diff --git a/sys/src/libauth/auth_attr.c b/sys/src/libauth/auth_attr.c
index 8842590a9..2acc32f79 100644
--- a/sys/src/libauth/auth_attr.c
+++ b/sys/src/libauth/auth_attr.c
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #include <u.h>
 #include <libc.h>
 #include <auth.h>
-#include <authsrv.h>
 #include "authlocal.h"
 
 Attr*
diff --git a/sys/src/libauth/auth_challenge.c b/sys/src/libauth/auth_challenge.c
index 298f5f1b2..d21841a05 100644
--- a/sys/src/libauth/auth_challenge.c
+++ b/sys/src/libauth/auth_challenge.c
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #include <u.h>
 #include <libc.h>
 #include <auth.h>
-#include <authsrv.h>
 #include "authlocal.h"
 
 Chalstate*
diff --git a/sys/src/libauth/auth_proxy.c b/sys/src/libauth/auth_proxy.c
index 004e57332..68987140a 100644
--- a/sys/src/libauth/auth_proxy.c
+++ b/sys/src/libauth/auth_proxy.c
@@ -128,8 +128,8 @@ fauth_proxy(int fd, AuthRpc *rpc, AuthGetkey *getkey, char *params)
 		return nil;
 	}
 
-	rerrstr(oerr, sizeof oerr);
-	werrstr("UNKNOWN AUTH ERROR");
+	strcpy(oerr, "UNKNOWN AUTH ERROR");
+	errstr(oerr, sizeof oerr);
 
 	if(dorpc(rpc, "start", params, strlen(params), getkey) != ARok){
 		werrstr("fauth_proxy start: %r");
diff --git a/sys/src/libauth/auth_respond.c b/sys/src/libauth/auth_respond.c
index 910f06b28..bc9fd2034 100644
--- a/sys/src/libauth/auth_respond.c
+++ b/sys/src/libauth/auth_respond.c
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #include <u.h>
 #include <libc.h>
 #include <auth.h>
-#include <authsrv.h>
 #include "authlocal.h"
 
 enum {