diff --git a/.secrets.baseline b/.secrets.baseline
index 45afc719..3d23e813 100644
--- a/.secrets.baseline
+++ b/.secrets.baseline
@@ -292,21 +292,21 @@
         "filename": "tests/testapp/settings/shared.py",
         "hashed_secret": "8f2581750096043a1c68bedea8cfa6e13ad1a2e4",
         "is_verified": false,
-        "line_number": 39
+        "line_number": 38
       },
       {
         "type": "Basic Auth Credentials",
         "filename": "tests/testapp/settings/shared.py",
         "hashed_secret": "afc848c316af1a89d49826c5ae9d00ed769415f3",
         "is_verified": false,
-        "line_number": 118
+        "line_number": 117
       },
       {
         "type": "Secret Keyword",
         "filename": "tests/testapp/settings/shared.py",
         "hashed_secret": "9bc34549d565d9505b287de0cd20ac77be1d3f2c",
         "is_verified": false,
-        "line_number": 198
+        "line_number": 197
       }
     ],
     "tests/testapp/settings/test.py": [
@@ -319,5 +319,5 @@
       }
     ]
   },
-  "generated_at": "2024-10-18T19:50:41Z"
+  "generated_at": "2025-01-30T08:25:21Z"
 }
diff --git a/src/authentication/changelog.d/20250109_124247_arslan.abdulrauf.md b/src/authentication/changelog.d/20250109_124247_arslan.abdulrauf.md
index 4bacf577..a16929b0 100644
--- a/src/authentication/changelog.d/20250109_124247_arslan.abdulrauf.md
+++ b/src/authentication/changelog.d/20250109_124247_arslan.abdulrauf.md
@@ -4,12 +4,10 @@ A new scriv changelog fragment.
 Uncomment the section that is right (remove the HTML comment wrapper).
 -->
 
-<!--
 ### Removed
 
-- A bullet item for the Removed category.
+- Remove 'python3-saml' from dependencies
 
--->
 <!--
 ### Added
 
@@ -38,4 +36,3 @@ Uncomment the section that is right (remove the HTML comment wrapper).
 ### Security
 
 - Bump djoser to 2.3.1
-- Remove 'python3-saml' from dependencies
diff --git a/src/authentication/mitol/authentication/settings/touchstone.py b/src/authentication/mitol/authentication/settings/touchstone.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 83388b0f..00000000
--- a/src/authentication/mitol/authentication/settings/touchstone.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,98 +0,0 @@
-"""Touchstone configuration settings"""
-
-from urllib.parse import urlparse
-
-from mitol.common.envs import get_bool, get_site_name, get_string
-from mitol.common.settings.base import SITE_BASE_URL
-from mitol.mail.settings.email import EMAIL_SUPPORT
-
-_SITE_NAME = get_site_name()
-
-# SAML settings
-SOCIAL_AUTH_SAML_SP_ENTITY_ID = get_string(
-    name="SOCIAL_AUTH_SAML_SP_ENTITY_ID", default=SITE_BASE_URL, description=""
-)
-SOCIAL_AUTH_SAML_SP_PUBLIC_CERT = get_string(
-    name="SOCIAL_AUTH_SAML_SP_PUBLIC_CERT",
-    default=None,
-    description="The SAML public certificate",
-)
-SOCIAL_AUTH_SAML_SP_PRIVATE_KEY = get_string(
-    name="SOCIAL_AUTH_SAML_SP_PRIVATE_KEY",
-    default=None,
-    description="The SAML private key",
-)
-SOCIAL_AUTH_SAML_ORG_DISPLAYNAME = get_string(
-    name="SOCIAL_AUTH_SAML_ORG_DISPLAYNAME",
-    default=_SITE_NAME,
-    description="The SAML Organization display name",
-)
-SOCIAL_AUTH_SAML_CONTACT_NAME = get_string(
-    name="SOCIAL_AUTH_SAML_CONTACT_NAME",
-    default=f"{_SITE_NAME} Support",
-    description="The SAML contact name for our app",
-)
-SOCIAL_AUTH_SAML_IDP_ENTITY_ID = get_string(
-    name="SOCIAL_AUTH_SAML_IDP_ENTITY_ID",
-    default=None,
-    description="The SAML IDP entity ID",
-)
-SOCIAL_AUTH_SAML_IDP_URL = get_string(
-    name="SOCIAL_AUTH_SAML_IDP_URL", default=None, description="The SAML IDP URL"
-)
-SOCIAL_AUTH_SAML_IDP_X509 = get_string(
-    name="SOCIAL_AUTH_SAML_IDP_X509",
-    default=False,
-    description="The SAML IDP x509 certificate",
-)
-SOCIAL_AUTH_SAML_IDP_ATTRIBUTE_PERM_ID = get_string(
-    name="SOCIAL_AUTH_SAML_IDP_ATTRIBUTE_PERM_ID",
-    default=None,
-    description="The IDP attribute for the user's immutable ID",
-)
-SOCIAL_AUTH_SAML_IDP_ATTRIBUTE_NAME = get_string(
-    name="SOCIAL_AUTH_SAML_IDP_ATTRIBUTE_NAME",
-    default=None,
-    description="The IDP attribute for the user's name",
-)
-SOCIAL_AUTH_SAML_IDP_ATTRIBUTE_EMAIL = get_string(
-    name="SOCIAL_AUTH_SAML_IDP_ATTRIBUTE_EMAIL",
-    default=None,
-    description="The IDP attribute for the user's email",
-)
-SOCIAL_AUTH_SAML_SECURITY_ENCRYPTED = get_bool(
-    name="SOCIAL_AUTH_SAML_SECURITY_ENCRYPTED",
-    default=False,
-    description="If True, SMAL assertions should be encrypted",
-)
-
-SOCIAL_AUTH_SAML_ORG_INFO = {
-    "en-US": {
-        "name": urlparse(SITE_BASE_URL).netloc,
-        "displayname": SOCIAL_AUTH_SAML_ORG_DISPLAYNAME,
-        "url": SITE_BASE_URL,
-    }
-}
-SOCIAL_AUTH_SAML_TECHNICAL_CONTACT = {
-    "givenName": SOCIAL_AUTH_SAML_CONTACT_NAME,
-    "emailAddress": EMAIL_SUPPORT,
-}
-SOCIAL_AUTH_SAML_SUPPORT_CONTACT = SOCIAL_AUTH_SAML_TECHNICAL_CONTACT
-SOCIAL_AUTH_DEFAULT_IDP_KEY = "default"
-SOCIAL_AUTH_SAML_ENABLED_IDPS = {
-    SOCIAL_AUTH_DEFAULT_IDP_KEY: {
-        "entity_id": SOCIAL_AUTH_SAML_IDP_ENTITY_ID,
-        "url": SOCIAL_AUTH_SAML_IDP_URL,
-        "attr_user_permanent_id": SOCIAL_AUTH_SAML_IDP_ATTRIBUTE_PERM_ID,
-        "attr_username": SOCIAL_AUTH_SAML_IDP_ATTRIBUTE_PERM_ID,
-        "attr_email": SOCIAL_AUTH_SAML_IDP_ATTRIBUTE_EMAIL,
-        "attr_full_name": SOCIAL_AUTH_SAML_IDP_ATTRIBUTE_NAME,
-        "x509cert": SOCIAL_AUTH_SAML_IDP_X509,
-    }
-}
-
-
-SOCIAL_AUTH_SAML_SECURITY_CONFIG = {
-    "wantAssertionsEncrypted": SOCIAL_AUTH_SAML_SECURITY_ENCRYPTED,
-    "requestedAuthnContext": False,
-}
diff --git a/src/authentication/mitol/authentication/urls/saml.py b/src/authentication/mitol/authentication/urls/saml.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 6289aa79..00000000
--- a/src/authentication/mitol/authentication/urls/saml.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-"""URL configurations for authentication"""
-
-from django.urls import path
-from mitol.authentication.views.saml import saml_metadata
-
-urlpatterns = [
-    path("saml/metadata/", saml_metadata, name="saml-metadata"),
-]
diff --git a/src/authentication/mitol/authentication/views/saml.py b/src/authentication/mitol/authentication/views/saml.py
deleted file mode 100644
index c9bdd502..00000000
--- a/src/authentication/mitol/authentication/views/saml.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-"""SAML-specific auth views"""
-
-from django.http import HttpRequest, HttpResponse
-from django.urls import reverse
-from social_django.utils import load_backend, load_strategy
-
-
-def saml_metadata(request: HttpRequest):
-    """Display SAML configuration metadata as XML"""
-    complete_url = reverse("social:complete", args=("saml",))
-    saml_backend = load_backend(
-        load_strategy(request), "saml", redirect_uri=complete_url
-    )
-    metadata, _ = saml_backend.generate_metadata_xml()
-    return HttpResponse(content=metadata, content_type="text/xml")
diff --git a/tests/mitol/authentication/views/test_saml.py b/tests/mitol/authentication/views/test_saml.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 316cb21a..00000000
--- a/tests/mitol/authentication/views/test_saml.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-"""SAML view tests"""
-
-from xml.etree import ElementTree
-
-from django.urls import reverse
-
-
-def test_saml_metadata(settings, client):
-    """Test that SAML metadata page renders XML"""
-    settings.SOCIAL_AUTH_SAML_SP_ENTITY_ID = "http://mit.edu"
-    settings.SOCIAL_AUTH_SAML_SP_PUBLIC_CERT = ""
-    settings.SOCIAL_AUTH_SAML_SP_PRIVATE_KEY = ""
-    settings.SOCIAL_AUTH_SAML_ORG_INFO = {
-        "en-US": {"name": "MIT", "displayname": "MIT", "url": "http://mit.edu"}
-    }
-    settings.SOCIAL_AUTH_SAML_TECHNICAL_CONTACT = {
-        "givenName": "TestName",
-        "emailAddress": "test@example.com",
-    }
-    settings.SOCIAL_AUTH_SAML_SUPPORT_CONTACT = {
-        "givenName": "TestName",
-        "emailAddress": "test@example.com",
-    }
-    settings.SOCIAL_AUTH_SAML_SP_EXTRA = {
-        "assertionConsumerService": {"url": "http://mit.edu"}
-    }
-    response = client.get(reverse("saml-metadata"))
-
-    root = ElementTree.fromstring(response.content)  # noqa: S314
-    assert root.tag == "{urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:metadata}EntityDescriptor"
-    assert response.status_code == 200  # noqa: PLR2004
diff --git a/tests/testapp/settings/shared.py b/tests/testapp/settings/shared.py
index a6b6a12b..8a53fb08 100644
--- a/tests/testapp/settings/shared.py
+++ b/tests/testapp/settings/shared.py
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
     "mitol.common.settings.base",
     "mitol.common.settings.webpack",
     "mitol.mail.settings.email",
-    "mitol.authentication.settings.touchstone",
     "mitol.authentication.settings.djoser_settings",
     "mitol.payment_gateway.settings.cybersource",
     "mitol.google_sheets.settings.google_sheets",
diff --git a/tests/testapp/urls.py b/tests/testapp/urls.py
index 14e9917c..8c9f7621 100644
--- a/tests/testapp/urls.py
+++ b/tests/testapp/urls.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
     path("api/", include("mitol.digitalcredentials.urls")),
     path("api/", include("mitol.google_sheets.urls")),
     path("api/", include("mitol.mail.urls")),
-    path("", include("mitol.authentication.urls.saml")),
     path("", include("mitol.authentication.urls.djoser_urls")),
     path("", include("social_django.urls", namespace="social")),
     path(