1 files changed, 1 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/abematv.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/abematv.py
index 360fa4699..a839f0c1f 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/abematv.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/abematv.py
@@ -291,15 +291,7 @@ class AbemaTVIE(AbemaTVBaseIE):
 
         return self._MEDIATOKEN
 
-    def _real_initialize(self):
-        self._login()
-
-    def _login(self):
-        username, password = self._get_login_info()
-        # No authentication to be performed
-        if not username:
-            return True
-
+    def _perform_login(self, username, password):
         if '@' in username:  # don't strictly check if it's email address or not
             ep, method = 'user/email', 'email'
         else: