diff --git a/config/default.js b/config/default.js
index bd492b5fe5..7a13130ea4 100644
--- a/config/default.js
+++ b/config/default.js
@@ -78,16 +78,6 @@ module.exports = {
     },
   },
 
-  /* Amount of time [seconds] before expiration of authentication tokens,
-   * when the frontend will automatically trigger their refreshment. Once
-   * ready, it will either write to the Redux store fresh token, or will
-   * remove auth tokens from the store.
-   * NOTE: With the current implementation of accounts-app this value must be
-   * smaller than 60 seconds (earlier than 60 seconds before expiration of an
-   * auth token, a call to the getFreshToken() method returns the old token,
-   * due to caching). */
-  REAUTH_TIME: 55,
-
   /* API key for Segment.io. For development environment the value is set inside
    * development.json, for production environment it is set via CircleCI
    * variables. */
diff --git a/src/client/index.jsx b/src/client/index.jsx
index 62f6f7063d..fa47d92f3d 100644
--- a/src/client/index.jsx
+++ b/src/client/index.jsx
@@ -107,17 +107,6 @@ function authenticate(store) {
       store.dispatch(actions.direct.dropAll());
       store.dispatch(actions.groups.dropGroups());
     }
-
-    /* Automatic refreshment of auth tokens. */
-    let time = Number.MAX_VALUE;
-    if (tctV2) time = decodeToken(tctV2).exp;
-    if (userV3) time = Math.min(time, userV3.exp);
-    if (time < Number.MAX_VALUE) {
-      time = 1000 * (time - window.CONFIG.REAUTH_TIME);
-      time = Math.max(0, time - Date.now());
-      logger.log('Reauth scheduled in', time / 1000, 'seconds');
-      setTimeout(() => authenticate(store), time);
-    }
   });
 }