diff --git a/builtin/credential/ldap/backend_test.go b/builtin/credential/ldap/backend_test.go
index 1bce1546ad..0e4a0d1a31 100644
--- a/builtin/credential/ldap/backend_test.go
+++ b/builtin/credential/ldap/backend_test.go
@@ -1245,7 +1245,6 @@ func TestLdapAuthBackend_ConfigUpgrade(t *testing.T) {
 			DerefAliases:             "never",
 			MaximumPageSize:          1000,
 		},
-		RotationSchedule: "",
 	}
 
 	configEntry, err := b.Config(ctx, configReq)
diff --git a/builtin/credential/ldap/path_config.go b/builtin/credential/ldap/path_config.go
index 53b4459924..6eba3b922b 100644
--- a/builtin/credential/ldap/path_config.go
+++ b/builtin/credential/ldap/path_config.go
@@ -120,13 +120,14 @@ func (b *backend) Config(ctx context.Context, req *logical.Request) (*ldapConfig
 		persistNeeded = true
 	}
 
-	if result.RotationSchedule == "" {
-		result.RotationSchedule = "0 0 0 0 0"
-	}
+	// leave these blank if unset, which would mean no rotation at all
+	//if result.RotationSchedule == "" {
+	//	result.RotationSchedule = "0 0 0 0 0"
+	//}
 
-	if result.RotationWindow == 0 {
-		// default rotation windoe
-	}
+	//if result.RotationWindow == 0 {
+	//	// default rotation windoe
+	//}
 
 	if persistNeeded && (b.System().LocalMount() || !b.System().ReplicationState().HasState(consts.ReplicationPerformanceSecondary|consts.ReplicationPerformanceStandby)) {
 		entry, err := logical.StorageEntryJSON("config", result)