diff --git a/hw/xwin/winauth.c b/hw/xwin/winauth.c
index 09469e0a9..c16e63e87 100644
--- a/hw/xwin/winauth.c
+++ b/hw/xwin/winauth.c
@@ -57,23 +57,6 @@ static unsigned int g_uiAuthDataLen = 0;
 static char *g_pAuthData = NULL;
 static xcb_auth_info_t auth_info;
 
-/*
- * Code to generate a MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1, copied from under XCSECURITY
- */
-
-#ifndef XCSECURITY
-XID
-GenerateAuthorization(unsigned name_length,
-                      const char *name,
-                      unsigned data_length,
-                      const char *data,
-                      unsigned *data_length_return, char **data_return)
-{
-    return MitGenerateCookie(data_length, data,
-                             FakeClientID(0), data_length_return, data_return);
-}
-#endif
-
 /*
  * Generate authorization cookie for internal server clients
  */
diff --git a/os/auth.c b/os/auth.c
index b28e7308c..a22980efd 100644
--- a/os/auth.c
+++ b/os/auth.c
@@ -59,9 +59,7 @@ struct protocol {
     AuthRstCFunc Reset;         /* delete all authorization data entries */
     AuthFromIDFunc FromID;      /* convert ID to cookie */
     AuthRemCFunc Remove;        /* remove a specific cookie */
-#ifdef XCSECURITY
     AuthGenCFunc Generate;
-#endif
 };
 
 static struct protocol protocols[] = {
@@ -72,9 +70,7 @@ static struct protocol protocols[] = {
         .Reset = MitResetCookie,
         .FromID = MitFromID,
         .Remove = MitRemoveCookie,
-#ifdef XCSECURITY
         .Generate = MitGenerateCookie
-#endif
     },
 #ifdef HASXDMAUTH
     {
@@ -281,8 +277,6 @@ AddAuthorization(unsigned name_length, const char *name,
     return 0;
 }
 
-#ifdef XCSECURITY
-
 XID
 GenerateAuthorization(unsigned name_length,
                       const char *name,
@@ -304,8 +298,6 @@ GenerateAuthorization(unsigned name_length,
     return -1;
 }
 
-#endif                          /* XCSECURITY */
-
 void
 GenerateRandomData(int len, char *buf)
 {