diff --git a/pam_usb/src/local.c b/pam_usb/src/local.c
index 858204e..0af461b 100644
--- a/pam_usb/src/local.c
+++ b/pam_usb/src/local.c
@@ -22,24 +22,17 @@
 #include "log.h"
 #include "conf.h"
 
-int		pusb_local_login(t_pusb_options *opts, const char *user,
-				 const char *tty)
+int		pusb_local_login(t_pusb_options *opts, const char *user)
 {
+  char		*from;
   struct utmp	utsearch;
   struct utmp	*utent;
-  const char	*from;
   int		i;
 
   log_debug("Checking whether the caller is local or not...\n");
-  if (tty && *tty)
-    from = tty;
-  else
-    from = ttyname(STDIN_FILENO);
-  if (!from || !(*from))
-    {
-      log_debug("Couldn't retrive the tty name, aborting...");
+  from = ttyname(STDIN_FILENO);
+  if (!from)
       return (1);
-    }
   log_debug("Authentication request from tty %s\n", from);
   if (!strncmp(from, "/dev/", strlen("/dev/")))
     from += strlen("/dev/");
diff --git a/pam_usb/src/local.h b/pam_usb/src/local.h
index 87dd32b..ed796ea 100644
--- a/pam_usb/src/local.h
+++ b/pam_usb/src/local.h
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 #ifndef PUSB_LOCAL_H_
 # define PUSB_LOCAL_H_
 
-int	pusb_local_login(t_pusb_options *opts, const char *user,
-			 const char *tty);
+int	pusb_local_login(t_pusb_options *opts, const char *user);
 
 #endif /* !PUSB_LOCAL_H_ */
diff --git a/pam_usb/src/pam.c b/pam_usb/src/pam.c
index 0b71c00..c0b7e9c 100644
--- a/pam_usb/src/pam.c
+++ b/pam_usb/src/pam.c
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ int			pam_sm_authenticate(pam_handle_t *pamh, int flags,
   t_pusb_options	opts;
   const char		*service;
   const char		*user;
-  char			*tty;
   char			*conf_file = PUSB_CONF_FILE;
   int			retval;
 
@@ -66,8 +65,7 @@ int			pam_sm_authenticate(pam_handle_t *pamh, int flags,
   log_info("pam_usb v.%s\n", PUSB_VERSION);
   log_info("Authentication request for user \"%s\" (%s)\n",
 	   user, service);
-  pam_get_item(pamh, PAM_TTY, (const void**)&tty);
-  if (!pusb_local_login(&opts, user, tty))
+  if (!pusb_local_login(&opts, user))
     {
       log_error("Access denied.\n");
       return (PAM_AUTH_ERR);
diff --git a/pam_usb/src/pusb_check.c b/pam_usb/src/pusb_check.c
index ad0710d..1a3258b 100644
--- a/pam_usb/src/pusb_check.c
+++ b/pam_usb/src/pusb_check.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ static int	pusb_check_perform_authentication(t_pusb_options *opts,
     }
   log_info("Authentication request for user \"%s\" (%s)\n",
 	   user, service);
-  if (!pusb_local_login(opts, user, NULL))
+  if (!pusb_local_login(opts, user))
     {
       log_error("Access denied.\n");
       return (0);