diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Cookies/CookieAuthenticationHandler.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Cookies/CookieAuthenticationHandler.cs
index 017e7911c..5a4ffc547 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Cookies/CookieAuthenticationHandler.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Cookies/CookieAuthenticationHandler.cs
@@ -59,39 +59,6 @@ protected override Task InitializeHandlerAsync()
/// A new instance of the events instance.
protected override Task