diff --git a/polaris-core/src/main/java/org/apache/polaris/core/persistence/LocalPolarisMetaStoreManagerFactory.java b/polaris-core/src/main/java/org/apache/polaris/core/persistence/LocalPolarisMetaStoreManagerFactory.java
index 7350b6b536..b005d411f5 100644
--- a/polaris-core/src/main/java/org/apache/polaris/core/persistence/LocalPolarisMetaStoreManagerFactory.java
+++ b/polaris-core/src/main/java/org/apache/polaris/core/persistence/LocalPolarisMetaStoreManagerFactory.java
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 import org.apache.polaris.core.entity.PolarisEntityConstants;
 import org.apache.polaris.core.entity.PolarisEntitySubType;
 import org.apache.polaris.core.entity.PolarisEntityType;
-import org.apache.polaris.core.entity.PolarisPrincipalSecrets;
 import org.apache.polaris.core.persistence.bootstrap.RootCredentialsSet;
 import org.apache.polaris.core.persistence.cache.EntityCache;
 import org.apache.polaris.core.persistence.dao.entity.BaseResult;
@@ -237,22 +236,11 @@ private PrincipalSecretsResult bootstrapServiceAndCreatePolarisPrincipalForRealm
             PolarisEntityType.PRINCIPAL,
             PolarisEntitySubType.NULL_SUBTYPE,
             PolarisEntityConstants.getRootPrincipalName());
-    PolarisPrincipalSecrets secrets =
-        metaStoreManager
-            .loadPrincipalSecrets(
-                polarisContext,
-                PolarisEntity.of(rootPrincipalLookup.getEntity())
-                    .getInternalPropertiesAsMap()
-                    .get(PolarisEntityConstants.getClientIdPropertyName()))
-            .getPrincipalSecrets();
-    PrincipalSecretsResult rotatedSecrets =
-        metaStoreManager.rotatePrincipalSecrets(
-            polarisContext,
-            secrets.getPrincipalClientId(),
-            secrets.getPrincipalId(),
-            false,
-            secrets.getMainSecretHash());
-    return rotatedSecrets;
+    return metaStoreManager.loadPrincipalSecrets(
+        polarisContext,
+        PolarisEntity.of(rootPrincipalLookup.getEntity())
+            .getInternalPropertiesAsMap()
+            .get(PolarisEntityConstants.getClientIdPropertyName()));
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/service/common/src/main/java/org/apache/polaris/service/persistence/InMemoryPolarisMetaStoreManagerFactory.java b/service/common/src/main/java/org/apache/polaris/service/persistence/InMemoryPolarisMetaStoreManagerFactory.java
index 4122285b0b..59fe200539 100644
--- a/service/common/src/main/java/org/apache/polaris/service/persistence/InMemoryPolarisMetaStoreManagerFactory.java
+++ b/service/common/src/main/java/org/apache/polaris/service/persistence/InMemoryPolarisMetaStoreManagerFactory.java
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ public synchronized PolarisMetaStoreManager getOrCreateMetaStoreManager(
       RealmContext realmContext) {
     String realmId = realmContext.getRealmIdentifier();
     if (!bootstrappedRealms.contains(realmId)) {
-      bootstrapRealmsAndPrintCredentials(List.of(realmId));
+      bootstrapRealmsFromEnvironment(List.of(realmId));
     }
     return super.getOrCreateMetaStoreManager(realmContext);
   }
@@ -89,12 +89,12 @@ public synchronized Supplier<TransactionalPersistence> getOrCreateSessionSupplie
       RealmContext realmContext) {
     String realmId = realmContext.getRealmIdentifier();
     if (!bootstrappedRealms.contains(realmId)) {
-      bootstrapRealmsAndPrintCredentials(List.of(realmId));
+      bootstrapRealmsFromEnvironment(List.of(realmId));
     }
     return super.getOrCreateSessionSupplier(realmContext);
   }
 
-  private void bootstrapRealmsAndPrintCredentials(List<String> realms) {
+  private void bootstrapRealmsFromEnvironment(List<String> realms) {
     RootCredentialsSet rootCredentialsSet = RootCredentialsSet.fromEnvironment();
     this.bootstrapRealms(realms, rootCredentialsSet);
   }