diff --git a/src/authentication.rs b/src/authentication.rs
index affca74..d35da8b 100644
--- a/src/authentication.rs
+++ b/src/authentication.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-use std::path::Path;
-
 use cursive::traits::Boxable;
 use cursive::view::Identifiable;
 use cursive::views::*;
@@ -8,13 +6,9 @@ use cursive::{CbSink, Cursive, CursiveExt};
 use librespot_core::authentication::Credentials as RespotCredentials;
 use librespot_protocol::authentication::AuthenticationType;
 
-pub fn create_credentials(path: &Path) -> Result<RespotCredentials, String> {
+pub fn create_credentials() -> Result<RespotCredentials, String> {
     let mut login_cursive = Cursive::default();
-    let info_buf = TextContent::new("Failed to authenticate\n");
-    info_buf.append(format!(
-        "Cannot read config file from {}\n",
-        path.to_str().unwrap()
-    ));
+    let info_buf = TextContent::new("Please login to Spotify\n");
     let info_view = Dialog::around(TextView::new_with_content(info_buf))
         .button("Login", move |s| {
             let login_view = Dialog::new()
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 02fcb1f..d658e89 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ extern crate regex;
 
 use std::fs;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
-use std::process;
 use std::str::FromStr;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
@@ -104,12 +103,7 @@ fn setup_logging(filename: &str) -> Result<(), fern::InitError> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
-fn credentials_prompt(reset: bool, error_message: Option<String>) -> Credentials {
-    let path = config::config_path("credentials.toml");
-    if reset && fs::remove_file(&path).is_err() {
-        error!("could not delete credential file");
-    }
-
+fn credentials_prompt(error_message: Option<String>) -> Credentials {
     if let Some(message) = error_message {
         let mut siv = cursive::default();
         let dialog = cursive::views::Dialog::around(cursive::views::TextView::new(format!(
@@ -121,21 +115,7 @@ fn credentials_prompt(reset: bool, error_message: Option<String>) -> Credentials
         siv.run();
     }
 
-    let creds =
-        crate::config::load_or_generate_default(&path, authentication::create_credentials, true)
-            .unwrap_or_else(|e| {
-                eprintln!("{}", e);
-                process::exit(1);
-            });
-
-    #[cfg(target_family = "unix")]
-    std::fs::set_permissions(path, std::os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt::from_mode(0o600))
-        .unwrap_or_else(|e| {
-            eprintln!("{}", e);
-            process::exit(1);
-        });
-
-    creds
+    authentication::create_credentials().expect("Could not create credentials")
 }
 
 type UserData = Arc<UserDataInner>;
@@ -198,20 +178,16 @@ fn main() {
                 info!("Using cached credentials");
                 c
             }
-            None => credentials_prompt(false, None),
+            None => credentials_prompt(None),
         }
     };
 
     while let Err(error) = spotify::Spotify::test_credentials(credentials.clone()) {
-        let reset = error
-            .get_ref()
-            .map_or(false, |err| err.to_string().contains("BadCredentials"));
-        debug!("credential reset: {:?}", reset);
         let error_msg = match error.get_ref() {
             Some(inner) => inner.to_string(),
             None => error.to_string(),
         };
-        credentials = credentials_prompt(reset, Some(error_msg));
+        credentials = credentials_prompt(Some(error_msg));
     }
 
     let mut cursive = cursive::default().into_runner();