diff --git a/lib/errors/badrequesterror.js b/lib/errors/badrequesterror.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 6b37710..0000000
--- a/lib/errors/badrequesterror.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * `BadRequestError` error.
- *
- * @api public
- */
-function BadRequestError(message) {
-  Error.call(this);
-  Error.captureStackTrace(this, arguments.callee);
-  this.name = 'BadRequestError';
-  this.message = message || null;
-};
-
-/**
- * Inherit from `Error`.
- */
-BadRequestError.prototype.__proto__ = Error.prototype;
-
-
-/**
- * Expose `BadRequestError`.
- */
-module.exports = BadRequestError;
diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index e0ac305..a1b5a3b 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -1,13 +1,9 @@
 /**
  * Module dependencies.
  */
-var Strategy = require('./strategy')
-  , BadRequestError = require('./errors/badrequesterror');
-
+var Strategy = require('./strategy');
 
 /**
  * Expose constructors.
  */
 exports.Strategy = Strategy;
-
-exports.BadRequestError = BadRequestError;
diff --git a/lib/strategy.js b/lib/strategy.js
index cb96a24..d00f3ef 100644
--- a/lib/strategy.js
+++ b/lib/strategy.js
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
  * Module dependencies.
  */
 var passport = require('passport')
-  , util = require('util')
-  , BadRequestError = require('./errors/badrequesterror');
+  , util = require('util');
 
 
 /**
@@ -84,10 +83,6 @@ Strategy.prototype.authenticate = function(req, options) {
   var username = req.headers[this._usernameHeader] || lookup(req.body, this._usernameField) || lookup(req.query, this._usernameQuery);
   var token    = req.headers[this._tokenHeader] || lookup(req.body, this._tokenField) || lookup(req.query, this._tokenQuery);
 
-  if (!username || !token) {
-    return this.fail(new BadRequestError(options.badRequestMessage || 'Missing credentials'));
-  }
-  
   function verified(err, user, info) {
     if (err) { return self.error(err); }
     if (!user) { return self.fail(info); }