diff --git a/server/auth/types/authentication_type.ts b/server/auth/types/authentication_type.ts
index 1b7d87cf6..14ca8ec27 100755
--- a/server/auth/types/authentication_type.ts
+++ b/server/auth/types/authentication_type.ts
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ export abstract class AuthenticationType implements IAuthenticationType {
     let cookie: SecuritySessionCookie | null | undefined;
     let authInfo: any | undefined;
 
+    // Adds a basic auth credentials headers to requests originated as anonymous user
     if (this.config.auth.anonymous_auth_enabled) {
       const anonymousAuthHeaders = { authorization: ANONYMOUS_AUTH_HEADER };
       Object.assign(authHeaders, anonymousAuthHeaders);
@@ -159,6 +160,7 @@ export abstract class AuthenticationType implements IAuthenticationType {
         if (request.url.pathname && request.url.pathname.startsWith('/bundles/')) {
           return toolkit.notHandled();
         }
+
         // send to auth workflow
         return this.handleUnauthedRequest(request, response, toolkit);
       }
diff --git a/server/auth/types/basic/routes.ts b/server/auth/types/basic/routes.ts
index aed5cf587..4370c63a3 100755
--- a/server/auth/types/basic/routes.ts
+++ b/server/auth/types/basic/routes.ts
@@ -212,7 +212,6 @@ export class BasicAuthRoutes {
           };
 
           if (user.multitenancy_enabled) {
-            request.headers.authorization = ANONYMOUS_AUTH_HEADER;
             const selectTenant = resolveTenant({
               request,
               username: user.username,
@@ -231,7 +230,6 @@ export class BasicAuthRoutes {
           return response.redirected({
             headers: {
               location: `${redirectUrl}`,
-              authorization: ANONYMOUS_AUTH_HEADER,
             },
           });
         } else {