diff --git a/libs/sofia-sip/libsofia-sip-ua/iptsec/auth_module.c b/libs/sofia-sip/libsofia-sip-ua/iptsec/auth_module.c
index 9d29957cf0..8d121faeec 100644
--- a/libs/sofia-sip/libsofia-sip-ua/iptsec/auth_module.c
+++ b/libs/sofia-sip/libsofia-sip-ua/iptsec/auth_module.c
@@ -690,8 +690,6 @@ void auth_check_digest(auth_mod_t *am,
     return;
   }
 
-  phrase = "Bad authorization";
-
 #define PA "Authorization missing "
 
   if ((!ar->ar_username && (phrase = PA "username")) ||