diff --git a/Xext/xace.c b/Xext/xace.c
index 3a0a8b0b23..288d07320d 100644
--- a/Xext/xace.c
+++ b/Xext/xace.c
@@ -111,13 +111,6 @@ int XaceHookScreensaverAccess(ClientPtr client, ScreenPtr screen, Mask access_mo
     return rec.status;
 }
 
-int XaceHookAuthAvail(ClientPtr client, XID authId)
-{
-    XaceAuthAvailRec rec = { client, authId };
-    CallCallbacks(&XaceHooks[XACE_AUTH_AVAIL], &rec);
-    return Success;
-}
-
 /* XaceHookIsSet
  *
  * Utility function to determine whether there are any callbacks listening on a
diff --git a/Xext/xace.h b/Xext/xace.h
index 42750c8777..f1d304e61a 100644
--- a/Xext/xace.h
+++ b/Xext/xace.h
@@ -47,8 +47,7 @@ CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 #define XACE_SELECTION_ACCESS		10
 #define XACE_SCREEN_ACCESS		11
 #define XACE_SCREENSAVER_ACCESS		12
-#define XACE_AUTH_AVAIL			13
-#define XACE_NUM_HOOKS			14
+#define XACE_NUM_HOOKS			13
 
 extern CallbackListPtr XaceHooks[XACE_NUM_HOOKS];
 
@@ -80,7 +79,6 @@ int XaceHookClientAccess(ClientPtr client, ClientPtr target, Mask access_mode);
 int XaceHookServerAccess(ClientPtr client, Mask access_mode);
 int XaceHookScreenAccess(ClientPtr client, ScreenPtr screen, Mask access_mode);
 int XaceHookScreensaverAccess(ClientPtr client, ScreenPtr screen, Mask access_mode);
-int XaceHookAuthAvail(ClientPtr client, XID authId);
 
 /* Register / unregister a callback for a given hook. */
 
diff --git a/Xext/xacestr.h b/Xext/xacestr.h
index 1aa346e494..85d152b455 100644
--- a/Xext/xacestr.h
+++ b/Xext/xacestr.h
@@ -110,12 +110,6 @@ typedef struct {
     int status;
 } XaceScreenAccessRec;
 
-/* XACE_AUTH_AVAIL */
-typedef struct {
-    ClientPtr client;
-    XID authId;
-} XaceAuthAvailRec;
-
 /* XACE_AUDIT_BEGIN */
 /* XACE_AUDIT_END */
 typedef struct {
diff --git a/os/connection.c b/os/connection.c
index ba1d78a272..afff7d1f8c 100644
--- a/os/connection.c
+++ b/os/connection.c
@@ -590,8 +590,6 @@ ClientAuthorized(ClientPtr client,
     XdmcpOpenDisplay(priv->fd);
 #endif                          /* XDMCP */
 
-    XaceHookAuthAvail(client, auth_id);
-
     /* At this point, if the client is authorized to change the access control
      * list, we should getpeername() information, and add the client to
      * the selfhosts list.  It's not really the host machine, but the