diff -ruN a/src/mod_auth_kerb.c b/src/mod_auth_kerb.c
--- a/src/mod_auth_kerb.c	2021-12-29 09:22:17.918692602 +0100
+++ b/src/mod_auth_kerb.c	2021-12-29 09:23:20.267889214 +0100
@@ -2061,28 +2061,6 @@
    return ret;
 }
 
-static int
-have_rcache_type(const char *type)
-{
-   krb5_error_code ret;
-   krb5_context context;
-   krb5_rcache id = NULL;
-   int found;
-
-   ret = krb5_init_context(&context);
-   if (ret)
-      return 0;
-
-   ret = krb5_rc_resolve_full(context, &id, "none:");
-   found = (ret == 0);
-
-   if (ret == 0)
-      krb5_rc_destroy(context, id);
-   krb5_free_context(context);
-
-   return found;
-}
-
 /*************************************************************************** 
  Module Setup/Configuration
  ***************************************************************************/
@@ -2143,7 +2121,7 @@
 #ifndef HEIMDAL
    /* Suppress the MIT replay cache.  Requires MIT Kerberos 1.4.0 or later.
       1.3.x are covered by the hack overiding the replay calls */
-   if (getenv("KRB5RCACHETYPE") == NULL && have_rcache_type("none"))
+   if (getenv("KRB5RCACHETYPE") == NULL)
       putenv(strdup("KRB5RCACHETYPE=none"));
 #endif
 }
@@ -2185,7 +2163,7 @@
 #ifndef HEIMDAL
    /* Suppress the MIT replay cache.  Requires MIT Kerberos 1.4.0 or later.
       1.3.x are covered by the hack overiding the replay calls */
-   if (getenv("KRB5RCACHETYPE") == NULL && have_rcache_type("none"))
+   if (getenv("KRB5RCACHETYPE") == NULL)
       putenv(strdup("KRB5RCACHETYPE=none"));
 #endif
 #ifdef STANDARD20_MODULE_STUFF