diff --git a/pkg/cmd/auth/shared/git_credential.go b/pkg/cmd/auth/shared/git_credential.go
index 7ddd9aeae..d21c60dfc 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/auth/shared/git_credential.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/auth/shared/git_credential.go
@@ -53,10 +53,6 @@ func (flow *GitCredentialFlow) ShouldSetup() bool {
 }
 
 func (flow *GitCredentialFlow) Setup(hostname, username, authToken string) error {
-	return flow.gitCredentialSetup(hostname, username, authToken)
-}
-
-func (flow *GitCredentialFlow) gitCredentialSetup(hostname, username, password string) error {
 	// If there is no credential helper configured then we will set ourselves up as
 	// the credential helper for this host.
 	if !flow.helper.IsConfigured() {
@@ -64,5 +60,5 @@ func (flow *GitCredentialFlow) gitCredentialSetup(hostname, username, password s
 	}
 
 	// Otherwise, we'll tell git to inform the existing credential helper of the new credentials.
-	return flow.Updater.Update(hostname, username, password)
+	return flow.Updater.Update(hostname, username, authToken)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/auth/shared/git_credential_test.go b/pkg/cmd/auth/shared/git_credential_test.go
index 211e8da99..19ab9b752 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/auth/shared/git_credential_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/auth/shared/git_credential_test.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cli/cli/v2/pkg/cmd/auth/shared/gitcredentials"
 )
 
-func TestGitCredentialSetup_configureExisting(t *testing.T) {
+func TestSetup_configureExisting(t *testing.T) {
 	cs, restoreRun := run.Stub()
 	defer restoreRun(t)
 	cs.Register(`git credential reject`, 0, "")
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ func TestGitCredentialSetup_configureExisting(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 
-	if err := f.gitCredentialSetup("example.com", "monalisa", "PASSWD"); err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("GitCredentialSetup() error = %v", err)
+	if err := f.Setup("example.com", "monalisa", "PASSWD"); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Setup() error = %v", err)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -70,13 +70,13 @@ func TestGitCredentialsSetup_setOurs_GH(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 
-	if err := f.gitCredentialSetup("github.com", "monalisa", "PASSWD"); err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("GitCredentialSetup() error = %v", err)
+	if err := f.Setup("github.com", "monalisa", "PASSWD"); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Setup() error = %v", err)
 	}
 
 }
 
-func TestGitCredentialSetup_setOurs_nonGH(t *testing.T) {
+func TestSetup_setOurs_nonGH(t *testing.T) {
 	cs, restoreRun := run.Stub()
 	defer restoreRun(t)
 	cs.Register(`git config --global --replace-all credential\.`, 0, "", func(args []string) {
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ func TestGitCredentialSetup_setOurs_nonGH(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 
-	if err := f.gitCredentialSetup("example.com", "monalisa", "PASSWD"); err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("GitCredentialSetup() error = %v", err)
+	if err := f.Setup("example.com", "monalisa", "PASSWD"); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Setup() error = %v", err)
 	}
 }