diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Configuration/Models/GlobalSettings.cs b/src/Umbraco.Configuration/Models/GlobalSettings.cs
index e4995cfb0b..908ba71590 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Configuration/Models/GlobalSettings.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Configuration/Models/GlobalSettings.cs
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Configuration.Models
         }
 
         public int TimeOutInMinutes => _configuration.GetValue(Prefix + "TimeOutInMinutes", 20);
-        public string DefaultUILanguage => _configuration.GetValue(Prefix + "TimeOutInMinutes", "en-US");
+        public string DefaultUILanguage => _configuration.GetValue(Prefix + "DefaultUILanguage", "en-US");
 
         public bool HideTopLevelNodeFromPath =>
             _configuration.GetValue(Prefix + "HideTopLevelNodeFromPath", false);
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/BackOffice/UmbracoBackOfficeIdentity.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/BackOffice/UmbracoBackOfficeIdentity.cs
index 15db0e0dc7..93acb279dc 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/BackOffice/UmbracoBackOfficeIdentity.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/BackOffice/UmbracoBackOfficeIdentity.cs
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.BackOffice
         private UmbracoBackOfficeIdentity(ClaimsIdentity identity)
             : base(identity.Claims, Constants.Security.BackOfficeAuthenticationType)
         {
-            Actor = identity;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -89,7 +88,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.BackOffice
             if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(realName)) throw new ArgumentException("Value cannot be null or whitespace.", nameof(realName));
             if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(culture)) throw new ArgumentException("Value cannot be null or whitespace.", nameof(culture));
             if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(securityStamp)) throw new ArgumentException("Value cannot be null or whitespace.", nameof(securityStamp));
-            Actor = childIdentity;
+
             AddRequiredClaims(userId, username, realName, startContentNodes, startMediaNodes, culture, securityStamp, allowedApps, roles);
         }
 
@@ -204,5 +203,18 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.BackOffice
 
         public string[] Roles => this.FindAll(x => x.Type == DefaultRoleClaimType).Select(role => role.Value).ToArray();
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Overridden to remove any temporary claims that shouldn't be copied
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public override ClaimsIdentity Clone()
+        {
+            var clone = base.Clone();
+
+            foreach (var claim in clone.FindAll(x => x.Type == Constants.Security.TicketExpiresClaimType).ToList())
+                clone.RemoveClaim(claim);
+
+            return clone;
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Constants-AppSettings.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Constants-AppSettings.cs
index 3551aa1c31..94370930de 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Constants-AppSettings.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Constants-AppSettings.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core
         /// </summary>
         public static class AppSettings
         {
+            // TODO: Are these all obsolete in netcore now?
+
             public const string MainDomLock = "Umbraco.Core.MainDom.Lock";
 
             // TODO: Kill me - still used in Umbraco.Core.IO.SystemFiles:27
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Tests.UnitTests/Umbraco.Core/BackOffice/UmbracoBackOfficeIdentityTests.cs b/src/Umbraco.Tests.UnitTests/Umbraco.Core/BackOffice/UmbracoBackOfficeIdentityTests.cs
index 47e1261c09..9e9d29a123 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Tests.UnitTests/Umbraco.Core/BackOffice/UmbracoBackOfficeIdentityTests.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Tests.UnitTests/Umbraco.Core/BackOffice/UmbracoBackOfficeIdentityTests.cs
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.UnitTests.Umbraco.Core.BackOffice
             if (!UmbracoBackOfficeIdentity.FromClaimsIdentity(claimsIdentity, out var backofficeIdentity))
                 Assert.Fail();
 
+            Assert.IsNull(backofficeIdentity.Actor);
             Assert.AreEqual(1234, backofficeIdentity.Id);
             //Assert.AreEqual(sessionId, backofficeIdentity.SessionId);
             Assert.AreEqual(securityStamp, backofficeIdentity.SecurityStamp);
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.UnitTests.Umbraco.Core.BackOffice
                 new Claim(ClaimTypes.Name, "testing", ClaimValueTypes.String, TestIssuer, TestIssuer),
             });
 
-            if (UmbracoBackOfficeIdentity.FromClaimsIdentity(claimsIdentity, out var backofficeIdentity))
+            if (UmbracoBackOfficeIdentity.FromClaimsIdentity(claimsIdentity, out _))
                 Assert.Fail();
 
             Assert.Pass();
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.UnitTests.Umbraco.Core.BackOffice
                 new Claim(ClaimsIdentity.DefaultRoleClaimType, "admin", ClaimValueTypes.String, TestIssuer, TestIssuer),
             });
 
-            if (UmbracoBackOfficeIdentity.FromClaimsIdentity(claimsIdentity, out var backofficeIdentity))
+            if (UmbracoBackOfficeIdentity.FromClaimsIdentity(claimsIdentity, out _))
                 Assert.Fail();
 
             Assert.Pass();
@@ -105,6 +106,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.UnitTests.Umbraco.Core.BackOffice
                 1234, "testing", "hello world", new[] { 654 }, new[] { 654 }, "en-us", securityStamp, new[] { "content", "media" }, new[] { "admin" });
 
             Assert.AreEqual(12, identity.Claims.Count());
+            Assert.IsNull(identity.Actor);
         }
 
 
@@ -116,7 +118,11 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.UnitTests.Umbraco.Core.BackOffice
             var identity = new UmbracoBackOfficeIdentity(
                 1234, "testing", "hello world", new[] { 654 }, new[] { 654 }, "en-us", securityStamp, new[] { "content", "media" }, new[] { "admin" });
 
+            // this will be filtered out during cloning
+            identity.AddClaim(new Claim(Constants.Security.TicketExpiresClaimType, "test"));
+
             var cloned = identity.Clone();
+            Assert.IsNull(cloned.Actor);
 
             Assert.AreEqual(10, cloned.Claims.Count());
         }
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.BackOffice/Security/BackOfficeCookieManager.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web.BackOffice/Security/BackOfficeCookieManager.cs
index 19f9316cfb..f63b2380af 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.BackOffice/Security/BackOfficeCookieManager.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.BackOffice/Security/BackOfficeCookieManager.cs
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.BackOffice.Security
         private readonly IGlobalSettings _globalSettings;
         private readonly IRequestCache _requestCache;
         private readonly string[] _explicitPaths;
-        private readonly string _getRemainingSecondsPath;
 
         public BackOfficeCookieManager(
             IUmbracoContextAccessor umbracoContextAccessor,
@@ -58,7 +57,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.BackOffice.Security
             _globalSettings = globalSettings;
             _requestCache = requestCache;
             _explicitPaths = explicitPaths?.ToArray();
-            _getRemainingSecondsPath = linkGenerator.GetUmbracoApiService<AuthenticationController>(x => x.GetRemainingTimeoutSeconds());
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.BackOffice/Security/BackOfficeSecureDataFormat.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web.BackOffice/Security/BackOfficeSecureDataFormat.cs
index 3a23ae6c88..91b982b5f6 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.BackOffice/Security/BackOfficeSecureDataFormat.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.BackOffice/Security/BackOfficeSecureDataFormat.cs
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.BackOffice.Security
     /// <summary>
     /// Custom secure format that ensures the Identity in the ticket is <see cref="UmbracoBackOfficeIdentity"/> and not just a ClaimsIdentity
     /// </summary>
-    // TODO: Unsure if we really need this, there's no real reason why we have a custom Identity instead of just a ClaimsIdentity
     internal class BackOfficeSecureDataFormat : ISecureDataFormat<AuthenticationTicket>
     {
         private readonly int _loginTimeoutMinutes;
@@ -23,7 +22,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.BackOffice.Security
         
         public string Protect(AuthenticationTicket data, string purpose)
         {
-            //create a new ticket based on the passed in tickets details, however, we'll adjust the expires utc based on the specified timeout mins
+            // create a new ticket based on the passed in tickets details, however, we'll adjust the expires utc based on the specified timeout mins
             var ticket = new AuthenticationTicket(data.Principal,
                 new AuthenticationProperties(data.Properties.Items)
                 {
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.BackOffice/Security/ConfigureBackOfficeCookieOptions.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web.BackOffice/Security/ConfigureBackOfficeCookieOptions.cs
index fd4d530591..d51db33a55 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.BackOffice/Security/ConfigureBackOfficeCookieOptions.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.BackOffice/Security/ConfigureBackOfficeCookieOptions.cs
@@ -150,10 +150,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.BackOffice.Security
                         UmbracoBackOfficeIdentity.Issuer,
                         backOfficeIdentity));
 
-                    if (_securitySettings.KeepUserLoggedIn)
-                    {
-
-                    }
                 },
                 OnSigningIn = ctx =>
                 {