diff --git a/control/controlclient/direct.go b/control/controlclient/direct.go
index cd8e123d3..0e76ea174 100644
--- a/control/controlclient/direct.go
+++ b/control/controlclient/direct.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ package controlclient
 import (
 	"bufio"
 	"bytes"
-	"cmp"
 	"context"
 	"crypto/ed25519"
 	"encoding/base64"
@@ -587,11 +586,9 @@ func (c *Direct) doLogin(ctx context.Context, opt loginOpt) (mustRegen bool, new
 	c.logf("RegisterReq: onode=%v node=%v fup=%v nks=%v",
 		request.OldNodeKey.ShortString(),
 		request.NodeKey.ShortString(), opt.URL != "", len(nodeKeySignature) > 0)
-	if opt.Token != nil || cmp.Or(persist.Provider, persist.UserProfile.LoginName, authKey) != "" {
+	if opt.Token != nil || authKey != "" {
 		request.Auth = &tailcfg.RegisterResponseAuth{
 			Oauth2Token: opt.Token,
-			Provider:    persist.Provider,
-			LoginName:   persist.UserProfile.LoginName,
 			AuthKey:     authKey,
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/tailcfg/tailcfg.go b/tailcfg/tailcfg.go
index 6121f90dc..565c97799 100644
--- a/tailcfg/tailcfg.go
+++ b/tailcfg/tailcfg.go
@@ -1070,10 +1070,8 @@ func (st SignatureType) String() string {
 type RegisterResponseAuth struct {
 	_ structs.Incomparable
 
-	// One of Provider/LoginName, Oauth2Token, or AuthKey is set.
+	// At most one of Oauth2Token or AuthKey is set.
 
-	Provider    string       `json:",omitempty"`
-	LoginName   string       `json:",omitempty"`
 	Oauth2Token *Oauth2Token `json:",omitempty"`
 	AuthKey     string       `json:",omitempty"`
 }
diff --git a/tailcfg/tailcfg_clone.go b/tailcfg/tailcfg_clone.go
index 26ea72f70..f31100a11 100644
--- a/tailcfg/tailcfg_clone.go
+++ b/tailcfg/tailcfg_clone.go
@@ -321,8 +321,6 @@ func (src *RegisterResponseAuth) Clone() *RegisterResponseAuth {
 // A compilation failure here means this code must be regenerated, with the command at the top of this file.
 var _RegisterResponseAuthCloneNeedsRegeneration = RegisterResponseAuth(struct {
 	_           structs.Incomparable
-	Provider    string
-	LoginName   string
 	Oauth2Token *Oauth2Token
 	AuthKey     string
 }{})
diff --git a/tailcfg/tailcfg_view.go b/tailcfg/tailcfg_view.go
index ea90bab6d..052f581e6 100644
--- a/tailcfg/tailcfg_view.go
+++ b/tailcfg/tailcfg_view.go
@@ -701,8 +701,6 @@ func (v *RegisterResponseAuthView) UnmarshalJSON(b []byte) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (v RegisterResponseAuthView) Provider() string  { return v.ж.Provider }
-func (v RegisterResponseAuthView) LoginName() string { return v.ж.LoginName }
 func (v RegisterResponseAuthView) Oauth2Token() *Oauth2Token {
 	if v.ж.Oauth2Token == nil {
 		return nil
@@ -716,8 +714,6 @@ func (v RegisterResponseAuthView) AuthKey() string { return v.ж.AuthKey }
 // A compilation failure here means this code must be regenerated, with the command at the top of this file.
 var _RegisterResponseAuthViewNeedsRegeneration = RegisterResponseAuth(struct {
 	_           structs.Incomparable
-	Provider    string
-	LoginName   string
 	Oauth2Token *Oauth2Token
 	AuthKey     string
 }{})