diff --git a/configuration.inc.default b/configuration.inc.default
index 2c0c07b..6faffc8 100644
--- a/configuration.inc.default
+++ b/configuration.inc.default
@@ -126,22 +126,6 @@ if (!defined('STDIN')) {
 define('CAS','/var/www/libraries/SimpleCAS');
 define('CAS_SERVER','cas.somewhere.org');
 define('CAS_URI','cas');
-define('CAS_COOKIE','cas_session');
-define('CAS_DOMAIN','.localhost');
-if (session_id()) {
-	if (!isset($_SESSION['USER']) && isset($_COOKIE[CAS_COOKIE])) {
-		require_once CAS.'/SimpleCAS/Autoload.php';
-		$options = array('hostname'=>CAS_SERVER,'uri'=>CAS_URI);
-		$protocol = new SimpleCAS_Protocol_Version2($options);
-		$client = SimpleCAS::client($protocol);
-		$client->forceAuthentication();
-
-		if ($client->isAuthenticated()) {
-			$user = new User($client->getUsername());
-			$user->startNewSession();
-		}
-	}
-}
 
 /**
  * Load the Zend_Acl
diff --git a/html/login/home.php b/html/login/home.php
index a52845d..96aef62 100644
--- a/html/login/home.php
+++ b/html/login/home.php
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ if ($client->isAuthenticated()) {
 	try {
 		$user = new User($client->getUsername());
 		$user->startNewSession();
-		setcookie(CAS_COOKIE,'true',0,'/',CAS_DOMAIN);
 
 		if (isset($_SESSION['return_url'])) {
 			header('Location: '.$_SESSION['return_url']);