diff --git a/login.go b/login.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 7264ce3..0000000
--- a/login.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-package whoisthis
diff --git a/login/argon2id/main.go b/login/argon2id/main.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 883e4b0..0000000
--- a/login/argon2id/main.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-package argon2id
diff --git a/login/bcrypt/main.go b/login/bcrypt/main.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 500b4be..0000000
--- a/login/bcrypt/main.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-package bcrypt
diff --git a/login/login.go b/login/login.go
deleted file mode 100644
index b2b458d..0000000
--- a/login/login.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-package login
-
-type LoginResult string
-
-type LoginMethod interface {
-	Login()
-	Logout()
-	Recover()
-}
diff --git a/login/md5pepper/main.go b/login/md5pepper/main.go
deleted file mode 100644
index b17bc54..0000000
--- a/login/md5pepper/main.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-package md5pepper
-
-// an old historical implementation
diff --git a/logout.go b/logout.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 7264ce3..0000000
--- a/logout.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-package whoisthis
diff --git a/middleware.go b/middleware.go
index c82921a..ab6eb1c 100644
--- a/middleware.go
+++ b/middleware.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ func (wis WhoIsThis) Authed(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 
 		user, err := wis.LookupReqFn(r)
 		if err != nil {
-			http.Error(w, "please sign-in", http.StatusUnauthorized)
+			wis.DenyFn(w, r)
 			return
 		}
 		ctxWithUser := context.WithValue(r.Context(), ContextUserId, user)
diff --git a/recover.go b/recover.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 7264ce3..0000000
--- a/recover.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-package whoisthis