diff --git a/src/authm_mad/remotes/server/server_auth.rb b/src/authm_mad/remotes/server/server_auth.rb
index 441d2905e9..5fccf4eda5 100644
--- a/src/authm_mad/remotes/server/server_auth.rb
+++ b/src/authm_mad/remotes/server/server_auth.rb
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class ServerAuth < X509Auth
         token_txt = "#{user}:#{user_pass}:#{expires}"
 
         token     = encrypt(token_txt)
-	    token64   = Base64::encode64(token).strip.delete("\n")
+	token64   = Base64::encode64(token).strip.delete("\n")
 
         login_out = "#{user}:server:#{token64}"
         
@@ -88,20 +88,18 @@ class ServerAuth < X509Auth
     # auth method for auth_mad
     def authenticate(user, pass, signed_text)
         begin            
-	        # Decryption demonstrates that the user posessed the private key.
+	    # Decryption demonstrates that the user posessed the private key.
             _user, user_pass, expires = decrypt(signed_text).split(':')
 
             return "User name missmatch" if user != _user
 
             return "login token expired" if Time.now.to_i >= expires.to_i
 
-            # Check an explicitly-specified DN such as for a host-signed login 
+            # Check that the signed password matches one for the user.
             if !pass.split('|').include?(user_pass)
-	            return "User password missmatch"
+	        return "User password missmatch"
             end
 
-	        validate
-
             return true
         rescue => e
             return e.message
diff --git a/src/authm_mad/remotes/x509/x509_auth.rb b/src/authm_mad/remotes/x509/x509_auth.rb
index 4fba744a26..48fe58193f 100644
--- a/src/authm_mad/remotes/x509/x509_auth.rb
+++ b/src/authm_mad/remotes/x509/x509_auth.rb
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class X509Auth
 
     # Creates the login file for x509 authentication at ~/.one/one_x509.
     # By default it is valid as long as the certificate is valid. It can 
-    # be change to any number of seconds with expire parameter (sec.)
+    # be changed to any number of seconds with expire parameter (sec.)
     def login(user, expire=0)
         write_login(login_token(user,expire))
     end
@@ -95,23 +95,23 @@ class X509Auth
     # auth method for auth_mad
     def authenticate(user, pass, signed_text)
         begin            
-	        # Decryption demonstrates that the user posessed the private key.
+	    # Decryption demonstrates that the user posessed the private key.
             _user, expires = decrypt(signed_text).split(':')
 
             return "User name missmatch" if user != _user
 
             return "x509 proxy expired"  if Time.now.to_i >= expires.to_i
 
-	        # Some DN in the chain must match a DN in the password	    
-	        dn_ok = @cert_chain.each do |cert|
+	    # Some DN in the chain must match a DN in the password	    
+	    dn_ok = @cert_chain.each do |cert|
                 break true if pass.split('|').include?(cert.subject.to_s.delete("\s"))
             end
 	    
-	        unless dn_ok == true
-	            return "Certificate subject missmatch"
+	    unless dn_ok == true
+	        return "Certificate subject missmatch"
             end
 	    
-	        validate
+	    validate
 
             return true
         rescue => e
@@ -156,10 +156,10 @@ private
     # Validate the user certificate
     ###########################################################################
     def validate
- 	    now    = Time.now
+ 	now    = Time.now
         failed = "Could not validate user credentials: "
 
-        # Check start time and end time of certificate
+        # Check start time and end time of certificates
         @cert_chain.each do |cert|		
             if cert.not_before > now || cert.not_after < now
                 raise failed +  "Certificate not valid. Current time is " + 
@@ -168,10 +168,10 @@ private
         end 
 
         begin
-	        # Validate the proxy certifcates
+	    # Validate the proxy certifcates
             signee = @cert_chain[0]
 
-	        @cert_chain[1..-1].each do |cert|
+	    @cert_chain[1..-1].each do |cert|
                 if !((signee.issuer.to_s == cert.subject.to_s) &&
                      (signee.verify(cert.public_key)))
                     raise  failed + signee.subject.to_s + " with issuer " +
diff --git a/src/um/UserPool.cc b/src/um/UserPool.cc
index 746e898346..60933f7a45 100644
--- a/src/um/UserPool.cc
+++ b/src/um/UserPool.cc
@@ -253,20 +253,7 @@ bool UserPool::authenticate(const string& session,
 
     ar.add_authenticate(username,u_pass,secret);
 
-    if ( uid == 0 ) //oneadmin
-    {
-        if (ar.plain_authenticate())
-        {
-            user_id  = uid;
-            group_id = gid;
-
-            uname = tuname;
-            gname = tgname;
-
-            result   = true;
-        }
-    }
-    else if (authm == 0) //plain auth
+    if (authm == 0) //plain auth
     {
         if ( user != 0 && ar.plain_authenticate()) //no plain for external users
         {