diff --git a/source3/utils/net.c b/source3/utils/net.c
index 126dc324028..cc31bb53d09 100644
--- a/source3/utils/net.c
+++ b/source3/utils/net.c
@@ -1373,8 +1373,6 @@ static struct functable net_func[] = {
 			cli_credentials_get_principal_obtained(c->creds);
 		enum credentials_obtained password_obtained =
 			cli_credentials_get_password_obtained(c->creds);
-		enum credentials_obtained username_obtained =
-			CRED_UNINITIALISED;
 		uint32_t gensec_features;
 
 		if (principal_obtained == CRED_SPECIFIED) {
@@ -1384,11 +1382,6 @@ static struct functable net_func[] = {
 			c->explicit_credentials = true;
 		}
 
-		c->opt_user_name = cli_credentials_get_username_and_obtained(
-				c->creds,
-				&username_obtained);
-		c->opt_user_specified = (username_obtained == CRED_SPECIFIED);
-
 		c->opt_workgroup = cli_credentials_get_domain(c->creds);
 
 		gensec_features = cli_credentials_get_gensec_features(c->creds);
diff --git a/source3/utils/net.h b/source3/utils/net.h
index 36660664aa0..8540a6db9d4 100644
--- a/source3/utils/net.h
+++ b/source3/utils/net.h
@@ -42,9 +42,6 @@ struct cli_state;
 struct net_context {
 	const char *opt_requester_name;
 	const char *opt_host;
-	const char *opt_password;
-	const char *opt_user_name;
-	bool opt_user_specified;
 	bool explicit_credentials;
 	const char *opt_workgroup;
 	int opt_long_list_entries;
diff --git a/source3/utils/net_util.c b/source3/utils/net_util.c
index 1168983e0b4..93e08cafbf1 100644
--- a/source3/utils/net_util.c
+++ b/source3/utils/net_util.c
@@ -259,21 +259,11 @@ NTSTATUS connect_dst_pipe(struct net_context *c, struct cli_state **cli_dst,
 
 int net_use_krb_machine_account(struct net_context *c)
 {
-	char *user_name = NULL;
-
 	if (!secrets_init()) {
 		d_fprintf(stderr,_("ERROR: Unable to open secrets database\n"));
 		exit(1);
 	}
 
-	c->opt_password = secrets_fetch_machine_password(
-				c->opt_target_workgroup, NULL, NULL);
-	if (asprintf(&user_name, "%s$@%s", lp_netbios_name(), lp_realm()) == -1) {
-		return -1;
-	}
-	c->opt_user_name = user_name;
-	c->opt_user_specified = true;
-
 	cli_credentials_set_machine_account(c->creds, c->lp_ctx);
 	c->explicit_credentials = true;
 	return 0;
diff --git a/source3/utils/py_net.c b/source3/utils/py_net.c
index 61b549bd9a1..95cc59f33b4 100644
--- a/source3/utils/py_net.c
+++ b/source3/utils/py_net.c
@@ -128,8 +128,6 @@ static PyObject *py_net_join_member(py_net_Object *self, PyObject *args, PyObjec
 
 	c->creds = self->creds;
 	c->explicit_credentials = true;
-	c->opt_user_name = cli_credentials_get_username(self->creds);
-	c->opt_password = cli_credentials_get_password(self->creds);
 
 	werr = libnet_Join(mem_ctx, r);
 	if (W_ERROR_EQUAL(werr, WERR_NERR_DCNOTFOUND)) {