diff --git a/extensions/elytron-security-jdbc/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/elytron/security/jdbc/JdbcSecurityRealmConfig.java b/extensions/elytron-security-jdbc/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/elytron/security/jdbc/JdbcSecurityRealmConfig.java
index 0ecb8ecd88beb..ef21aff704f20 100644
--- a/extensions/elytron-security-jdbc/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/elytron/security/jdbc/JdbcSecurityRealmConfig.java
+++ b/extensions/elytron-security-jdbc/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/elytron/security/jdbc/JdbcSecurityRealmConfig.java
@@ -12,13 +12,7 @@
 public class JdbcSecurityRealmConfig {
 
     /**
-     * The authentication mechanism
-     */
-    @ConfigItem(defaultValue = "BASIC")
-    public String authMechanism;
-
-    /**
-     * The authentication mechanism
+     * The realm name
      */
     @ConfigItem(defaultValue = "Quarkus")
     public String realmName;
@@ -39,7 +33,6 @@ public class JdbcSecurityRealmConfig {
     @Override
     public String toString() {
         return "JdbcRealmConfig{" +
-                "authMechanism='" + authMechanism + '\'' +
                 ", realmName='" + realmName + '\'' +
                 ", enabled=" + enabled +
                 ", principalQueries=" + principalQueries +