diff --git a/daemons.go b/daemons.go
index 940cc76..d49cb75 100644
--- a/daemons.go
+++ b/daemons.go
@@ -3,11 +3,9 @@ package Prox5
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"strconv"
-	"strings"
 	"sync"
 )
 
-
 func (s *Swamp) svcUp() {
 	s.mu.Lock()
 	s.runningdaemons++
@@ -37,28 +35,20 @@ func (sm swampMap) add(sock string) (*Proxy, bool) {
 	sm.mu.Lock()
 	defer sm.mu.Unlock()
 
-	var auth = &proxyAuth{}
-
-	if strings.Contains(sock, "@") {
-		split := strings.Split(sock, "@")
-		sock = split[1]
-		authsplit := strings.Split(split[0], ":")
-		auth.username = authsplit[0]
-		auth.password = authsplit[1]
-	}
-
 	if sm.exists(sock) {
 		return nil, false
 	}
+
 	p := &Proxy{
 		Endpoint: sock,
 		lock:     stateUnlocked,
 		parent:   sm.parent,
 	}
+
 	p.timesValidated.Store(0)
 	p.timesBad.Store(0)
 	sm.plot[sock] = p
-	return p, true
+	return sm.plot[sock], true
 }
 
 func (sm swampMap) exists(sock string) bool {
diff --git a/defs.go b/defs.go
index eaf012e..01dd170 100644
--- a/defs.go
+++ b/defs.go
@@ -154,11 +154,6 @@ const (
 	stateLocked
 )
 
-type proxyAuth struct {
-	username string
-	password string
-}
-
 // Proxy represents an individual proxy
 type Proxy struct {
 	// Endpoint is the address:port of the proxy that we connect to
@@ -174,8 +169,6 @@ type Proxy struct {
 	// timesBad is the amount of times the proxy has been marked as bad.
 	timesBad atomic.Value
 
-	auth *proxyAuth
-
 	parent *Swamp
 	lock   uint32
 }