diff --git a/guacamole/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/guacamole/net/basic/AuthenticatingHttpServlet.java b/guacamole/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/guacamole/net/basic/AuthenticatingHttpServlet.java
index 12c480e29..e50190279 100644
--- a/guacamole/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/guacamole/net/basic/AuthenticatingHttpServlet.java
+++ b/guacamole/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/guacamole/net/basic/AuthenticatingHttpServlet.java
@@ -53,13 +53,6 @@ public abstract class AuthenticatingHttpServlet extends HttpServlet {
      */
     private static final String CREDENTIALS_ATTRIBUTE = "GUAC_CREDS";
     
-    /**
-     * The error message to be provided to the client user if authentication
-     * fails for ANY REASON.
-     */
-    private static final String AUTH_ERROR_MESSAGE = 
-            "User not logged in or authentication failed.";
-    
     /**
      * The AuthenticationProvider to use to authenticate all requests.
      */