diff --git a/http.c b/http.c
index 9334386d19..0a74345155 100644
--- a/http.c
+++ b/http.c
@@ -744,8 +744,7 @@ char *get_remote_object_url(const char *url, const char *hex,
 	return strbuf_detach(&buf, NULL);
 }
 
-int handle_curl_result(struct active_request_slot *slot,
-		       struct slot_results *results)
+int handle_curl_result(struct slot_results *results)
 {
 	if (results->curl_result == CURLE_OK) {
 		credential_approve(&http_auth);
@@ -758,7 +757,6 @@ int handle_curl_result(struct active_request_slot *slot,
 			return HTTP_NOAUTH;
 		} else {
 			credential_fill(&http_auth);
-			init_curl_http_auth(slot->curl);
 			return HTTP_REAUTH;
 		}
 	} else {
@@ -817,7 +815,7 @@ static int http_request(const char *url, void *result, int target, int options)
 
 	if (start_active_slot(slot)) {
 		run_active_slot(slot);
-		ret = handle_curl_result(slot, &results);
+		ret = handle_curl_result(&results);
 	} else {
 		error("Unable to start HTTP request for %s", url);
 		ret = HTTP_START_FAILED;
diff --git a/http.h b/http.h
index 0bd1e849e1..0a80d303e3 100644
--- a/http.h
+++ b/http.h
@@ -78,8 +78,7 @@ extern int start_active_slot(struct active_request_slot *slot);
 extern void run_active_slot(struct active_request_slot *slot);
 extern void finish_active_slot(struct active_request_slot *slot);
 extern void finish_all_active_slots(void);
-extern int handle_curl_result(struct active_request_slot *slot,
-			      struct slot_results *results);
+extern int handle_curl_result(struct slot_results *results);
 
 #ifdef USE_CURL_MULTI
 extern void fill_active_slots(void);
diff --git a/remote-curl.c b/remote-curl.c
index 4281262c70..aefafd33de 100644
--- a/remote-curl.c
+++ b/remote-curl.c
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ static int run_slot(struct active_request_slot *slot)
 	slot->curl_result = curl_easy_perform(slot->curl);
 	finish_active_slot(slot);
 
-	err = handle_curl_result(slot, &results);
+	err = handle_curl_result(&results);
 	if (err != HTTP_OK && err != HTTP_REAUTH) {
 		error("RPC failed; result=%d, HTTP code = %ld",
 		      results.curl_result, results.http_code);