diff --git a/modules/libnetconf2-netconf-server@2024-01-15.yang b/modules/libnetconf2-netconf-server@2024-01-15.yang
index 5428820..1c01e77 100644
--- a/modules/libnetconf2-netconf-server@2024-01-15.yang
+++ b/modules/libnetconf2-netconf-server@2024-01-15.yang
@@ -244,13 +244,6 @@
     description
       "Grouping for SSH authentication parameters.";
 
-    leaf auth-attempts {
-      type uint16;
-      default 3;
-      description
-        "Represents the number of failed attempts before an authentication is deemed unsuccessful.";
-    }
-
     leaf auth-timeout {
       type uint16;
       default 30;
diff --git a/src/server_config.c b/src/server_config.c
index 22e8d81..c66360f 100644
--- a/src/server_config.c
+++ b/src/server_config.c
@@ -2109,38 +2109,6 @@
 }
 
 static int
-nc_server_config_auth_attempts(const struct lyd_node *node, NC_OPERATION op)
-{
-    int ret = 0;
-    struct nc_server_ssh_opts *opts;
-    struct nc_ch_client *ch_client = NULL;
-
-    assert(!strcmp(LYD_NAME(node), "auth-attempts"));
-
-    /* LOCK */
-    if (is_ch(node) && nc_server_config_get_ch_client_with_lock(node, &ch_client)) {
-        /* to avoid unlock on fail */
-        return 1;
-    }
-
-    if (nc_server_config_get_ssh_opts(node, ch_client, &opts)) {
-        ret = 1;
-        goto cleanup;
-    }
-
-    if ((op == NC_OP_CREATE) || (op == NC_OP_REPLACE)) {
-        opts->auth_attempts = ((struct lyd_node_term *)node)->value.uint16;
-    }
-
-cleanup:
-    if (is_ch(node)) {
-        /* UNLOCK */
-        nc_ch_client_unlock(ch_client);
-    }
-    return ret;
-}
-
-static int
 nc_server_config_auth_timeout(const struct lyd_node *node, NC_OPERATION op)
 {
     int ret = 0;
@@ -3706,8 +3674,6 @@
         ret = nc_server_config_keystore_reference(node, op);
     } else if (!strcmp(name, "user")) {
         ret = nc_server_config_user(node, op);
-    } else if (!strcmp(name, "auth-attempts")) {
-        ret = nc_server_config_auth_attempts(node, op);
     } else if (!strcmp(name, "auth-timeout")) {
         ret = nc_server_config_auth_timeout(node, op);
     } else if (!strcmp(name, "central-truststore-reference")) {
diff --git a/src/session_p.h b/src/session_p.h
index b49655e..32f6ea5 100644
--- a/src/session_p.h
+++ b/src/session_p.h
@@ -211,7 +211,6 @@
     char *kex_algs;                         /**< Key exchange algorithms supported by the server. */
     char *mac_algs;                         /**< MAC algorithms supported by the server. */
 
-    uint16_t auth_attempts;                 /**< Number of allowed authentication attempts. */
     uint16_t auth_timeout;                  /**< Authentication timeout. */
 };
 
@@ -1027,8 +1026,6 @@
  */
 int nc_session_ssh_msg(struct nc_session *session, struct nc_server_ssh_opts *opts, ssh_message msg, struct nc_auth_state *state);
 
-void nc_server_ssh_clear_opts(struct nc_server_ssh_opts *opts);
-
 void nc_client_ssh_destroy_opts(void);
 void _nc_client_ssh_destroy_opts(struct nc_client_ssh_opts *opts);
 
diff --git a/src/session_server_ssh.c b/src/session_server_ssh.c
index 82e5397..e244c3b 100644
--- a/src/session_server_ssh.c
+++ b/src/session_server_ssh.c
@@ -1886,11 +1886,6 @@
             break;
         }
 
-        if (session->opts.server.ssh_auth_attempts >= opts->auth_attempts) {
-            ERR(session, "Too many failed authentication attempts of user \"%s\".", session->username);
-            return -1;
-        }
-
         usleep(NC_TIMEOUT_STEP);
         if (opts->auth_timeout && (nc_timeouttime_cur_diff(&ts_timeout) < 1)) {
             /* timeout */