diff --git a/initdata/masterconf/postgresql.conf b/initdata/masterconf/postgresql.conf
index 9f4052b..c12c9ed 100644
--- a/initdata/masterconf/postgresql.conf
+++ b/initdata/masterconf/postgresql.conf
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ max_connections = 100			# (change requires restart)
 # - Authentication -
 
 #authentication_timeout = 1min		# 1s-600s
-#password_encryption = scram-sha-256	# scram-sha-256 or md5
+
 #db_user_namespace = off
 
 # GSSAPI using Kerberos
diff --git a/initdata/pushconf/postgresql.conf b/initdata/pushconf/postgresql.conf
index a816004..27f6089 100644
--- a/initdata/pushconf/postgresql.conf
+++ b/initdata/pushconf/postgresql.conf
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ max_connections = 100			# (change requires restart)
 # - Authentication -
 
 #authentication_timeout = 1min		# 1s-600s
-password_encryption = md5	# scram-sha-256 or md5
+
 #db_user_namespace = off
 
 # GSSAPI using Kerberos
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/misc/postgresql.conf.sample b/src/backend/utils/misc/postgresql.conf.sample
index 4557ba7..0a0d927 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/misc/postgresql.conf.sample
+++ b/src/backend/utils/misc/postgresql.conf.sample
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
 # - Authentication -
 
 #authentication_timeout = 1min		# 1s-600s
-#password_encryption = scram-sha-256	# scram-sha-256 or md5
+
 #db_user_namespace = off
 
 # GSSAPI using Kerberos