diff --git a/conf/defaults.ini b/conf/defaults.ini
index c52788da583..091140c7cc1 100644
--- a/conf/defaults.ini
+++ b/conf/defaults.ini
@@ -1757,8 +1757,6 @@ public_key_retrieval_disabled = false
 public_key_retrieval_on_startup = false
 # Enter a comma-separated list of plugin identifiers to avoid loading (including core plugins). These plugins will be hidden in the catalog.
 disable_plugins =
-# Auth token for plugin installations and removal in managed instances
-install_token =
 # Comma separated list of plugin ids for which angular deprecation UI should be disabled
 hide_angular_deprecation =
 # Comma separated list of plugin ids for which environment variables should be forwarded. Used only when feature flag pluginsSkipHostEnvVars is enabled.
diff --git a/pkg/api/grafana_com_proxy.go b/pkg/api/grafana_com_proxy.go
index 9c2c0a23547..ac7ee28f626 100644
--- a/pkg/api/grafana_com_proxy.go
+++ b/pkg/api/grafana_com_proxy.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func ReverseProxyGnetReq(logger log.Logger, proxyPath, version, grafanaComAPIUrl
 
 func (hs *HTTPServer) ProxyGnetRequest(c *contextmodel.ReqContext) {
 	proxyPath := web.Params(c.Req)["*"]
-	proxy := ReverseProxyGnetReq(c.Logger, proxyPath, hs.Cfg.BuildVersion, hs.Cfg.GrafanaComAPIURL, hs.Cfg.PluginInstallToken)
+	proxy := ReverseProxyGnetReq(c.Logger, proxyPath, hs.Cfg.BuildVersion, hs.Cfg.GrafanaComAPIURL, hs.Cfg.GrafanaComSSOAPIToken)
 	proxy.Transport = grafanaComProxyTransport
 	proxy.ServeHTTP(c.Resp, c.Req)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/services/pluginsintegration/pluginconfig/config.go b/pkg/services/pluginsintegration/pluginconfig/config.go
index d2ae8849fd6..71952c64eb8 100644
--- a/pkg/services/pluginsintegration/pluginconfig/config.go
+++ b/pkg/services/pluginsintegration/pluginconfig/config.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func ProvidePluginManagementConfig(cfg *setting.Cfg, settingProvider setting.Pro
 		cfg.DisablePlugins,
 		cfg.HideAngularDeprecation,
 		cfg.ForwardHostEnvVars,
-		cfg.PluginInstallToken,
+		cfg.GrafanaComSSOAPIToken,
 	), nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/setting/setting.go b/pkg/setting/setting.go
index f0039db5ae2..4cbf43e0eb7 100644
--- a/pkg/setting/setting.go
+++ b/pkg/setting/setting.go
@@ -196,7 +196,6 @@ type Cfg struct {
 	PluginSkipPublicKeyDownload      bool
 	DisablePlugins                   []string
 	HideAngularDeprecation           []string
-	PluginInstallToken               string
 	ForwardHostEnvVars               []string
 	PreinstallPlugins                []InstallPlugin
 	PreinstallPluginsAsync           bool
diff --git a/pkg/setting/setting_plugins.go b/pkg/setting/setting_plugins.go
index 8ba9fd134b0..f85ca79d4e8 100644
--- a/pkg/setting/setting_plugins.go
+++ b/pkg/setting/setting_plugins.go
@@ -91,8 +91,5 @@ func (cfg *Cfg) readPluginSettings(iniFile *ini.File) error {
 	cfg.PluginsCDNURLTemplate = strings.TrimRight(pluginsSection.Key("cdn_base_url").MustString(""), "/")
 	cfg.PluginLogBackendRequests = pluginsSection.Key("log_backend_requests").MustBool(false)
 
-	// Installation token for managed plugins
-	cfg.PluginInstallToken = pluginsSection.Key("install_token").MustString("")
-
 	return nil
 }