--- src/auth.c
+++ src/auth.c
@@ -1172,9 +1172,8 @@
 
   /* Next, search for an anonymous entry. */
 
-  if (!c) {
+  if (c == NULL) {
     c = find_config(main_server->conf, CONF_ANON, NULL, FALSE);
-    anon_c = c;
 
   } else {
     find_config_set_top(c);
@@ -1199,8 +1198,6 @@
  
     } while ((c = find_config_next(c, c->next, CONF_ANON, NULL,
       FALSE)) != NULL);
-
-    c = anon_c;
   }
 
   if (!is_alias) {