diff --git a/authd/providers/ident.c b/authd/providers/ident.c
index e6f08b19..d707469d 100644
--- a/authd/providers/ident.c
+++ b/authd/providers/ident.c
@@ -119,7 +119,6 @@ static void
 read_ident_reply(rb_fde_t *F, void *data)
 {
 	struct auth_client *auth = data;
-	struct ident_query *query;
 	char buf[IDENT_BUFSIZE + 1];	/* buffer to read auth reply into */
 	ident_message message = REPORT_FAIL;
 	char *s = NULL;
@@ -127,10 +126,6 @@ read_ident_reply(rb_fde_t *F, void *data)
 	ssize_t len;
 	int count;
 
-	lrb_assert(auth != NULL);
-	query = get_provider_data(auth, SELF_PID);
-	lrb_assert(query != NULL);
-
 	len = rb_read(F, buf, IDENT_BUFSIZE);
 	if(len < 0 && rb_ignore_errno(errno))
 	{
diff --git a/authd/providers/rdns.c b/authd/providers/rdns.c
index ff0bb078..b6468460 100644
--- a/authd/providers/rdns.c
+++ b/authd/providers/rdns.c
@@ -58,9 +58,6 @@ static void
 dns_answer_callback(const char *res, bool status, query_type type, void *data)
 {
 	struct auth_client *auth = data;
-	struct user_query *query = get_provider_data(auth, SELF_PID);
-
-	lrb_assert(query != NULL);
 
 	if(res == NULL || status == false)
 		client_fail(auth, REPORT_FAIL);