diff --git a/scripts/http-auth.nse b/scripts/http-auth.nse
index 825c10ff9..67c611ec5 100644
--- a/scripts/http-auth.nse
+++ b/scripts/http-auth.nse
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ authentication.
 -- PORT   STATE SERVICE REASON
 -- 80/tcp open  http    syn-ack
 -- | http-auth: HTTP/1.1 401 Unauthorized
--- | Basic realm=WebAdmin
--- |_HTTP server may accept admin:admin combination for Basic authentication.
+-- |
+-- |_Basic realm=WebAdmin
 
 -- HTTP authentication information gathering script
 -- rev 1.1 (2007-05-25)
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ author = "Thomas Buchanan"
 
 license = "Same as Nmap--See http://nmap.org/book/man-legal.html"
 
-categories = {"default", "auth", "intrusive"}
+categories = {"default", "auth"}
 
 require "shortport"
 require "http"
@@ -30,11 +30,7 @@ portrule = shortport.http
 
 action = function(host, port)
   local www_authenticate
-  local challenges, basic_challenge
-  local authcombinations= {
-    { username = "admin", password = ""},
-    { username = "admin", password = "admin"},
-  }
+  local challenges
 
   local result = {}
   local answer = http.get(host, port, "/")
@@ -58,25 +54,13 @@ action = function(host, port)
     return table.concat(result, "\n")
   end
 
-  basic_challenge = nil
   for _, challenge in ipairs(challenges) do
-    if challenge.scheme == "Basic" then
-      basic_challenge = challenge
-    end
     local line = challenge.scheme
     for name, value in pairs(challenge.params) do
       line = line .. string.format(" %s=%s", name, value)
     end
     result[#result + 1] = line
   end
-  if basic_challenge then
-    for _, auth in ipairs(authcombinations) do 
-      answer = http.get(host, port, '/', {auth = auth})
-      if answer.status ~= 401 and answer.status ~= 403 then
-        result[#result + 1] = string.format("HTTP server may accept %s:%s combination for Basic authentication.", auth.username, auth.password)
-      end
-    end
-  end
 
   return table.concat(result, "\n")
 end
diff --git a/scripts/script.db b/scripts/script.db
index fd43e0f77..dd69af072 100644
--- a/scripts/script.db
+++ b/scripts/script.db
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ Entry { filename = "gopher-ls.nse", categories = { "default", "discovery", "safe
 Entry { filename = "hddtemp-info.nse", categories = { "default", "discovery", "safe", } }
 Entry { filename = "hostmap.nse", categories = { "discovery", "external", "intrusive", } }
 Entry { filename = "http-affiliate-id.nse", categories = { "discovery", "safe", } }
-Entry { filename = "http-auth.nse", categories = { "auth", "default", "intrusive", } }
+Entry { filename = "http-auth.nse", categories = { "auth", "default", } }
 Entry { filename = "http-brute.nse", categories = { "auth", "intrusive", } }
 Entry { filename = "http-date.nse", categories = { "discovery", "safe", } }
 Entry { filename = "http-domino-enum-passwords.nse", categories = { "auth", "intrusive", } }