#define RPCSEC_GSS_SEQ_WIN     5
 
 static int
-send_response(FILE *f, gss_buffer_desc *in_handle, gss_buffer_desc *in_token,
+send_response(gss_buffer_desc *in_handle, gss_buffer_desc *in_token,
              u_int32_t maj_stat, u_int32_t min_stat,
              gss_buffer_desc *out_handle, gss_buffer_desc *out_token)
 {
        print_hexl("in_tok", in_tok.value, in_tok.length);
 #endif
 
-       if (in_tok.length < 0) {
-               printerr(0, "WARNING: handle_nullreq: "
-                           "failed parsing request\n");
-               goto out_err;
-       }
-
        if (in_handle.length != 0) { /* CONTINUE_INIT case */
                if (in_handle.length != sizeof(ctx)) {
                        printerr(0, "WARNING: handle_nullreq: "
        do_svc_downcall(&out_handle, &cred, mech, &ctx_token, ctx_endtime,
                        hostbased_name);
 continue_needed:
-       send_response(f, &in_handle, &in_tok, maj_stat, min_stat,
+       send_response(&in_handle, &in_tok, maj_stat, min_stat,
                        &out_handle, &out_tok);
 out:
        if (ctx_token.value != NULL)
 out_err:
        if (ctx != GSS_C_NO_CONTEXT)
                gss_delete_sec_context(&ignore_min_stat, &ctx, &ignore_out_tok);
-       send_response(f, &in_handle, &in_tok, maj_stat, min_stat,
+       send_response(&in_handle, &in_tok, maj_stat, min_stat,
                        &null_token, &null_token);
        goto out;
 }