Revert "Merge pull request #977 from twosigma/bg/auth"

This reverts commit bbec0b93b872157014bf2ad288f740e681f858fa, reversing
changes made to e17e8773720c931955919e31bbcd86fef3b48855.
Merge pull request #988 from twosigma/bg/revert

[bunsen] Revert "Merge pull request #977 from twosigma/bg/auth"