diff --git a/dbt/adapters/athena/connections.py b/dbt/adapters/athena/connections.py
index 63d158a0..fe0cec47 100644
--- a/dbt/adapters/athena/connections.py
+++ b/dbt/adapters/athena/connections.py
@@ -93,8 +93,6 @@ def _connection_keys(self) -> Tuple[str, ...]:
             "poll_interval",
             "aws_profile_name",
             "aws_access_key_id",
-            "aws_secret_access_key",
-            "aws_session_token",
             "endpoint_url",
             "s3_data_dir",
             "s3_data_naming",