diff --git a/apisix/plugins/multi-auth.lua b/apisix/plugins/multi-auth.lua
index 82e6e594ac130..e9a7b6b7c2fe1 100644
--- a/apisix/plugins/multi-auth.lua
+++ b/apisix/plugins/multi-auth.lua
@@ -15,16 +15,14 @@
 -- limitations under the License.
 --
 local core = require("apisix.core")
+local require = require
+local pairs = pairs
 
 local schema = {
     type = "object",
     title = "work with route or service object",
     properties = {
-        auth_plugins = { type = "array", minItems = 2 },
-        hide_credentials = {
-            type = "boolean",
-            default = false,
-        }
+        auth_plugins = { type = "array", minItems = 2 }
     },
     required = { "auth_plugins" },
 }
diff --git a/docs/en/latest/plugins/multi-auth.md b/docs/en/latest/plugins/multi-auth.md
index 1dd84c43d2af5..7ac2181988358 100644
--- a/docs/en/latest/plugins/multi-auth.md
+++ b/docs/en/latest/plugins/multi-auth.md
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ The `multi-auth` Plugin is used to add multiple authentication methods to a Rout
 
 For Route:
 
-| Name        | Type  | Required | Default | Description                                                                             |
-|-------------|-------|----------|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-| auth_plugin | array | True     | -       | Add supporting auth plugin configuration. |
+| Name         | Type  | Required | Default | Description                                |
+|--------------|-------|----------|---------|--------------------------------------------|
+| auth_plugins | array | True     | -       | Add supporting auth plugins configuration. |
 
 ## Enable Plugin
 
diff --git a/t/plugin/multi-auth.t b/t/plugin/multi-auth.t
index 72360f5d1bc1e..b128d3f4142e7 100644
--- a/t/plugin/multi-auth.t
+++ b/t/plugin/multi-auth.t
@@ -199,8 +199,8 @@ apikey: auth-two
 --- request
 GET /t
 --- error_code: 400
---- response_body
-{"error_msg":"failed to check the configuration of plugin multi-auth err: property \"auth_plugins\" is required"}
+--- response_body_like eval
+qr/\{"error_msg":"failed to check the configuration of plugin multi-auth err: property \\"auth_plugins\\" is required"\}/
 
 
 
@@ -240,5 +240,5 @@ GET /t
 --- request
 GET /t
 --- error_code: 400
---- response_body
-{"error_msg":"failed to check the configuration of plugin multi-auth err: property \"auth_plugins\" validation failed: expect array to have at least 2 items"}
+--- response_body_like eval
+qr/\{"error_msg":"failed to check the configuration of plugin multi-auth err: property \\"auth_plugins\\" validation failed: expect array to have at least 2 items"\}/