diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b80a96d2..76fe2a47 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,9 +4,12 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## Unreleased
+### Removed
+- Support for basic auth as an option for Gitea, by [@techknowlogick](https://giteahub.com/techknowlogick). [#2721](https://github.com/drone/drone/issues/2721)
+
 ## [1.3.1] - 2019-08-26
 ### Added
-
 - support for the GitHub deployment status API, by [@bradrydzewski](https://github.com/bradrydzewski).
 
 ## [1.3.0] - 2019-08-20
diff --git a/cmd/drone-server/inject_client.go b/cmd/drone-server/inject_client.go
index b3113556..7b0c955e 100644
--- a/cmd/drone-server/inject_client.go
+++ b/cmd/drone-server/inject_client.go
@@ -117,16 +117,6 @@ func provideGiteaClient(config config.Config) *scm.Client {
 	if config.Gitea.Debug {
 		client.DumpResponse = httputil.DumpResponse
 	}
-	if config.Gitea.ClientID == "" {
-		client.Client = &http.Client{
-			Transport: &oauth2.Transport{
-				Scheme: oauth2.SchemeToken,
-				Source: oauth2.ContextTokenSource(),
-				Base:   defaultTransport(config.Gitea.SkipVerify),
-			},
-		}
-		return client
-	}
 	client.Client = &http.Client{
 		Transport: &oauth2.Transport{
 			Scheme: oauth2.SchemeBearer,
diff --git a/cmd/drone-server/inject_login.go b/cmd/drone-server/inject_login.go
index caadae39..691a8ac8 100644
--- a/cmd/drone-server/inject_login.go
+++ b/cmd/drone-server/inject_login.go
@@ -92,22 +92,14 @@ func provideGiteaLogin(config config.Config) login.Middleware {
 	if config.Gitea.Server == "" {
 		return nil
 	}
-	if config.Gitea.ClientID != "" {
-		return &gitea.Config {
-			ClientID:     config.Gitea.ClientID,
-			ClientSecret: config.Gitea.ClientSecret,
-			Server:       config.Gitea.Server,
-			Client:       defaultClient(config.Gitea.SkipVerify),
-			Logger:       logrus.StandardLogger(),
-			RedirectURL:  config.Server.Addr + "/login",
-			Scope:        config.Gitea.Scope,
-		}
-	}
-	return &gogs.Config{
-		Label:  "drone",
-		Login:  "/login/form",
-		Server: config.Gitea.Server,
-		Client: defaultClient(config.Gitea.SkipVerify),
+	return &gitea.Config {
+		ClientID:     config.Gitea.ClientID,
+		ClientSecret: config.Gitea.ClientSecret,
+		Server:       config.Gitea.Server,
+		Client:       defaultClient(config.Gitea.SkipVerify),
+		Logger:       logrus.StandardLogger(),
+		RedirectURL:  config.Server.Addr + "/login",
+		Scope:        config.Gitea.Scope,
 	}
 }