diff --git a/group/group.go b/group/group.go
index 191706a..ebcdcc5 100644
--- a/group/group.go
+++ b/group/group.go
@@ -40,9 +40,6 @@ func (err *NotAuthorisedError) Unwrap() error {
 	return err.err
 }
 
-var ErrAnonymousNotAuthorised = &NotAuthorisedError{
-	err: errors.New("anonymous users not authorised in this group"),
-}
 var ErrDuplicateUsername = &NotAuthorisedError{
 	errors.New("this username is taken"),
 }
diff --git a/rtpconn/webclient.go b/rtpconn/webclient.go
index 9a86194..3384802 100644
--- a/rtpconn/webclient.go
+++ b/rtpconn/webclient.go
@@ -1426,8 +1426,6 @@ func handleClientMessage(c *webClient, m clientMessage) error {
 			var autherr *group.NotAuthorisedError
 			if errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
 				s = "group does not exist"
-			} else if errors.Is(err, group.ErrAnonymousNotAuthorised) {
-				s = "please choose a username"
 			} else if errors.Is(err, token.ErrUsernameRequired) {
 				s = err.Error()
 				e = "need-username"