diff --git a/apache/client/include/lauth/authorizer.hpp b/apache/client/include/lauth/authorizer.hpp
index 7b610397..174003b6 100644
--- a/apache/client/include/lauth/authorizer.hpp
+++ b/apache/client/include/lauth/authorizer.hpp
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ namespace mlibrary::lauth {
       Authorizer& operator=(const Authorizer&&) = delete;
       virtual ~Authorizer() = default;
 
-      bool isPasswordOnly(std::string url);
       virtual bool isAllowed(Request req);
 
     protected:
diff --git a/apache/client/include/lauth/http_client.hpp b/apache/client/include/lauth/http_client.hpp
index 6c0ef132..bd2476b1 100644
--- a/apache/client/include/lauth/http_client.hpp
+++ b/apache/client/include/lauth/http_client.hpp
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 #ifndef __LAUTH_HTTP_CLIENT_HPP__
 #define __LAUTH_HTTP_CLIENT_HPP__
 
-#include "lauth/request.hpp"
-
 #include <string>
 
 namespace mlibrary::lauth {
@@ -11,10 +9,8 @@ namespace mlibrary::lauth {
       HttpClient(const std::string& baseUrl) : baseUrl(baseUrl) {};
       virtual ~HttpClient() = default;
 
-      virtual bool isAllowed(Request req);
       virtual std::string get(const std::string& path); 
 
-
     protected:
       const std::string baseUrl;
   };
diff --git a/apache/client/src/lauth/api_client.cpp b/apache/client/src/lauth/api_client.cpp
index 9309f9bc..3bc7d0e1 100644
--- a/apache/client/src/lauth/api_client.cpp
+++ b/apache/client/src/lauth/api_client.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ namespace mlibrary::lauth {
     std::stringstream url;
     url << "/users/" << req.user << "/is_allowed";
     std::string result = client->get(url.str());
-    return client->isAllowed(req);
+    return result == "yes";
   }
 }
diff --git a/apache/client/src/lauth/authorizer.cpp b/apache/client/src/lauth/authorizer.cpp
index 9c68b62f..0624fc72 100644
--- a/apache/client/src/lauth/authorizer.cpp
+++ b/apache/client/src/lauth/authorizer.cpp
@@ -3,10 +3,6 @@
 #include <string>
 
 namespace mlibrary::lauth {
-  bool Authorizer::isPasswordOnly(std::string url) {
-    return false;
-  }
-
   bool Authorizer::isAllowed(Request req) {
     return client->isAllowed(req);
   }
diff --git a/apache/client/src/lauth/http_client.cpp b/apache/client/src/lauth/http_client.cpp
index a6b352a4..f3e4cd5f 100644
--- a/apache/client/src/lauth/http_client.cpp
+++ b/apache/client/src/lauth/http_client.cpp
@@ -3,10 +3,6 @@
 #include <httplib.h>
 
 namespace mlibrary::lauth {
-  bool HttpClient::isAllowed(Request req) {
-    return req.user == "authorized";
-  }
-
   std::string HttpClient::get(const std::string& path) {
     httplib::Client client(baseUrl);
 
diff --git a/apache/client/test/lauth/api_client_test.cpp b/apache/client/test/lauth/api_client_test.cpp
index f1b76c33..a2e05f39 100644
--- a/apache/client/test/lauth/api_client_test.cpp
+++ b/apache/client/test/lauth/api_client_test.cpp
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ using namespace mlibrary::lauth;
 TEST(ApiClient, allowed_by_mock_http_client) {
   auto client = std::make_unique<MockHttpClient>();
   EXPECT_CALL(*client, get("/users/authorized/is_allowed")).WillOnce(Return("yes"));
-  EXPECT_CALL(*client, isAllowed(_)).WillOnce(Return(true));
   ApiClient api_client(std::move(client));
 
   Request req {
@@ -28,7 +27,6 @@ TEST(ApiClient, allowed_by_mock_http_client) {
 TEST(ApiClient, denied_by_mock_http_client) {
   auto client = std::make_unique<MockHttpClient>();
   EXPECT_CALL(*client, get("/users/unauthorized/is_allowed")).WillOnce(Return("no"));
-  EXPECT_CALL(*client, isAllowed(_)).WillOnce(Return(false));
   ApiClient api_client(std::move(client));
 
   Request req {
@@ -40,30 +38,6 @@ TEST(ApiClient, denied_by_mock_http_client) {
   EXPECT_THAT(allowed, false);
 }
 
-TEST(ApiClient, allowed_by_mock) {
-  auto client = std::make_unique<MockHttpClient>();
-  EXPECT_CALL(*client, isAllowed(_)).WillOnce(Return(true));
-  ApiClient api_client(std::move(client));
-
-  Request req {};
-
-  auto allowed = api_client.isAllowed(req);
-
-  EXPECT_THAT(allowed, true);
-}
-
-TEST(ApiClient, denied_by_mock) {
-  auto client = std::make_unique<MockHttpClient>();
-  EXPECT_CALL(*client, isAllowed(_)).WillOnce(Return(false));
-  ApiClient api_client(std::move(client));
-
-  Request req {};
-
-  auto allowed = api_client.isAllowed(req);
-
-  EXPECT_THAT(allowed, false);
-}
-
 TEST(ApiClient, a_request_with_no_user_is_denied) {
   ApiClient client;
   Request request;
diff --git a/apache/client/test/lauth/mocks.hpp b/apache/client/test/lauth/mocks.hpp
index 27f6e363..712c7b8c 100644
--- a/apache/client/test/lauth/mocks.hpp
+++ b/apache/client/test/lauth/mocks.hpp
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ class MockApiClient : public ApiClient {
 class MockHttpClient : public HttpClient {
     public:
     MockHttpClient() : HttpClient("http://localhost:9000") {};
-    MOCK_METHOD(bool, isAllowed, (Request), (override));
     MOCK_METHOD(std::string, get, (const std::string&), (override));
 };
 
diff --git a/apache/client/test/mock_service.cpp b/apache/client/test/mock_service.cpp
index 94bc75b1..3b91c08a 100644
--- a/apache/client/test/mock_service.cpp
+++ b/apache/client/test/mock_service.cpp
@@ -14,23 +14,23 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
     port = server.bind_to_any_port(address);
   }
 
-  server.Get("/", [](const Request &req, Response &res) {
+  server.Get("/", [](const Request &, Response &res) {
     res.set_content("Root", "text/plain");
   });
 
-  server.Get("/ping", [](const Request &req, Response &res) {
+  server.Get("/ping", [](const Request &, Response &res) {
     res.set_content("pong", "text/plain");
   });
 
-  server.Get("/users/authorized/is_allowed", [](const Request &req, Response &res) {
+  server.Get("/users/authorized/is_allowed", [](const Request &, Response &res) {
     res.set_content("yes", "text/plain");
   });
 
-  server.Get("/users/unauthorized/is_allowed", [](const Request &req, Response &res) {
+  server.Get("/users/unauthorized/is_allowed", [](const Request &, Response &res) {
     res.set_content("no", "text/plain");
   });
 
-  server.Get("/stop", [&](const Request &req, Response &res) {
+  server.Get("/stop", [&](const Request &, Response &res) {
     res.set_content("Shutting down server...", "text/plain");
     server.stop();
   });