4 files changed, 3 insertions, 18 deletions

diff --git a/config-daemon.ac b/config-daemon.ac
index f1d26af3a7b..907457f4785 100644
--- a/config-daemon.ac
+++ b/config-daemon.ac
@@ -152,8 +152,6 @@ if test "x$guix_build_daemon" = "xyes"; then
     [chmod +x nix/scripts/download])
   AC_CONFIG_FILES([nix/scripts/substitute],
     [chmod +x nix/scripts/substitute])
-  AC_CONFIG_FILES([nix/scripts/authenticate],
-    [chmod +x nix/scripts/authenticate])
   AC_CONFIG_FILES([nix/scripts/offload],
     [chmod +x nix/scripts/offload])
 fi
diff --git a/nix/libstore/local-store.cc b/nix/libstore/local-store.cc
index 892d9300b15..951c35faf3d 100644
--- a/nix/libstore/local-store.cc
+++ b/nix/libstore/local-store.cc
@@ -1224,8 +1224,9 @@ static void checkSecrecy(const Path & path)
 
 static std::string runAuthenticationProgram(const Strings & args)
 {
-    return runProgram(settings.nixLibexecDir + "/authenticate",
-                      false, args);
+    Strings fullArgs = { "authenticate" };
+    fullArgs.insert(fullArgs.end(), args.begin(), args.end()); // append
+    return runProgram(settings.guixProgram, false, fullArgs);
 }
 
 void LocalStore::exportPath(const Path & path, bool sign,
diff --git a/nix/local.mk b/nix/local.mk
index fd7379b5ff7..cdcd9eb1c2e 100644
--- a/nix/local.mk
+++ b/nix/local.mk
@@ -165,9 +165,6 @@ nodist_pkglibexec_SCRIPTS +=			\
 
 endif BUILD_DAEMON_OFFLOAD
 
-nodist_pkglibexec_SCRIPTS +=                    \
-  %D%/scripts/authenticate
-
 # The '.service' files for systemd.
 systemdservicedir = $(libdir)/systemd/system
 nodist_systemdservice_DATA = etc/guix-daemon.service etc/guix-publish.service
diff --git a/nix/scripts/authenticate.in b/nix/scripts/authenticate.in
deleted file mode 100644
index 5ce57915f02..00000000000
--- a/nix/scripts/authenticate.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-#!@SHELL@
-# A shorthand for "guix authenticate", for use by the daemon.
-
-if test "x$GUIX_UNINSTALLED" = "x"
-then
-    prefix="@prefix@"
-    exec_prefix="@exec_prefix@"
-    exec "@bindir@/guix" authenticate "$@"
-else
-    exec guix authenticate "$@"
-fi