diff --git a/auth.go b/auth.go
index 9ed81b5d..c96b1e29 100644
--- a/auth.go
+++ b/auth.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 package gin
 
 import (
-	"crypto/subtle"
 	"encoding/base64"
 	"net/http"
 	"strconv"
@@ -86,11 +85,3 @@ func authorizationHeader(user, password string) string {
 	base := user + ":" + password
 	return "Basic " + base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString([]byte(base))
 }
-
-func secureCompare(given, actual string) bool {
-	if subtle.ConstantTimeEq(int32(len(given)), int32(len(actual))) == 1 {
-		return subtle.ConstantTimeCompare([]byte(given), []byte(actual)) == 1
-	}
-	// Securely compare actual to itself to keep constant time, but always return false.
-	return subtle.ConstantTimeCompare([]byte(actual), []byte(actual)) == 1 && false
-}
diff --git a/auth_test.go b/auth_test.go
index 197e9208..e44bd100 100644
--- a/auth_test.go
+++ b/auth_test.go
@@ -81,13 +81,6 @@ func TestBasicAuthAuthorizationHeader(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, "Basic YWRtaW46cGFzc3dvcmQ=", authorizationHeader("admin", "password"))
 }
 
-func TestBasicAuthSecureCompare(t *testing.T) {
-	assert.True(t, secureCompare("1234567890", "1234567890"))
-	assert.False(t, secureCompare("123456789", "1234567890"))
-	assert.False(t, secureCompare("12345678900", "1234567890"))
-	assert.False(t, secureCompare("1234567891", "1234567890"))
-}
-
 func TestBasicAuthSucceed(t *testing.T) {
 	accounts := Accounts{"admin": "password"}
 	router := New()