diff --git a/ln.http/HttpRouter.cs b/ln.http/HttpRouter.cs
index 52f159f..2653244 100644
--- a/ln.http/HttpRouter.cs
+++ b/ln.http/HttpRouter.cs
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ using System.Linq;
 namespace ln.http
 {
     public delegate bool HttpRouterDelegate(HttpContext context);
-    public delegate bool HttpAuthenticationDelegate(HttpContext httpContext, out HttpPrincipal principal);
     public delegate bool HttpAuthorizationDelegate(HttpContext httpContext);
     public delegate void HttpFilterDelegate(HttpContext httpContext);
 
@@ -16,7 +15,6 @@ namespace ln.http
     public class HttpRouter : IDisposable
     {
         public event HttpFilterDelegate HttpFilters;
-        public event HttpAuthenticationDelegate AuthenticationDelegates;
 
         private List<HttpMapping>[] _mappings = new List<HttpMapping>[5];
         private HttpServer _httpServer;
@@ -47,15 +45,6 @@ namespace ln.http
         public bool Route(HttpContext httpContext)
         {
             string residual = "";
-
-            if (AuthenticationDelegates is not null)
-            {
-                foreach (HttpAuthenticationDelegate authenticationDelegate in AuthenticationDelegates.GetInvocationList())
-                {
-                    if (httpContext.Authenticate(authenticationDelegate))
-                        break;
-                }
-            }
             
             HttpFilters?.Invoke(httpContext);