diff --git a/manifests/federation/mellon.pp b/manifests/federation/mellon.pp
index 36b1efd19..3c3c22a90 100644
--- a/manifests/federation/mellon.pp
+++ b/manifests/federation/mellon.pp
@@ -59,8 +59,7 @@ Apache + Mellon SP setups, where a REMOTE_USER env variable is always set, even
   }
 
   keystone_config {
-    'auth/methods': value  => join(any2array($methods),',');
-    'auth/saml2':   ensure => absent;
+    'auth/methods': value => join(any2array($methods),',');
   }
 
   if($enable_websso){
diff --git a/manifests/federation/openidc.pp b/manifests/federation/openidc.pp
index fe8fb2f85..6435fa22e 100644
--- a/manifests/federation/openidc.pp
+++ b/manifests/federation/openidc.pp
@@ -212,8 +212,7 @@ class keystone::federation::openidc (
   }
 
   keystone_config {
-    'auth/methods': value  => join(any2array($methods),',');
-    'auth/openid':  ensure => absent;
+    'auth/methods': value => join(any2array($methods),',');
   }
 
   if $remote_id_attribute {
diff --git a/manifests/federation/shibboleth.pp b/manifests/federation/shibboleth.pp
index 1a86203ba..ad79b611c 100644
--- a/manifests/federation/shibboleth.pp
+++ b/manifests/federation/shibboleth.pp
@@ -68,8 +68,7 @@ Apache + Shibboleth SP setups, where a REMOTE_USER env variable is always set, e
   }
 
   keystone_config {
-    'auth/methods': value  => join(any2array($methods),',');
-    'auth/saml2':   ensure => absent;
+    'auth/methods': value => join(any2array($methods),',');
   }
 
   case $facts['os']['family'] {
diff --git a/spec/classes/keystone_federation_mellon_spec.rb b/spec/classes/keystone_federation_mellon_spec.rb
index 01514b19e..c033781ce 100644
--- a/spec/classes/keystone_federation_mellon_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/keystone_federation_mellon_spec.rb
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ describe 'keystone::federation::mellon' do
 
       it 'should have basic params for mellon in Keystone configuration' do
         is_expected.to contain_keystone_config('auth/methods').with_value('password, token, saml2')
-        is_expected.to contain_keystone_config('auth/saml2').with_ensure('absent')
       end
 
       it { is_expected.to contain_concat__fragment('configure_mellon_keystone').with({
@@ -67,7 +66,6 @@ describe 'keystone::federation::mellon' do
 
       it 'should have basic params for mellon in Keystone configuration' do
         is_expected.to contain_keystone_config('auth/methods').with_value('password, token, saml2')
-        is_expected.to contain_keystone_config('auth/saml2').with_ensure('absent')
       end
 
       it 'should have parameters for websso in Keystone configuration' do
diff --git a/spec/classes/keystone_federation_openidc_spec.rb b/spec/classes/keystone_federation_openidc_spec.rb
index 14c3e01c5..f73765bb7 100644
--- a/spec/classes/keystone_federation_openidc_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/keystone_federation_openidc_spec.rb
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ describe 'keystone::federation::openidc' do
     context 'with only required parameters' do
       it 'should have basic params for openidc in Keystone configuration' do
         is_expected.to contain_keystone_config('auth/methods').with_value('password, token, openid')
-        is_expected.to contain_keystone_config('auth/openid').with_ensure('absent')
       end
 
       it { is_expected.to contain_concat__fragment('configure_openidc_keystone').with({
diff --git a/spec/classes/keystone_federation_shibboleth_spec.rb b/spec/classes/keystone_federation_shibboleth_spec.rb
index c87d9322b..592d82557 100644
--- a/spec/classes/keystone_federation_shibboleth_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/keystone_federation_shibboleth_spec.rb
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ describe 'keystone::federation::shibboleth' do
       let (:params) { default_params }
       it 'should have basic params for shibboleth in Keystone configuration' do
         is_expected.to contain_keystone_config('auth/methods').with_value('password, token, saml2')
-        is_expected.to contain_keystone_config('auth/saml2').with_ensure('absent')
       end
     end
 
@@ -83,7 +82,6 @@ describe 'keystone::federation::shibboleth' do
 
         it { is_expected.to contain_apache__mod('shib2') }
         it { is_expected.to contain_keystone_config('auth/methods').with_value('password, token, saml2') }
-        it { is_expected.to contain_keystone_config('auth/saml2').with_ensure('absent') }
         it { is_expected.to contain_concat__fragment('configure_shibboleth_keystone').with({
           :target => "10-keystone_wsgi.conf",
           :order  => params[:template_order],
@@ -107,7 +105,6 @@ describe 'keystone::federation::shibboleth' do
 
         it { is_expected.to contain_apache__mod('shib2') }
         it { is_expected.to contain_keystone_config('auth/methods').with_value('password, token, saml2') }
-        it { is_expected.to contain_keystone_config('auth/saml2').with_ensure('absent') }
         it { is_expected.to contain_concat__fragment('configure_shibboleth_keystone').with({
           :target => "10-keystone_wsgi.conf",
           :order  => params[:template_order],
@@ -120,7 +117,6 @@ describe 'keystone::federation::shibboleth' do
         let (:params) { default_params }
         it { is_expected.to_not contain_apache__mod('shib2') }
         it { is_expected.to contain_keystone_config('auth/methods').with_value('password, token, saml2') }
-        it { is_expected.to contain_keystone_config('auth/saml2').with_ensure('absent') }
         it { is_expected.to_not contain_concat__fragment('configure_shibboleth_keystone') }
       end
     end