diff --git a/core/modules/basic_auth/config/basic_auth.flood.yml b/core/modules/basic_auth/config/basic_auth.flood.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 9a16846..0000000
--- a/core/modules/basic_auth/config/basic_auth.flood.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-uid_only: false
-ip_limit: 50
-ip_window: 3600
-user_limit: 5
-user_window: 21600
diff --git a/core/modules/basic_auth/config/schema/basic_auth.schema.yml b/core/modules/basic_auth/config/schema/basic_auth.schema.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 40a515c..0000000
--- a/core/modules/basic_auth/config/schema/basic_auth.schema.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-# Schema for the configuration files of the HTTP Basic Authentication module.
-
-basic_auth.flood:
-  type: mapping
-  label: 'Basic Auth flood settings'
-  mapping:
-    uid_only:
-      type: boolean
-      label: 'User ID only'
-    ip_limit:
-      type: integer
-      label: 'IP limit'
-    ip_window:
-      type: integer
-      label: 'IP limit duration'
-    user_limit:
-      type: integer
-      label: 'User limit'
-    user_window:
-      type: integer
-      label: 'User limit duration'
diff --git a/core/modules/basic_auth/lib/Drupal/basic_auth/Authentication/Provider/BasicAuth.php b/core/modules/basic_auth/lib/Drupal/basic_auth/Authentication/Provider/BasicAuth.php
index 4e50304..2ea0c5b 100644
--- a/core/modules/basic_auth/lib/Drupal/basic_auth/Authentication/Provider/BasicAuth.php
+++ b/core/modules/basic_auth/lib/Drupal/basic_auth/Authentication/Provider/BasicAuth.php
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ public function applies(Request $request) {
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
   public function authenticate(Request $request) {
-    $flood_config = $this->configFactory->get('basic_auth.flood');
+    $flood_config = $this->configFactory->get('user.flood');
     $username = $request->headers->get('PHP_AUTH_USER');
     $password = $request->headers->get('PHP_AUTH_PW');
     // Flood protection: this is very similar to the user login form code.
diff --git a/core/modules/basic_auth/lib/Drupal/basic_auth/Tests/Authentication/BasicAuthTest.php b/core/modules/basic_auth/lib/Drupal/basic_auth/Tests/Authentication/BasicAuthTest.php
index 21c9a8b..134ddb2 100644
--- a/core/modules/basic_auth/lib/Drupal/basic_auth/Tests/Authentication/BasicAuthTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/basic_auth/lib/Drupal/basic_auth/Tests/Authentication/BasicAuthTest.php
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public function testBasicAuth() {
    * Test the global login flood control.
    */
   function testGlobalLoginFloodControl() {
-    \Drupal::config('basic_auth.flood')
+    \Drupal::config('user.flood')
       ->set('ip_limit', 2)
       // Set a high per-user limit out so that it is not relevant in the test.
       ->set('user_limit', 4000)
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ function testGlobalLoginFloodControl() {
    * Test the per-user login flood control.
    */
   function testPerUserLoginFloodControl() {
-    \Drupal::config('basic_auth.flood')
+    \Drupal::config('user.flood')
       // Set a high global limit out so that it is not relevant in the test.
       ->set('ip_limit', 4000)
       ->set('user_limit', 2)