diff --git a/src/keystone.js b/src/keystone.js
index b85da98..54f628d 100644
--- a/src/keystone.js
+++ b/src/keystone.js
@@ -201,34 +201,4 @@ export default class Keystone {
       .then((response) => response.json())
       .then((body) => body.catalog);
   }
-
-  authenticate () {
-    const body = {
-      auth: {
-        identity: {
-          methods: ['password'],
-          password: {
-            user: {
-              name: this.cloudConfig.auth.username,
-              password: this.cloudConfig.auth.password
-            }
-          }
-        }
-      }
-    };
-
-    return this
-      .serviceEndpoint()
-      .then((url) => this.http.httpPost(url, body))
-      .then((res) => {
-        this.token = res.headers.get('X-Subject-Token');
-        return res.json(); // This returns a promise...
-      })
-      .then((body) => {
-        this.catalog = body.catalog || {};
-      })
-      .catch((reason) => {
-        return reason;
-      });
-  }
 }
diff --git a/test/unit/keystoneTest.js b/test/unit/keystoneTest.js
index 022b1aa..0142d69 100644
--- a/test/unit/keystoneTest.js
+++ b/test/unit/keystoneTest.js
@@ -14,41 +14,12 @@ describe('Keystone', () => {
   it('should throw an error for an empty config', () => {
     try {
       const keystone = new Keystone();
-      keystone.authenticate();
+      keystone.tokenIssue();
     } catch (e) {
       expect(e.message).toEqual('A configuration is required.');
     }
   });
 
-  it('should authenticate', (done) => {
-    const authUrl = "http://192.168.99.99/identity_v2_admin/v3/";
-    fetchMock.mock(mockData.root());
-
-    fetchMock
-      .post(authUrl, {
-        body: {
-          catalog: {
-            foo: 'bar'
-          }
-        },
-        headers: {
-          'X-Subject-Token': 'the-token'
-        }
-      });
-
-    const keystone = new Keystone(mockData.config);
-
-    keystone.authenticate()
-      .then(() => {
-        expect(fetchMock.called(authUrl)).toEqual(true);
-        expect(typeof keystone.token).toEqual('string');
-        expect(keystone.token).toEqual('the-token');
-        expect(keystone.catalog).toEqual({foo: 'bar'});
-        done();
-      })
-      .catch((error) => done.fail(error));
-  });
-
   describe("versions()", () => {
     it("Should return a list of all versions available on this clouds' keystone", (done) => {
       const keystone = new Keystone(mockData.config);