diff --git a/lib/api/session.rb b/lib/api/session.rb
index e308ccc3004dd43440781acc3959b8e8cf00e9cd..1156aab8cc22e889ba0a5672d7b9c363009be04d 100644
--- a/lib/api/session.rb
+++ b/lib/api/session.rb
@@ -11,12 +11,7 @@ module API
     # Example Request:
     #  POST /session
     post "/session" do
-      user, _ = Gitlab::Auth.find(
-        params[:email] || params[:login],
-        params[:password],
-        project: nil,
-        ip: request.ip
-      )
+      user = Gitlab::Auth.find_by_master_or_ldap(params[:email] || params[:login], params[:password])
 
       return unauthorized! unless user
       present user, with: Entities::UserLogin
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/backend/grack_auth.rb b/lib/gitlab/backend/grack_auth.rb
index b263a27d4d319fd150c5748314631c4990b3958f..3462c2dcfbc499d6bbc518d8dfa0096c5a94979e 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/backend/grack_auth.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/backend/grack_auth.rb
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ module Grack
     end
 
     def authenticate_user(login, password)
-      user, _ = Gitlab::Auth.new.find_by_master_or_ldap(login, password)
+      user = Gitlab::Auth.new.find_by_master_or_ldap(login, password)
 
       unless user
         user = oauth_access_token_check(login, password)