diff --git a/acme4j-client/src/main/java/org/shredzone/acme4j/Authorization.java b/acme4j-client/src/main/java/org/shredzone/acme4j/Authorization.java
index b621804e..dc850db5 100644
--- a/acme4j-client/src/main/java/org/shredzone/acme4j/Authorization.java
+++ b/acme4j-client/src/main/java/org/shredzone/acme4j/Authorization.java
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ public class Authorization extends AcmeResource {
     private String domain;
     private Status status;
     private Instant expires;
-    private Order scope;
     private List<Challenge> challenges;
     private boolean loaded = false;
 
@@ -90,15 +89,6 @@ public class Authorization extends AcmeResource {
         return expires;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Gets the scope of the {@link Authorization}. If not {@code null}, this
-     * {@link Authorization} is only valid for the returned {@link Order}.
-     */
-    public Order getScope() {
-        load();
-        return scope;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Gets a list of all challenges offered by the server.
      */
@@ -204,11 +194,6 @@ public class Authorization extends AcmeResource {
             domain = jsonIdentifier.get("value").asString();
         }
 
-        URL scopeUrl = json.get("scope").asURL();
-        if (scopeUrl != null) {
-            scope = Order.bind(getSession(), scopeUrl);
-        }
-
         challenges = fetchChallenges(json);
 
         loaded = true;
diff --git a/acme4j-client/src/test/java/org/shredzone/acme4j/AuthorizationTest.java b/acme4j-client/src/test/java/org/shredzone/acme4j/AuthorizationTest.java
index 3bbb2cb2..0c4d844b 100644
--- a/acme4j-client/src/test/java/org/shredzone/acme4j/AuthorizationTest.java
+++ b/acme4j-client/src/test/java/org/shredzone/acme4j/AuthorizationTest.java
@@ -126,7 +126,6 @@ public class AuthorizationTest {
         assertThat(auth.getStatus(), is(Status.VALID));
         assertThat(auth.getExpires(), is(parseTimestamp("2016-01-02T17:12:40Z")));
         assertThat(auth.getLocation(), is(locationUrl));
-        assertThat(auth.getScope().getLocation(), is(url("https://example.com/order/123")));
 
         assertThat(auth.getChallenges(), containsInAnyOrder(
                         (Challenge) httpChallenge, (Challenge) dnsChallenge));
diff --git a/acme4j-client/src/test/resources/json/updateAuthorizationResponse.json b/acme4j-client/src/test/resources/json/updateAuthorizationResponse.json
index e50c5322..36f18ed8 100644
--- a/acme4j-client/src/test/resources/json/updateAuthorizationResponse.json
+++ b/acme4j-client/src/test/resources/json/updateAuthorizationResponse.json
@@ -18,6 +18,5 @@
       "url": "https://example.com/authz/asdf/1",
       "token": "DGyRejmCefe7v4NfDGDKfA"
     }
-  ],
-  "scope": "https://example.com/order/123"
+  ]
 }