diff --git a/src/main/java/hudson/plugins/git/GitSCM.java b/src/main/java/hudson/plugins/git/GitSCM.java
index 461de9aff5..ceab12095a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/hudson/plugins/git/GitSCM.java
+++ b/src/main/java/hudson/plugins/git/GitSCM.java
@@ -912,6 +912,9 @@ private GitClient createClient(TaskListener listener, EnvVars environment, @NonN
         Git git = Git.with(listener, environment).in(ws).using(gitExe);
 
         GitClient c = git.getClient();
+        for (GitSCMExtension ext : extensions) {
+            c = ext.decorate(this,c);
+        }
 
         for (UserRemoteConfig uc : getUserRemoteConfigs()) {
             String ucCredentialsId = uc.getCredentialsId();
@@ -935,10 +938,6 @@ private GitClient createClient(TaskListener listener, EnvVars environment, @NonN
         }
         // TODO add default credentials
 
-        for (GitSCMExtension ext : extensions) {
-            c = ext.decorate(this,c);
-        }
-
         return c;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/hudson/plugins/git/GitSCMTest.java b/src/test/java/hudson/plugins/git/GitSCMTest.java
index d3d7e98912..96c6621cd2 100644
--- a/src/test/java/hudson/plugins/git/GitSCMTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/hudson/plugins/git/GitSCMTest.java
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 import com.cloudbees.plugins.credentials.CredentialsStore;
 import com.cloudbees.plugins.credentials.SystemCredentialsProvider;
 import com.cloudbees.plugins.credentials.common.StandardCredentials;
-import com.cloudbees.plugins.credentials.common.StandardUsernameCredentials;
 import com.cloudbees.plugins.credentials.domains.Domain;
 import com.cloudbees.plugins.credentials.impl.UsernamePasswordCredentialsImpl;
 import org.htmlunit.html.HtmlPage;
@@ -2916,30 +2915,6 @@ public void testCommitMessageIsPrintedToLogs() throws Exception {
         r.waitForMessage("Commit message: \"test commit\"", run);
     }
 
-    @Issue("JENKINS-73677")
-    @Test
-    public void testExtensionsDecorateClientAfterSettingCredentials() throws Exception {
-        assumeTrue("Test class max time " + MAX_SECONDS_FOR_THESE_TESTS + " exceeded", isTimeAvailable());
-        FreeStyleProject project = setupSimpleProject("master");
-        StandardCredentials extensionCredentials = createCredential(CredentialsScope.GLOBAL, "github");
-        store.addCredentials(Domain.global(), extensionCredentials);
-        // setup global config
-        List<UserRemoteConfig> remoteConfigs = GitSCM.createRepoList("https://github.com/jenkinsci/git-plugin", null);
-        project.setScm(new GitSCM(
-            remoteConfigs,
-            Collections.singletonList(new BranchSpec("master")),
-            false,
-            null,
-            null,
-            null,
-            List.of(new TestSetCredentialsGitSCMExtension((StandardUsernameCredentials) extensionCredentials))));
-        sampleRepo.init();
-        sampleRepo.write("file", "v1");
-        sampleRepo.git("commit", "--all", "--message=test commit");
-        Run<?, ?> run = r.buildAndAssertSuccess(project);
-        r.waitForMessage("using GIT_ASKPASS to set credentials " + extensionCredentials.getDescription(), run);
-    }
-
     private void setupJGit(GitSCM git) {
         git.gitTool="jgit";
         r.jenkins.getDescriptorByType(GitTool.DescriptorImpl.class).setInstallations(new JGitTool(Collections.emptyList()));
@@ -2973,19 +2948,4 @@ private boolean isWindows() {
     private StandardCredentials createCredential(CredentialsScope scope, String id) {
         return new UsernamePasswordCredentialsImpl(scope, id, "desc: " + id, "username", "password");
     }
-
-    public static class TestSetCredentialsGitSCMExtension extends GitSCMExtension {
-
-        private final StandardUsernameCredentials credentials;
-
-        public TestSetCredentialsGitSCMExtension(StandardUsernameCredentials credentials) {
-            this.credentials = credentials;
-        }
-
-        @Override
-        public GitClient decorate(GitSCM scm, GitClient git) throws GitException {
-            git.setCredentials(credentials);
-            return git;
-        }
-    }
 }