diff --git a/web/includes/functions.php b/web/includes/functions.php
index 51884f1d0..b2afc8681 100644
--- a/web/includes/functions.php
+++ b/web/includes/functions.php
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ function getAuthUser( $auth ) {
 } // end getAuthUser($auth)
 
 function generateAuthHash( $useRemoteAddr ) {
-  if ( ZM_OPT_USE_AUTH and ZM_AUTH_HASH_LOGINS and ZM_AUTH_RELAY == 'hashed' and isset($_SESSION['username']) and $_SESSION['passwordHash'] ) {
+  if ( ZM_OPT_USE_AUTH and ZM_AUTH_RELAY == 'hashed' and isset($_SESSION['username']) and $_SESSION['passwordHash'] ) {
     # regenerate a hash at half the liftetime of a hash, an hour is 3600 so half is 1800
     $time = time();
     if ( ( ! isset($_SESSION['AuthHash']) ) or ( $_SESSION['AuthHashGeneratedAt'] < ( $time - ( ZM_AUTH_HASH_TTL * 1800 ) ) ) ) {