diff --git a/openstack/client.go b/openstack/client.go
index 3031fef..96b0b06 100644
--- a/openstack/client.go
+++ b/openstack/client.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package openstack
 
 import (
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/url"
 	"strings"
@@ -32,12 +31,7 @@
 	u.Path, u.RawQuery, u.Fragment = "", "", ""
 	normalized := u.String()
 
-	return &gophercloud.ProviderClient{
-		IdentityEndpoint: normalized,
-		Reauthenticate: func() error {
-			return errors.New("Unable to reauthenticate before authenticating the first time.")
-		},
-	}, nil
+	return &gophercloud.ProviderClient{IdentityEndpoint: normalized}, nil
 }
 
 // AuthenticatedClient logs in to an OpenStack cloud found at the identity endpoint specified by options, acquires a token, and
diff --git a/provider_client.go b/provider_client.go
index 3b9aaed..971276e 100644
--- a/provider_client.go
+++ b/provider_client.go
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@
 	// It should be the *root* resource of the identity service, not of a specific identity version.
 	IdentityEndpoint string
 
-	// Reauthenticate is a callback that will be invoked to reauthenticate this client, if reauthentication is enabled.
-	Reauthenticate func() error
-
 	// TokenID is the most recently valid token issued.
 	TokenID string