diff --git a/appl/ftp/ftpd/ftpd.c b/appl/ftp/ftpd/ftpd.c
index 0414113b8..805b3f57c 100644
--- a/appl/ftp/ftpd/ftpd.c
+++ b/appl/ftp/ftpd/ftpd.c
@@ -891,7 +891,7 @@ pass(char *passwd)
 		    char realm[REALM_SZ];
 		    if((rval = krb_get_lrealm(realm, 1)) == KSUCCESS)
 			rval = krb_verify_user(pw->pw_name, "", realm, 
-					       passwd, 1, NULL, "");
+					       passwd, 1, NULL);
 		    if (rval == KSUCCESS ) {
 			chown (tkt_string(), pw->pw_uid, pw->pw_gid);
 			if(k_hasafs())
diff --git a/appl/popper/pop_pass.c b/appl/popper/pop_pass.c
index 92477a4f2..639f03921 100644
--- a/appl/popper/pop_pass.c
+++ b/appl/popper/pop_pass.c
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ krb4_verify_password (POP *p)
 	      TKT_ROOT "_popper.%u", (unsigned)getpid());
     krb_set_tkt_string (tkt);
 
-    status = krb_verify_user(p->user, "", lrealm, p->pop_parm[1], 1, "pop",
-			     "");
+    status = krb_verify_user(p->user, "", lrealm, p->pop_parm[1], 1, "pop");
     dest_tkt(); /* no point in keeping the tickets */
     return status;
 }
diff --git a/appl/xnlock/xnlock.c b/appl/xnlock/xnlock.c
index 72bf835ff..2be851e52 100644
--- a/appl/xnlock/xnlock.c
+++ b/appl/xnlock/xnlock.c
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ verify(char *password)
     /*
      * Try to verify as user with kerberos 4.
      */
-    ret = krb_verify_user(name, inst, realm, password, 0, NULL, "");
+    ret = krb_verify_user(name, inst, realm, password, 0, NULL);
     if (ret == KSUCCESS){
 	if (k_hasafs())
 	    krb_afslog(NULL, NULL);
diff --git a/lib/auth/afskauthlib/verify.c b/lib/auth/afskauthlib/verify.c
index e8877988b..b2a1a42d5 100644
--- a/lib/auth/afskauthlib/verify.c
+++ b/lib/auth/afskauthlib/verify.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ afs_verify(char *name,
 	      "%s%d_%d", TKT_ROOT,
 	      (unsigned)pwd->pw_uid, (unsigned)getpid());
     krb_set_tkt_string (tkt_string);
-    ret = krb_verify_user (name, "", lrealm, password, 1, NULL, "");
+    ret = krb_verify_user (name, "", lrealm, password, 1, NULL);
     if (ret == KSUCCESS) {
       if (k_hasafs()) {
 	k_setpag ();
diff --git a/lib/auth/pam/pam.c b/lib/auth/pam/pam.c
index 58fdc45fb..6e66c8c75 100644
--- a/lib/auth/pam/pam.c
+++ b/lib/auth/pam/pam.c
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ doit(pam_handle_t *pamh, char *name, char *inst, char *pwd, char *tkt)
     krb_set_tkt_string(tkt);
 	
     krb_get_lrealm(realm, 1);
-    ret = krb_verify_user(name, inst, realm, pwd, 1, NULL, "");
+    ret = krb_verify_user(name, inst, realm, pwd, 1, NULL);
     memset(pwd, 0, strlen(pwd));
     switch(ret){
     case KSUCCESS:
diff --git a/lib/auth/sia/sia.c b/lib/auth/sia/sia.c
index 70566ff69..f53bae640 100644
--- a/lib/auth/sia/sia.c
+++ b/lib/auth/sia/sia.c
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ common_auth(sia_collect_func_t *collect,
 	if(krb_kuserok(toname, toinst, realm, entity->name))
 	    return SIADFAIL;
 	ret = krb_verify_user(toname, toinst, realm,
-			      entity->password, 1, NULL, "");
+			      entity->password, 1, NULL);
 	if(ret){
 	    if(ret != KDC_PR_UNKNOWN)
 		/* since this is most likely a local user (such as