diff --git a/lib/gitlab/backend/grack_auth.rb b/lib/gitlab/backend/grack_auth.rb
index cdcaae8094cc0199bdb919c0d83c558726a08006..e2363b912653bd68dde59d6ac7753e33c1d1bc10 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/backend/grack_auth.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/backend/grack_auth.rb
@@ -36,10 +36,7 @@ module Grack
       lfs_response = Gitlab::Lfs::Router.new(project, @user, @request).try_call
       return lfs_response unless lfs_response.nil?
 
-      if project && authorized_request?
-        # Tell gitlab-workhorse the request is OK, and what the GL_ID is
-        render_grack_auth_ok
-      elsif @user.nil? && !@ci
+      if @user.nil? && !@ci
         unauthorized
       else
         render_not_found
@@ -141,36 +138,6 @@ module Grack
       user
     end
 
-    def authorized_request?
-      return true if @ci
-
-      case git_cmd
-      when *Gitlab::GitAccess::DOWNLOAD_COMMANDS
-        if !Gitlab.config.gitlab_shell.upload_pack
-          false
-        elsif user
-          Gitlab::GitAccess.new(user, project).download_access_check.allowed?
-        elsif project.public?
-          # Allow clone/fetch for public projects
-          true
-        else
-          false
-        end
-      when *Gitlab::GitAccess::PUSH_COMMANDS
-        if !Gitlab.config.gitlab_shell.receive_pack
-          false
-        elsif user
-          # Skip user authorization on upload request.
-          # It will be done by the pre-receive hook in the repository.
-          true
-        else
-          false
-        end
-      else
-        false
-      end
-    end
-
     def git_cmd
       if @request.get?
         @request.params['service']
@@ -197,24 +164,6 @@ module Grack
       end
     end
 
-    def render_grack_auth_ok
-      repo_path =
-        if @request.path_info =~ /^([\w\.\/-]+)\.wiki\.git/
-          ProjectWiki.new(project).repository.path_to_repo
-        else
-          project.repository.path_to_repo
-        end
-
-      [
-        200,
-        { "Content-Type" => "application/json" },
-        [JSON.dump({
-          'GL_ID' => Gitlab::ShellEnv.gl_id(@user),
-          'RepoPath' => repo_path,
-        })]
-      ]
-    end
-
     def render_not_found
       [404, { "Content-Type" => "text/plain" }, ["Not Found"]]
     end