diff --git a/Sources/Auth/Internal/Keychain.swift b/Sources/Auth/Internal/Keychain.swift
index 0d84378fa..9c3ca88d0 100644
--- a/Sources/Auth/Internal/Keychain.swift
+++ b/Sources/Auth/Internal/Keychain.swift
@@ -67,11 +67,6 @@
         query[kSecAttrAccessGroup as String] = accessGroup
       }
 
-      // this is highly recommended for all keychain operations and makes the
-      // macOS keychain item behave like an iOS keychain item
-      // https://developer.apple.com/documentation/security/ksecusedataprotectionkeychain
-      query[kSecUseDataProtectionKeychain as String] = kCFBooleanTrue
-
       return query
     }