diff --git a/django/contrib/auth/__init__.py b/django/contrib/auth/__init__.py
index 94153d243d..a0a2cb7aff 100644
--- a/django/contrib/auth/__init__.py
+++ b/django/contrib/auth/__init__.py
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ def authenticate(request=None, **credentials):
     """
     for backend, backend_path in _get_backends(return_tuples=True):
         try:
-            user = _authenticate_with_backend(backend, backend_path, request, **credentials)
+            user = _authenticate_with_backend(backend, backend_path, request, credentials)
         except PermissionDenied:
             # This backend says to stop in our tracks - this user should not be allowed in at all.
             break
@@ -81,13 +81,14 @@ def authenticate(request=None, **credentials):
     user_login_failed.send(sender=__name__, credentials=_clean_credentials(credentials), request=request)
 
 
-def _authenticate_with_backend(backend, backend_path, request, **credentials):
+def _authenticate_with_backend(backend, backend_path, request, credentials):
     args = (request,)
     # Does the backend accept a request argument?
     try:
         inspect.getcallargs(backend.authenticate, request, **credentials)
     except TypeError:
         args = ()
+        credentials.pop('request', None)
         # Does the backend accept a request keyword argument?
         try:
             inspect.getcallargs(backend.authenticate, request=request, **credentials)
diff --git a/tests/auth_tests/test_auth_backends_deprecation.py b/tests/auth_tests/test_auth_backends_deprecation.py
index 7ee53a0bc6..675e185e9f 100644
--- a/tests/auth_tests/test_auth_backends_deprecation.py
+++ b/tests/auth_tests/test_auth_backends_deprecation.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ from django.contrib.auth import authenticate
 from django.test import SimpleTestCase, override_settings
 
 mock_request = object()
+mock_backend = object()
 
 
 class NoRequestBackend(object):
@@ -19,6 +20,14 @@ class RequestNotPositionArgBackend:
         assert request is mock_request
 
 
+class RequestNotPositionArgWithUsedKwargBackend:
+    def authenticate(self, username=None, password=None, request=None, backend=None):
+        assert username == 'username'
+        assert password == 'pass'
+        assert request is mock_request
+        assert backend is mock_backend
+
+
 class AcceptsRequestBackendTest(SimpleTestCase):
     """
     A deprecation warning is shown for backends that have an authenticate()
@@ -26,6 +35,7 @@ class AcceptsRequestBackendTest(SimpleTestCase):
     """
     no_request_backend = '%s.NoRequestBackend' % __name__
     request_not_positional_backend = '%s.RequestNotPositionArgBackend' % __name__
+    request_not_positional_with_used_kwarg_backend = '%s.RequestNotPositionArgWithUsedKwargBackend' % __name__
 
     @override_settings(AUTHENTICATION_BACKENDS=[no_request_backend])
     def test_no_request_deprecation_warning(self):
@@ -68,3 +78,15 @@ class AcceptsRequestBackendTest(SimpleTestCase):
             "Update %s.authenticate() to accept a positional `request` "
             "argument." % self.no_request_backend
         )
+
+    @override_settings(AUTHENTICATION_BACKENDS=[request_not_positional_with_used_kwarg_backend])
+    def test_handles_backend_in_kwargs(self):
+        with warnings.catch_warnings(record=True) as warns:
+            warnings.simplefilter('always')
+            authenticate(username='username', password='pass', request=mock_request, backend=mock_backend)
+        self.assertEqual(len(warns), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            str(warns[0].message),
+            "In %s.authenticate(), move the `request` keyword argument to the "
+            "first positional argument." % self.request_not_positional_with_used_kwarg_backend
+        )