diff --git a/packages/angular/cli/src/utilities/package-metadata.ts b/packages/angular/cli/src/utilities/package-metadata.ts
index fd31000f989a..05a739e898ae 100644
--- a/packages/angular/cli/src/utilities/package-metadata.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/cli/src/utilities/package-metadata.ts
@@ -52,9 +52,7 @@ export interface PackageManifest extends Manifest, NgPackageManifestProperties {
   peerDependenciesMeta?: Record<string, { optional?: boolean }>;
 }
 
-interface PackageManagerOptions extends Record<string, unknown> {
-  forceAuth?: Record<string, unknown>;
-}
+type PackageManagerOptions = Record<string, unknown>;
 
 let npmrc: PackageManagerOptions;
 const npmPackageJsonCache = new Map<string, Promise<Partial<NpmRepositoryPackageJson>>>();
@@ -175,19 +173,6 @@ function normalizeOptions(
     }
 
     switch (key) {
-      // Unless auth options are scope with the registry url it appears that npm-registry-fetch ignores them,
-      // even though they are documented.
-      // https://github.com/npm/npm-registry-fetch/blob/8954f61d8d703e5eb7f3d93c9b40488f8b1b62ac/README.md
-      // https://github.com/npm/npm-registry-fetch/blob/8954f61d8d703e5eb7f3d93c9b40488f8b1b62ac/auth.js#L45-L91
-      case '_authToken':
-      case 'token':
-      case 'username':
-      case 'password':
-      case '_auth':
-      case 'auth':
-        options['forceAuth'] ??= {};
-        options['forceAuth'][key] = substitutedValue;
-        break;
       case 'noproxy':
       case 'no-proxy':
         options['noProxy'] = substitutedValue;