diff --git a/lib/tasks/tokens.rake b/lib/tasks/tokens.rake
index ad1818ff1fa..693597afdf8 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/tokens.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/tokens.rake
@@ -1,12 +1,7 @@
 require_relative '../../app/models/concerns/token_authenticatable.rb'
 
 namespace :tokens do
-  desc "Reset all GitLab user auth tokens"
-  task reset_all_auth: :environment do
-    reset_all_users_token(:reset_authentication_token!)
-  end
-
-  desc "Reset all GitLab email tokens"
+  desc "Reset all GitLab incoming email tokens"
   task reset_all_email: :environment do
     reset_all_users_token(:reset_incoming_email_token!)
   end
@@ -31,11 +26,6 @@ class TmpUser < ActiveRecord::Base
 
   self.table_name = 'users'
 
-  def reset_authentication_token!
-    write_new_token(:authentication_token)
-    save!(validate: false)
-  end
-
   def reset_incoming_email_token!
     write_new_token(:incoming_email_token)
     save!(validate: false)
diff --git a/spec/tasks/tokens_spec.rb b/spec/tasks/tokens_spec.rb
index b84137eb365..51f7a536cbb 100644
--- a/spec/tasks/tokens_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/tasks/tokens_spec.rb
@@ -7,12 +7,6 @@ describe 'tokens rake tasks' do
     Rake.application.rake_require 'tasks/tokens'
   end
 
-  describe 'reset_all task' do
-    it 'invokes create_hooks task' do
-      expect { run_rake_task('tokens:reset_all_auth') }.to change { user.reload.authentication_token }
-    end
-  end
-
   describe 'reset_all_email task' do
     it 'invokes create_hooks task' do
       expect { run_rake_task('tokens:reset_all_email') }.to change { user.reload.incoming_email_token }