diff --git a/sdk/identity/azure-identity/azure/identity/_internal/__init__.py b/sdk/identity/azure-identity/azure/identity/_internal/__init__.py
index 4d4f3f5989a7..85851d26a165 100644
--- a/sdk/identity/azure-identity/azure/identity/_internal/__init__.py
+++ b/sdk/identity/azure-identity/azure/identity/_internal/__init__.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def get_default_authority():
 from .certificate_credential_base import CertificateCredentialBase
 from .client_secret_credential_base import ClientSecretCredentialBase
 from .exception_wrapper import wrap_exceptions
-from .msal_credentials import InteractiveCredential, PublicClientCredential
+from .msal_credentials import InteractiveCredential
 
 
 def _scopes_to_resource(*scopes):
@@ -64,6 +64,5 @@ def _scopes_to_resource(*scopes):
     "get_default_authority",
     "InteractiveCredential",
     "normalize_authority",
-    "PublicClientCredential",
     "wrap_exceptions",
 ]
diff --git a/sdk/identity/azure-identity/azure/identity/_internal/msal_credentials.py b/sdk/identity/azure-identity/azure/identity/_internal/msal_credentials.py
index 826ed9ef50d2..e553ee598be2 100644
--- a/sdk/identity/azure-identity/azure/identity/_internal/msal_credentials.py
+++ b/sdk/identity/azure-identity/azure/identity/_internal/msal_credentials.py
@@ -127,22 +127,7 @@ def _create_app(self, cls):
         return app
 
 
-class PublicClientCredential(MsalCredential):
-    """Wraps an MSAL PublicClientApplication with the TokenCredential API"""
-
-    @abc.abstractmethod
-    def get_token(self, *scopes, **kwargs):  # pylint:disable=unused-argument
-        # type: (*str, **Any) -> AccessToken
-        pass
-
-    def _get_app(self):
-        # type: () -> msal.PublicClientApplication
-        if not self._msal_app:
-            self._msal_app = self._create_app(msal.PublicClientApplication)
-        return self._msal_app
-
-
-class InteractiveCredential(PublicClientCredential):
+class InteractiveCredential(MsalCredential):
     def __init__(self, **kwargs):
         self._disable_automatic_authentication = kwargs.pop("disable_automatic_authentication", False)
         self._auth_record = kwargs.pop("authentication_record", None)  # type: Optional[AuthenticationRecord]
@@ -246,3 +231,9 @@ def _acquire_token_silent(self, *scopes, **kwargs):
     def _request_token(self, *scopes, **kwargs):
         # type: (*str, **Any) -> dict
         """Request an access token via a non-silent MSAL token acquisition method, returning that method's result"""
+
+    def _get_app(self):
+        # type: () -> msal.PublicClientApplication
+        if not self._msal_app:
+            self._msal_app = self._create_app(msal.PublicClientApplication)
+        return self._msal_app