diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHost.api.impl.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHost.api.impl.ts
index 1d7ab23720b..43d43d5bce1 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHost.api.impl.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHost.api.impl.ts
@@ -227,9 +227,6 @@ export function createApiFactoryAndRegisterActors(accessor: ServicesAccessor): I
 
 		const authentication: typeof vscode.authentication = {
 			getSession(providerId: string, scopes: readonly string[], options?: vscode.AuthenticationGetSessionOptions) {
-				if (options?.forceNewSession) {
-					checkProposedApiEnabled(extension, 'authSession');
-				}
 				return extHostAuthentication.getSession(extension, providerId, scopes, options as any);
 			},
 			// TODO: remove this after GHPR and Codespaces move off of it
diff --git a/src/vscode-dts/vscode.d.ts b/src/vscode-dts/vscode.d.ts
index 4007777baa7..ff186b0103c 100644
--- a/src/vscode-dts/vscode.d.ts
+++ b/src/vscode-dts/vscode.d.ts
@@ -13919,6 +13919,15 @@ declare module 'vscode' {
 		 */
 		createIfNone?: boolean;
 
+		/**
+		 * Whether we should attempt to reauthenticate even if there is already a session available.
+		 *
+		 * If true, a modal dialog will be shown asking the user to sign in again. This is mostly used for scenarios
+		 * where the token needs to be re minted because it has lost some authorization.
+		 *
+		 * Defaults to false.
+		 */
+		forceNewSession?: boolean | { detail: string };
 
 		/**
 		 * Whether we should show the indication to sign in in the Accounts menu.
@@ -14070,6 +14079,21 @@ declare module 'vscode' {
 		 */
 		export function getSession(providerId: string, scopes: readonly string[], options?: AuthenticationGetSessionOptions): Thenable<AuthenticationSession | undefined>;
 
+		/**
+		 * Get an authentication session matching the desired scopes. Rejects if a provider with providerId is not
+		 * registered, or if the user does not consent to sharing authentication information with
+		 * the extension. If there are multiple sessions with the same scopes, the user will be shown a
+		 * quickpick to select which account they would like to use.
+		 *
+		 * Currently, there are only two authentication providers that are contributed from built in extensions
+		 * to the editor that implement GitHub and Microsoft authentication: their providerId's are 'github' and 'microsoft'.
+		 * @param providerId The id of the provider to use
+		 * @param scopes A list of scopes representing the permissions requested. These are dependent on the authentication provider
+		 * @param options The {@link AuthenticationGetSessionOptions} to use
+		 * @returns A thenable that resolves to an authentication session
+		 */
+		export function getSession(providerId: string, scopes: readonly string[], options: AuthenticationGetSessionOptions & { forceNewSession: true | { detail: string } }): Thenable<AuthenticationSession>;
+
 		/**
 		 * An {@link Event} which fires when the authentication sessions of an authentication provider have
 		 * been added, removed, or changed.
diff --git a/src/vscode-dts/vscode.proposed.authSession.d.ts b/src/vscode-dts/vscode.proposed.authSession.d.ts
index a3e593d4224..5287a5e97c6 100644
--- a/src/vscode-dts/vscode.proposed.authSession.d.ts
+++ b/src/vscode-dts/vscode.proposed.authSession.d.ts
@@ -4,37 +4,10 @@
  *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 declare module 'vscode' {
-
-	/**
-	 * More options to be used when getting an {@link AuthenticationSession} from an {@link AuthenticationProvider}.
-	 */
-	export interface AuthenticationGetSessionOptions {
-		/**
-		 * Whether we should attempt to reauthenticate even if there is already a session available.
-		 *
-		 * If true, a modal dialog will be shown asking the user to sign in again. This is mostly used for scenarios
-		 * where the token needs to be re minted because it has lost some authorization.
-		 *
-		 * Defaults to false.
-		 */
-		forceNewSession?: boolean | { detail: string };
-	}
-
 	export namespace authentication {
 		/**
-		 * Get an authentication session matching the desired scopes. Rejects if a provider with providerId is not
-		 * registered, or if the user does not consent to sharing authentication information with
-		 * the extension. If there are multiple sessions with the same scopes, the user will be shown a
-		 * quickpick to select which account they would like to use.
-		 *
-		 * Currently, there are only two authentication providers that are contributed from built in extensions
-		 * to the editor that implement GitHub and Microsoft authentication: their providerId's are 'github' and 'microsoft'.
-		 * @param providerId The id of the provider to use
-		 * @param scopes A list of scopes representing the permissions requested. These are dependent on the authentication provider
-		 * @param options The {@link AuthenticationGetSessionOptions} to use
-		 * @returns A thenable that resolves to an authentication session
+		 * @deprecated Use {@link getSession()} {@link AuthenticationGetSessionOptions.silent} instead.
 		 */
-		export function getSession(providerId: string, scopes: readonly string[], options: AuthenticationGetSessionOptions & { forceNewSession: true | { detail: string } }): Thenable<AuthenticationSession>;
 		export function hasSession(providerId: string, scopes: readonly string[]): Thenable<boolean>;
 	}
 }