diff --git a/components/apimgt-extensions/org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.application.extension.api/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/web.xml b/components/apimgt-extensions/org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.application.extension.api/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/web.xml
index 823bf51d73..0b53726a42 100644
--- a/components/apimgt-extensions/org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.application.extension.api/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/web.xml
+++ b/components/apimgt-extensions/org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.application.extension.api/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/web.xml
@@ -39,11 +39,6 @@
         <param-name>doAuthentication</param-name>
         <param-value>true</param-value>
     </context-param>
-	<!--This is to support basic auth.-->
-	<context-param>
-		<param-name>basicAuth</param-name>
-		<param-value>true</param-value>
-	</context-param>
 
     <!--publish to apim-->
     <context-param>