
-    } catch (error) {
-      localStorage.removeItem(this.storageKey);
-      return undefined;
-    }
-  }
-}
diff --git a/packages/core-api/src/lib/AuthSessionManager/StaticAuthSessionManager.ts b/packages/core-api/src/lib/AuthSessionManager/StaticAuthSessionManager.ts
index e59c11421c..e02b600828 100644
--- a/packages/core-api/src/lib/AuthSessionManager/StaticAuthSessionManager.ts
+++ b/packages/core-api/src/lib/AuthSessionManager/StaticAuthSessionManager.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ type Options<T> = {
   /** The connector used for acting on the auth session */
   connector: AuthConnector<T>;
   /** Used to get the scope of the session */
-  sessionScopes: (session: T) => Set<string>;
+  sessionScopes?: (session: T) => Set<string>;
   /** The default scopes that should always be present in a session, defaults to none. */
   defaultScopes?: Set<string>;
 };
diff --git a/packages/core-api/src/lib/AuthSessionManager/common.ts b/packages/core-api/src/lib/AuthSessionManager/common.ts
index 83b81bc81a..ff2897535d 100644
--- a/packages/core-api/src/lib/AuthSessionManager/common.ts
+++ b/packages/core-api/src/lib/AuthSessionManager/common.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export function hasScopes(
 }
 
 type ScopeHelperOptions<T> = {
-  sessionScopes: SessionScopesFunc<T>;
+  sessionScopes: SessionScopesFunc<T> | undefined;
   defaultScopes?: Set<string>;
 };
 
@@ -46,13 +46,16 @@ export class SessionScopeHelper<T> {
     if (!scopes) {
       return true;
     }
+    if (this.options.sessionScopes === undefined) {
+      return true;
+    }
     const sessionScopes = this.options.sessionScopes(session);
     return hasScopes(sessionScopes, scopes);
   }
 
   getExtendedScope(session: T | undefined, scopes?: Set<string>) {
     const newScope = new Set(this.options.defaultScopes);
-    if (session) {
+    if (session && this.options.sessionScopes !== undefined) {
       const sessionScopes = this.options.sessionScopes(session);
       for (const scope of sessionScopes) {
         newScope.add(scope);
diff --git a/packages/core-api/src/lib/AuthSessionManager/index.ts b/packages/core-api/src/lib/AuthSessionManager/index.ts
index a452ac0055..5f4dde8662 100644
--- a/packages/core-api/src/lib/AuthSessionManager/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core-api/src/lib/AuthSessionManager/index.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,5 @@
 
 export { RefreshingAuthSessionManager } from './RefreshingAuthSessionManager';
 export { StaticAuthSessionManager } from './StaticAuthSessionManager';
-export { SamlAuthSessionManager } from './SamlAuthSessionManager';
 export { AuthSessionStore } from './AuthSessionStore';
-export { SamlAuthSessionStore } from './SamlAuthSessionStore';
 export * from './types';