Need to create backup of my phone without an encryption password

I've completely forgotten my backup password for my iphone in iTunes, so I want to start from scratch and create a new backup. I've deleted the old backup. When I go to backup my phone, I deselect the 'encrypt' box, but it pops up asking for my password to unlock my backup.
How can I backup my phone without needing to provide this info?
I've got an iPhone 4s, with the most up to date iOS.

Howdy Kate,
Welcome to Apple Support Communities.
It sounds like you want to disable the encrypted backup feature in iTunes, but you can’t remember the password that was used when it was enabled. You’ll have to restore the iPhone and set it up as a new device to disable the encrypted backup feature, as described in the excerpt article linked below.
Create and delete iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch backups in iTunes - Apple Support
Encrypted backups
Protect your backup with a passcode using the Encrypt Backup option in the Summary tab.
This option also backs up your Keychain, including your passwords for email accounts, Wi-Fi, websites, and some apps. If you restore this backup on a new device, your Keychain will transfer to the new device too. Learn how to create and restore from a backup.
When your backup is encrypted, you'll need to enter the password when you enable or disable encryption or when you restore from the backup.
Make sure that the password you use is one that you'll remember. If you encrypt an iPhone backup in iTunes and forget your password, you won't be able to restore from backup, and your data will be unrecoverable.
If you can't remember the password and want to start again, you must perform a full software restore and choose set up as a new device when iTunes prompts you to select the backup from which to restore.
Ciao,
-Jason

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