diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c1634fa32..c36be69bb 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -68,6 +68,12 @@
         <scope>import</scope>
         <type>pom</type>
       </dependency>
+      <!-- TODO: remove when in bom -->
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.jenkins-ci.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>git</artifactId>
+        <version>5.5.0</version>
+      </dependency>
     </dependencies>
   </dependencyManagement>
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/cloudbees/jenkins/plugins/bitbucket/GitClientAuthenticatorExtension.java b/src/main/java/com/cloudbees/jenkins/plugins/bitbucket/GitClientAuthenticatorExtension.java
index d22ea6db5..441c773fe 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/cloudbees/jenkins/plugins/bitbucket/GitClientAuthenticatorExtension.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/cloudbees/jenkins/plugins/bitbucket/GitClientAuthenticatorExtension.java
@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
 package com.cloudbees.jenkins.plugins.bitbucket;
 
 import com.cloudbees.plugins.credentials.common.StandardUsernameCredentials;
-import hudson.model.Run;
-import hudson.model.TaskListener;
 import hudson.plugins.git.GitException;
 import hudson.plugins.git.GitSCM;
 import hudson.plugins.git.extensions.GitSCMExtension;
-import java.io.IOException;
 import org.jenkinsci.plugins.gitclient.GitClient;
 
 public class GitClientAuthenticatorExtension extends GitSCMExtension {
@@ -25,13 +22,4 @@ public GitClient decorate(GitSCM scm, GitClient git) throws GitException {
 
         return git;
     }
-
-    @Override
-    public void beforeCheckout(GitSCM scm, Run<?, ?> build, GitClient git, TaskListener listener)
-        throws IOException, InterruptedException, GitException {
-        // TODO: remove if/when https://issues.jenkins.io/browse/JENKINS-73677 is eventually fixed
-        if (credentials != null) {
-            git.setCredentials(credentials);
-        }
-    }
 }