diff --git a/git_auth.py b/git_auth.py
index 932fe4e17a..fb92bd0771 100644
--- a/git_auth.py
+++ b/git_auth.py
@@ -340,9 +340,6 @@ class ConfigWizard(object):
             self._configure_sso(parts, scope=scope)
             return _ConfigInfo(method=_ConfigMethod.SSO)
         self._configure_oauth(parts, scope=scope)
-        if scope == 'global':
-            # Clear any potential overriding local config
-            self._clear_local_host_config(parts)
         return _ConfigInfo(method=_ConfigMethod.OAUTH)
 
     def _configure_sso(self, parts: urllib.parse.SplitResult, *,
@@ -361,17 +358,6 @@ class ConfigWizard(object):
             self._set_url_rewrite_override(parts, scope=scope)
         self._clear_sso_rewrite(parts, scope=scope)
 
-    def _clear_local_host_config(self, parts: urllib.parse.SplitResult):
-        """Clear auth config for one Gerrit host.
-
-        This is used to clear any local config that might override a
-        correct global config, as we default to configuring the global
-        config if the local config has the same email, but the local
-        config might have stale settings.
-        """
-        self._clear_url_rewrite_override(parts, scope='local')
-        self._clear_sso_rewrite(parts, scope='local')
-
     # Fixing competing auth
 
     def _fix_netrc(self) -> None:
diff --git a/tests/git_auth_test.py b/tests/git_auth_test.py
index a6f2b2f8f6..4b6f59ea4d 100755
--- a/tests/git_auth_test.py
+++ b/tests/git_auth_test.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import sys
 import tempfile
 from typing import Iterable
 import unittest
-from unittest import mock
 import urllib.parse
 
 sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))))
@@ -102,7 +101,7 @@ class TestConfigWizard(unittest.TestCase):
         }
         self.assertEqual(self.global_state, want)
 
-    def test_configure_sso_global_with_review_host(self):
+    def test_configure_review_sso_global(self):
         parts = urllib.parse.urlsplit(
             'https://chromium-review.googlesource.com/chromium/tools/depot_tools.git'
         )
@@ -125,7 +124,7 @@ class TestConfigWizard(unittest.TestCase):
         }
         self.assertEqual(self.global_state, want)
 
-    def test_configure_oauth_global_with_review_host(self):
+    def test_configure_review_oauth_global(self):
         parts = urllib.parse.urlsplit(
             'https://chromium-review.googlesource.com/chromium/tools/depot_tools.git'
         )
@@ -191,34 +190,6 @@ class TestConfigWizard(unittest.TestCase):
                 'https://chromium-review.googlesource.com/chromium/tools/depot_tools.git',
             ])
 
-    @mock.patch('git_auth.ConfigWizard._check_use_sso', spec=True)
-    def test_configure_host_clears_conflicting_local_stale(self, check):
-        parts = urllib.parse.urlsplit(
-            'https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/tools/depot_tools.git')
-        email = 'columbina@example.com'
-
-        check.return_value = True
-        self.wizard._configure_host(parts, email, scope='local')
-        # Check local rule is created
-        self.assertEqual(
-            scm.GIT.GetConfigList(os.getcwd(), 'url.sso://chromium/.insteadof'),
-            [
-                'https://chromium.googlesource.com/',
-                'https://chromium-review.googlesource.com/',
-            ])
-
-        check.return_value = False
-        self.wizard._configure_host(parts, email, scope='global')
-        want = {
-            'credential.https://chromium.googlesource.com.helper': ['', 'luci'],
-            'credential.https://chromium.googlesource.com.usehttppath': ['yes'],
-        }
-        self.assertEqual(self.global_state, want)
-        # Ensure the local rule gets purged
-        self.assertEqual(
-            scm.GIT.GetConfigList(os.getcwd(), 'url.sso://chromium/.insteadof'),
-            [])
-
     def test_check_gitcookies_same(self):
         with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile() as gitcookies:
             self.wizard._gitcookies = lambda: gitcookies.name