diff --git a/addons/auth/addon/authenticators/oidc.js b/addons/auth/addon/authenticators/oidc.js
index c40e58be0..ad3b1c760 100644
--- a/addons/auth/addon/authenticators/oidc.js
+++ b/addons/auth/addon/authenticators/oidc.js
@@ -65,12 +65,9 @@ export default class OIDCAuthenticator extends BaseAuthenticator {
    * @param {object} options
    * @return {object}
    */
-  async startAuthentication(requestCookies = true, options) {
+  async startAuthentication(options) {
     const url = this.buildStartAuthEndpointURL(options);
-    const body = JSON.stringify({
-      token_type: requestCookies ? 'cookie' : null
-    });
-    const response = await fetch(url, { method: 'post', body });
+    const response = await fetch(url, { method: 'post' });
     const json = await response.json();
     if (response.status < 400) {
       // Store meta about the pending OIDC flow
diff --git a/ui/admin/app/routes/scopes/scope/authenticate/method.js b/ui/admin/app/routes/scopes/scope/authenticate/method.js
index 787c42644..075c4ae3a 100644
--- a/ui/admin/app/routes/scopes/scope/authenticate/method.js
+++ b/ui/admin/app/routes/scopes/scope/authenticate/method.js
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ export default class ScopesScopeAuthenticateMethodRoute extends Route {
       case 'oidc':
         await this.startOIDCAuthentication(
           authenticatorName,
-          requestCookies,
           { scope, authMethod }
         );
         this.transitionTo('scopes.scope.authenticate.method.oidc');
@@ -62,11 +61,11 @@ export default class ScopesScopeAuthenticateMethodRoute extends Route {
   /**
    *
    */
-  async startOIDCAuthentication(authenticatorName, requestCookies, options) {
+  async startOIDCAuthentication(authenticatorName, options) {
     const oidc = getOwner(this).lookup(authenticatorName);
     // TODO: delegate this call from the session service so that we don't have
     // to look up the authenticator directly
-    const json = await oidc.startAuthentication(requestCookies, options);
+    const json = await oidc.startAuthentication(options);
     await this.openExternalOIDCFlow(json.authorization_request_url);
   }