diff --git a/app/controllers/saml_idp_controller.rb b/app/controllers/saml_idp_controller.rb
index 42bbceaace9..d3265294ac8 100644
--- a/app/controllers/saml_idp_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/saml_idp_controller.rb
@@ -104,15 +104,8 @@ def saml_metadata
     SamlEndpoint.new(params[:path_year]).saml_metadata
   end
 
-  def ialmax_request_with_ial1_acr_and_pii_requested_and_locked?
-    requested_ial == 'ialmax' &&
-      current_user.identity_verified? &&
-      !Pii::Cacher.new(current_user, user_session).exists_in_session?
-  end
-
   def prompt_for_password_if_ial2_request_and_pii_locked
-    return unless pii_requested_but_locked? ||
-                  ialmax_request_with_ial1_acr_and_pii_requested_and_locked?
+    return unless pii_requested_but_locked?
     redirect_to capture_password_url
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/controllers/saml_idp_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/saml_idp_controller_spec.rb
index db83b45530d..e1572e88723 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/saml_idp_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/saml_idp_controller_spec.rb
@@ -731,10 +731,9 @@ def name_id_version(format_urn)
         )
       end
       let(:sign_in_flow) { :sign_in }
-      let(:skip_sign_in) { false }
 
       before do
-        stub_sign_in(user) unless skip_sign_in
+        stub_sign_in(user)
         session[:sign_in_flow] = sign_in_flow
         IdentityLinker.new(user, ServiceProvider.find_by(issuer: sp1_issuer)).link_identity(ial: 2)
         user.identities.last.update!(
@@ -825,41 +824,6 @@ def name_id_version(format_urn)
           expect(response).to redirect_to capture_password_url
         end
       end
-
-      context 'profile is not in the session and an incorrect ACR value was stored' do
-        let(:pii) { nil }
-        let(:skip_sign_in) { true }
-
-        before do
-          IdentityLinker.new(
-            user,
-            ServiceProvider.find_by(issuer: sp1_issuer),
-          ).link_identity(ial: 2)
-          user.identities.last.update!(
-            verified_attributes: %w[email given_name family_name social_security_number address],
-          )
-          allow(subject).to receive(:attribute_asserter) { asserter }
-        end
-
-        it 'redirects the user to capture password' do
-          params = {
-            SAMLRequest: CGI.unescape(saml_request(ialmax_settings)),
-            path_year: SamlAuthHelper::PATH_YEAR,
-          }
-
-          # Initial request to store the SP request
-          get :auth, params: params
-
-          # The old code would store the IAL1 authn context instead of the IALMAX context
-          # This commit duplicates that behavior by overriding the value in the session here
-          controller.session[:sp][:acr_values] = Saml::Idp::Constants::IAL1_AUTHN_CONTEXT_CLASSREF
-          stub_sign_in(user)
-
-          get :auth, params: params
-
-          expect(response).to redirect_to capture_password_url
-        end
-      end
     end
 
     context 'authn_context is invalid' do