diff --git a/include/wx/private/webrequest_curl.h b/include/wx/private/webrequest_curl.h
index 47c13f43e1..ac3e53634b 100644
--- a/include/wx/private/webrequest_curl.h
+++ b/include/wx/private/webrequest_curl.h
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ public:
     wxWebAuthChallengeCURL(wxWebAuthChallenge::Source source,
                            wxWebRequestCURL& request);
 
-    bool Init();
-
     void SetCredentials(const wxWebCredentials& cred) wxOVERRIDE;
 
 private:
diff --git a/src/common/webrequest_curl.cpp b/src/common/webrequest_curl.cpp
index 71a11b7e90..3e9c7053cd 100644
--- a/src/common/webrequest_curl.cpp
+++ b/src/common/webrequest_curl.cpp
@@ -278,10 +278,7 @@ void wxWebRequestCURL::HandleCompletion()
     {
         m_authChallenge.reset(new wxWebAuthChallengeCURL(
             (status == 407) ? wxWebAuthChallenge::Source_Proxy : wxWebAuthChallenge::Source_Server, *this));
-        if ( m_authChallenge->Init() )
-            SetState(wxWebRequest::State_Unauthorized, m_response->GetStatusText());
-        else
-            SetState(wxWebRequest::State_Failed);
+        SetState(wxWebRequest::State_Unauthorized, m_response->GetStatusText());
     }
     else if ( CheckServerStatus() )
         SetState(wxWebRequest::State_Completed);
@@ -337,11 +334,6 @@ wxWebAuthChallengeCURL::wxWebAuthChallengeCURL(wxWebAuthChallenge::Source source
 {
 }
 
-bool wxWebAuthChallengeCURL::Init()
-{
-    return true;
-}
-
 void wxWebAuthChallengeCURL::SetCredentials(const wxWebCredentials& cred)
 {
     const wxSecretString authStr =