diff --git a/src/base/bittorrent/session.cpp b/src/base/bittorrent/session.cpp
index 4799be686..f95795dff 100644
--- a/src/base/bittorrent/session.cpp
+++ b/src/base/bittorrent/session.cpp
@@ -3453,12 +3453,6 @@ void Session::handleTorrentTrackerError(TorrentHandle *const torrent, const QStr
     emit trackerError(torrent, trackerUrl);
 }
 
-void Session::handleTorrentTrackerAuthenticationRequired(TorrentHandle *const torrent, const QString &trackerUrl)
-{
-    Q_UNUSED(trackerUrl);
-    emit trackerAuthenticationRequired(torrent);
-}
-
 void Session::handleTorrentTrackerWarning(TorrentHandle *const torrent, const QString &trackerUrl)
 {
     emit trackerWarning(torrent, trackerUrl);
diff --git a/src/base/bittorrent/session.h b/src/base/bittorrent/session.h
index 053d84371..d4fd22ee2 100644
--- a/src/base/bittorrent/session.h
+++ b/src/base/bittorrent/session.h
@@ -489,7 +489,6 @@ namespace BitTorrent
         void handleTorrentTrackerReply(TorrentHandle *const torrent, const QString &trackerUrl);
         void handleTorrentTrackerWarning(TorrentHandle *const torrent, const QString &trackerUrl);
         void handleTorrentTrackerError(TorrentHandle *const torrent, const QString &trackerUrl);
-        void handleTorrentTrackerAuthenticationRequired(TorrentHandle *const torrent, const QString &trackerUrl);
 
     signals:
         void statsUpdated();
diff --git a/src/base/bittorrent/torrenthandle.cpp b/src/base/bittorrent/torrenthandle.cpp
index cfbcd44c9..ba437b5e4 100644
--- a/src/base/bittorrent/torrenthandle.cpp
+++ b/src/base/bittorrent/torrenthandle.cpp
@@ -1463,9 +1463,6 @@ void TorrentHandle::handleTrackerErrorAlert(const libtorrent::tracker_error_aler
 
     m_trackerInfos[trackerUrl].lastMessage = message;
 
-    if (p->status_code == 401)
-        m_session->handleTorrentTrackerAuthenticationRequired(this, trackerUrl);
-
     m_session->handleTorrentTrackerError(this, trackerUrl);
 }