diff --git a/lib/ftp.c b/lib/ftp.c
index 4058c68..4f7afbc 100644
--- a/lib/ftp.c
+++ b/lib/ftp.c
@@ -880,7 +880,7 @@ static CURLcode ftp_state_use_port(struct connectdata *conn,
       if(error == EADDRNOTAVAIL) {
 
         /* The requested bind address is not local
-         * use the address used forthe control connection instead
+         * use the address used for the control connection instead
          * restart the port loop
          */
         failf(data, "bind(port=%i) failed: %s", port,
diff --git a/lib/http.c b/lib/http.c
index e54f2ce..2523d85 100644
--- a/lib/http.c
+++ b/lib/http.c
@@ -632,12 +632,6 @@ http_output_auth(struct connectdata *conn,
     return CURLE_OK; /* no authentication with no user or password */
   }
 
-  if(authhost->want && !authhost->picked)
-    /* The app has selected one or more methods, but none has been picked
-       so far by a server round-trip. Then we set the picked one to the
-       want one, and if this is one single bit it'll be used instantly. */
-    authhost->picked = authhost->want;
-
   if(authproxy->want && !authproxy->picked)
     /* The app has selected one or more methods, but none has been picked so
        far by a proxy round-trip. Then we set the picked one to the want one,