diff --git a/src/vs/code/browser/workbench/workbench-dev.html b/src/vs/code/browser/workbench/workbench-dev.html
index aeb8c5e1e66..55ae7a39871 100644
--- a/src/vs/code/browser/workbench/workbench-dev.html
+++ b/src/vs/code/browser/workbench/workbench-dev.html
@@ -14,11 +14,8 @@
 		<!-- Workbench Configuration -->
 		<meta id="vscode-workbench-web-configuration" data-settings="{{WORKBENCH_WEB_CONFIGURATION}}">
 
-		<!-- running out of sources -->
-		<!-- Builtin Extensions -->
+		<!-- Builtin Extensions (running out of sources) -->
 		<meta id="vscode-workbench-builtin-extensions" data-settings="{{WORKBENCH_BUILTIN_EXTENSIONS}}">
-		<!-- Authentication Session Info -->
-		<meta id="vscode-workbench-authentication-session" data-settings="{{WORKBENCH_AUTHENTICATION_SESSION}}">
 
 		<!-- Workarounds/Hacks (remote user data uri) -->
 		<meta id="vscode-remote-user-data-uri" data-settings="{{REMOTE_USER_DATA_URI}}">
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/services/userData/browser/userDataInit.ts b/src/vs/workbench/services/userData/browser/userDataInit.ts
index 569affa26a9..d3fc176f380 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/services/userData/browser/userDataInit.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/services/userData/browser/userDataInit.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import { IProductService } from 'vs/platform/product/common/productService';
 import { IRequestService } from 'vs/platform/request/common/request';
 import { CONFIGURATION_SYNC_STORE_KEY, IUserDataSyncStoreClient, SyncResource } from 'vs/platform/userDataSync/common/userDataSync';
 import { URI } from 'vs/base/common/uri';
-import { AuthenticationSessionInfo, getCurrentAuthenticationSessionInfo } from 'vs/workbench/services/authentication/browser/authenticationService';
+import { getCurrentAuthenticationSessionInfo } from 'vs/workbench/services/authentication/browser/authenticationService';
 import { getSyncAreaLabel } from 'vs/workbench/services/userDataSync/common/userDataSync';
 import { IWorkbenchContribution, IWorkbenchContributionsRegistry, Extensions } from 'vs/workbench/common/contributions';
 import { Registry } from 'vs/platform/registry/common/platform';
@@ -80,13 +80,18 @@ export class UserDataInitializationService implements IUserDataInitializationSer
 					return;
 				}
 
-				const authenticationSession = await this.getCurrentAuthenticationSessionInfo();
+				if (!this.environmentService.options?.credentialsProvider) {
+					this.logService.trace(`Skipping initializing user data as credentials provider is not provided`);
+					return;
+				}
 
+				let authenticationSession;
+				try {
+					authenticationSession = await getCurrentAuthenticationSessionInfo(this.environmentService, this.productService);
+				} catch (error) {
+					this.logService.error(error);
+				}
 				if (!authenticationSession) {
-					if (!this.environmentService.options?.credentialsProvider) {
-						this.logService.trace(`Skipping initializing user data as credentials provider is not provided`);
-						return;
-					}
 					this.logService.trace(`Skipping initializing user data as authentication session is not set`);
 					return;
 				}
@@ -100,35 +105,6 @@ export class UserDataInitializationService implements IUserDataInitializationSer
 		return this._userDataSyncStoreClientPromise;
 	}
 
-	private async getCurrentAuthenticationSessionInfo(): Promise<AuthenticationSessionInfo | undefined> {
-		if (this.environmentService.options?.credentialsProvider) {
-			try {
-				const currentAuthenticationSessionInfo = await getCurrentAuthenticationSessionInfo(this.environmentService, this.productService);
-				if (currentAuthenticationSessionInfo) {
-					return currentAuthenticationSessionInfo;
-				}
-			} catch (error) {
-				this.logService.error(error);
-				return undefined;
-			}
-		}
-
-		if (!this.environmentService.isBuilt) {
-			const authenticationSessionInfoElement = document.getElementById('vscode-workbench-authentication-session');
-			const authenticationSessionInfoElementAttribute = authenticationSessionInfoElement ? authenticationSessionInfoElement.getAttribute('data-settings') : undefined;
-			if (authenticationSessionInfoElementAttribute) {
-				try {
-					return JSON.parse(authenticationSessionInfoElementAttribute);
-				} catch (error) {
-					this.logService.error(error);
-					return undefined;
-				}
-			}
-		}
-
-		return undefined;
-	}
-
 	async initializeRequiredResources(): Promise<void> {
 		return this.initialize([SyncResource.Settings, SyncResource.GlobalState]);
 	}