diff --git a/emitter/src/contract.rs b/emitter/src/contract.rs
index 015daf0a..60a09283 100644
--- a/emitter/src/contract.rs
+++ b/emitter/src/contract.rs
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ impl Emitter for EmitterContract {
     fn distribute(e: Env) -> i128 {
         storage::bump_instance(&e);
         let backstop_address = storage::get_backstop(&e);
-        backstop_address.require_auth();
 
         let distribution_amount = emitter::execute_distribute(&e, &backstop_address);
 
diff --git a/test-suites/tests/test_emitter.rs b/test-suites/tests/test_emitter.rs
index fa536f91..14034cc6 100644
--- a/test-suites/tests/test_emitter.rs
+++ b/test-suites/tests/test_emitter.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #![cfg(test)]
 
 use soroban_sdk::{
-    testutils::{Address as _, AuthorizedFunction, AuthorizedInvocation, Events},
+    testutils::{Address as _, Events},
     vec, Address, IntoVal, Symbol,
 };
 use test_suites::{
@@ -41,20 +41,7 @@ fn test_emitter() {
     fixture.jump(6 * 24 * 60 * 60);
     let result = fixture.emitter.distribute();
     backstop_blnd_balance += result;
-    assert_eq!(
-        fixture.env.auths()[0],
-        (
-            fixture.backstop.address.clone(),
-            AuthorizedInvocation {
-                function: AuthorizedFunction::Contract((
-                    fixture.emitter.address.clone(),
-                    Symbol::new(&fixture.env, "distribute"),
-                    vec![&fixture.env,]
-                )),
-                sub_invocations: std::vec![]
-            }
-        )
-    );
+    assert_eq!(fixture.env.auths().len(), 0);
     assert_eq!(result, (6 * 24 * 60 * 60 + 61 * 60) * SCALAR_7); // 1 token per second are emitted
     assert_eq!(
         blnd_token.balance(&fixture.emitter.address),