diff --git a/accountant/api/views/__init__.py b/accountant/api/views/__init__.py
index 44ca585..43a4ef3 100644
--- a/accountant/api/views/__init__.py
+++ b/accountant/api/views/__init__.py
@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@
     along with Accountant.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 """
 import pkgutil
-from flask.ext.httpauth import HTTPBasicAuth
-
-auth = HTTPBasicAuth()
 
 __all__ = []