diff --git a/src/xenapi/xenapi_driver.c b/src/xenapi/xenapi_driver.c
index 34f9e2c717b66069f0cbd45c44d8904818618fd9..3af5eeafcfd6dd90ab8c4c1eaf0c95ee300cc39b 100644
--- a/src/xenapi/xenapi_driver.c
+++ b/src/xenapi/xenapi_driver.c
@@ -152,12 +152,6 @@ xenapiConnectOpen(virConnectPtr conn, virConnectAuthPtr auth,
         goto error;
     }
 
-    if (auth == NULL) {
-        xenapiSessionErrorHandler(conn, VIR_ERR_AUTH_FAILED,
-                                  _("Authentication Credentials not found"));
-        goto error;
-    }
-
     if (conn->uri->user != NULL) {
         if (VIR_STRDUP(username, conn->uri->user) < 0)
             goto error;