diff --git a/src/postorius/auth/decorators.py b/src/postorius/auth/decorators.py
index b71cbb7..4a0cf6b 100644
--- a/src/postorius/auth/decorators.py
+++ b/src/postorius/auth/decorators.py
@@ -20,31 +20,11 @@
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import, unicode_literals
 
-from django.contrib.auth import authenticate, login
 from django.core.exceptions import PermissionDenied
 
 from postorius.auth.utils import set_user_access_props
 
 
-def basic_auth_login(fn):
-    def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
-        request = args[0]
-        if request.user.is_authenticated():
-            print('already logged in')
-        if not request.user.is_authenticated():
-            if 'HTTP_AUTHORIZATION' in request.META:
-                authmeth, auth = request.META['HTTP_AUTHORIZATION'].split(' ',
-                                                                          1)
-                if authmeth.lower() == 'basic':
-                    auth = auth.strip().decode('base64')
-                    username, password = auth.split(':', 1)
-                    user = authenticate(username=username, password=password)
-                    if user:
-                        login(request, user)
-        return fn(request, **kwargs)
-    return wrapper
-
-
 def list_owner_required(fn):
     """Check if the logged in user is the list owner of the given list.
     Assumes that the request object is the first arg and that list_id
@@ -85,7 +65,7 @@
     return wrapper
 
 
-def superuser_or_403(fn):
+def superuser_required(fn):
     """Make sure that the logged in user is a superuser or otherwise raise
     PermissionDenied.
     Assumes the request object to be the first arg."""
@@ -95,15 +75,3 @@
             raise PermissionDenied
         return fn(*args, **kwargs)
     return wrapper
-
-
-def loggedin_or_403(fn):
-    """Make sure that the logged in user is not anonymous or otherwise raise
-    PermissionDenied.
-    Assumes the request object to be the first arg."""
-    def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
-        user = args[0].user
-        if not user.is_authenticated():
-            raise PermissionDenied
-        return fn(*args, **kwargs)
-    return wrapper
diff --git a/src/postorius/tests/test_auth_decorators.py b/src/postorius/tests/test_auth_decorators.py
index 3db47c0..9913e6c 100644
--- a/src/postorius/tests/test_auth_decorators.py
+++ b/src/postorius/tests/test_auth_decorators.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
 from postorius.auth.decorators import (list_owner_required,
                                        list_moderator_required,
-                                       superuser_or_403)
+                                       superuser_required)
 from postorius.tests.utils import create_mock_list
 from mailmanclient import Client
 
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@
     return True
 
 
-@superuser_or_403
-def dummy_superuser_or_403(request):
+@superuser_required
+def dummy_superuser_required(request):
     return True
 
 
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@
 
 
 class TestSuperUserOr403(TestCase):
-    """Tests superuser_or_403 auth decorator"""
+    """Tests superuser_required auth decorator"""
 
     def setUp(self):
         self.request_factory = RequestFactory()
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@
         request = self.request_factory.get(
             '/lists/foolist.example.org/settings/')
         request.user = AnonymousUser()
-        self.assertRaises(PermissionDenied, dummy_superuser_or_403, request)
+        self.assertRaises(PermissionDenied, dummy_superuser_required, request)
 
     @patch.object(Client, 'get_list')
     def test_normal_user(self, mock_get_list):
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@
         request = self.request_factory.get(
             '/lists/foolist.example.org/settings/')
         request.user = create_user()
-        self.assertRaises(PermissionDenied, dummy_superuser_or_403, request)
+        self.assertRaises(PermissionDenied, dummy_superuser_required, request)
 
     @patch.object(Client, 'get_list')
     def test_super_user(self, mock_get_list):
@@ -240,4 +240,4 @@
         request.user = create_user()
         request.user.is_superuser = True
         request.user.save()
-        self.assertTrue(dummy_superuser_or_403(request))
+        self.assertTrue(dummy_superuser_required(request))