python-bugzilla
diff --git a/‎bugzilla/_session.py‎
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diff --git a/‎bugzilla/base.py‎
Lines changed: 1 addition & 7 deletions b/‎bugzilla/base.py‎
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diff --git a/‎tests/test_api_misc.py‎
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@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # This work is licensed under the GNU GPLv2 or later.
 # See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
 
-import base64
 from logging import getLogger
 
 import requests
@@ -62,15 +61,6 @@ def _set_tokencache_param(self):
         token = self.get_token_value()
         self._session.params["Bugzilla_token"] = token
 
-    def set_basic_auth(self, user, password):
-        """
-        Set basic authentication method.
-        """
-        formatstr = "{}:{}".format(user, password).encode("utf-8")
-        b64str = base64.b64encode(formatstr).decode("utf-8")
-        authstr = "Basic {}".format(b64str)
-        self._session.headers["Authorization"] = authstr
-
     def set_response_cookies(self, response):
         """
         Save any cookies received from the passed requests response
 
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ def get_rcfile_default_url():
 
     def __init__(self, url=-1, user=None, password=None, cookiefile=-1,
                  sslverify=True, tokenfile=-1, use_creds=True, api_key=None,
-                 cert=None, configpaths=-1, basic_auth=False,
+                 cert=None, configpaths=-1,
                  force_rest=False, force_xmlrpc=False, requests_session=None):
         """
         :param url: The bugzilla instance URL, which we will connect
@@ -206,7 +206,6 @@ def __init__(self, url=-1, user=None, password=None, cookiefile=-1,
             to file or directory for custom certs.
         :param api_key: A bugzilla5+ API key
         :param configpaths: A list of possible bugzillarc locations.
-        :param basic_auth: Use headers with HTTP Basic authentication
         :param force_rest: Force use of the REST API
         :param force_xmlrpc: Force use of the XMLRPC API. If neither force_X
             parameter are specified, heuristics will be used to determine
@@ -256,8 +255,6 @@ def __init__(self, url=-1, user=None, password=None, cookiefile=-1,
         self._settokenfile(tokenfile)
         self._setconfigpath(configpaths)
 
-        self._basic_auth = basic_auth
-
         if url:
             self.connect(url)
 
@@ -588,9 +585,6 @@ def login(self, user=None, password=None, restrict_login=None):
             log.info("logging in with restrict_login=True")
 
         try:
-            if self._basic_auth:
-                self._session.set_basic_auth(user, password)
-
             payload = {'login': user, 'password': password}
             if restrict_login:
                 payload['restrict_login'] = True
 
@@ -189,12 +189,6 @@ def test_api_login():
         # Errors on api_key + login()
         bz.login()
 
-    # Will log in immediately, hitting basic_auth path
-    bz = tests.mockbackend.make_bz(
-        bz_kwargs={"basic_auth": True, "user": "FOO", "password": "BAR"},
-        user_login_args="data/mockargs/test_api_login1.txt",
-        user_login_return={})
-
     # Hit default api_key code path
     bz = tests.mockbackend.make_bz(
         bz_kwargs={"api_key": "FAKE_KEY"},