diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/python/configuration.mustache b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/python/configuration.mustache
index 9707863a3839..ac51800bab8d 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/python/configuration.mustache
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/python/configuration.mustache
@@ -193,18 +193,6 @@ conf = {{{packageName}}}.Configuration(
         """The HTTP signing configuration
         """
 {{/hasHttpSignatureMethods}}
-{{#hasOAuthMethods}}
-        self.access_token = None
-        """access token for OAuth/Bearer
-        """
-{{/hasOAuthMethods}}
-{{^hasOAuthMethods}}
-{{#hasHttpBearerMethods}}
-        self.access_token = None
-        """access token for OAuth/Bearer
-        """
-{{/hasHttpBearerMethods}}
-{{/hasOAuthMethods}}
         self.logger = {}
         """Logging Settings
         """
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/python/.openapi-generator/VERSION b/samples/client/petstore/python/.openapi-generator/VERSION
deleted file mode 100644
index 757e67400401..000000000000
--- a/samples/client/petstore/python/.openapi-generator/VERSION
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-7.0.0-SNAPSHOT
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/python_disallowAdditionalPropertiesIfNotPresent/.openapi-generator/VERSION b/samples/client/petstore/python_disallowAdditionalPropertiesIfNotPresent/.openapi-generator/VERSION
deleted file mode 100644
index 757e67400401..000000000000
--- a/samples/client/petstore/python_disallowAdditionalPropertiesIfNotPresent/.openapi-generator/VERSION
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-7.0.0-SNAPSHOT
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python-aiohttp/petstore_api/configuration.py b/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python-aiohttp/petstore_api/configuration.py
index a5c160638f90..9782b3529c7e 100644
--- a/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python-aiohttp/petstore_api/configuration.py
+++ b/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python-aiohttp/petstore_api/configuration.py
@@ -186,9 +186,6 @@ conf = petstore_api.Configuration(
         self.signing_info = signing_info
         """The HTTP signing configuration
         """
-        self.access_token = None
-        """access token for OAuth/Bearer
-        """
         self.logger = {}
         """Logging Settings
         """
diff --git a/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python/petstore_api/configuration.py b/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python/petstore_api/configuration.py
index 056f25f13e07..9773c8ffc4c0 100755
--- a/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python/petstore_api/configuration.py
+++ b/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python/petstore_api/configuration.py
@@ -187,9 +187,6 @@ conf = petstore_api.Configuration(
         self.signing_info = signing_info
         """The HTTP signing configuration
         """
-        self.access_token = None
-        """access token for OAuth/Bearer
-        """
         self.logger = {}
         """Logging Settings
         """
diff --git a/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python/tests/test_configuration.py b/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python/tests/test_configuration.py
index df5f4f3b1064..04c2781f5e29 100644
--- a/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python/tests/test_configuration.py
+++ b/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python/tests/test_configuration.py
@@ -54,5 +54,9 @@ class TestConfiguration(unittest.TestCase):
         p2 = petstore_api.PetApi()
         self.assertEqual(id(p1.api_client.configuration), id(p2.api_client.configuration))
 
+    def testAccessTokenWhenConstructingConfiguration(self):
+        c1 = petstore_api.Configuration(access_token="12345")
+        self.assertEqual(c1.access_token, "12345")
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()