diff --git a/config/galaxy.yml.sample b/config/galaxy.yml.sample
index 3e5cc11b037..ae7be082092 100644
--- a/config/galaxy.yml.sample
+++ b/config/galaxy.yml.sample
@@ -1435,11 +1435,6 @@ galaxy:
   # Enable access to post-authentication options via OpenID.
   #enable_openid: false
 
-  # If OpenID is enabled, this configuration file specifies providers to
-  # use. Falls back to the .sample variant in config if default does not
-  # exist.
-  #openid_config_file: config/openid_conf.xml
-
   # If OpenID is enabled, consumer cache directory to use.
   #openid_consumer_cache_path: database/openid_consumer_cache
 
diff --git a/doc/source/admin/galaxy_options.rst b/doc/source/admin/galaxy_options.rst
index 26b8d61f54c..7917d607948 100644
--- a/doc/source/admin/galaxy_options.rst
+++ b/doc/source/admin/galaxy_options.rst
@@ -2953,18 +2953,6 @@
 :Type: bool
 
 
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-``openid_config_file``
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
-:Description:
-    If OpenID is enabled, this configuration file specifies providers
-    to use. Falls back to the .sample variant in config if default
-    does not exist.
-:Default: ``config/openid_conf.xml``
-:Type: str
-
-
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 ``openid_consumer_cache_path``
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/config_schema.yml b/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/config_schema.yml
index 4b3fd0c07cc..de030f798b1 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/config_schema.yml
+++ b/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/config_schema.yml
@@ -2193,14 +2193,6 @@ mapping:
         desc: |
           Enable access to post-authentication options via OpenID.
 
-      openid_config_file:
-        type: str
-        default: config/openid_conf.xml
-        required: false
-        desc: |
-          If OpenID is enabled, this configuration file specifies providers to use.
-          Falls back to the .sample variant in config if default does not exist.
-
       openid_consumer_cache_path:
         type: str
         default: database/openid_consumer_cache