diff --git a/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/ipsec/auth-user.php b/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/ipsec/auth-user.php
index 751ee17ad..64cf0d54b 100755
--- a/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/ipsec/auth-user.php
+++ b/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/ipsec/auth-user.php
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ if (empty($config['ipsec']['client']['enable'])) {
 }
 
 $authenticated = false;
-$priv_fallback = true;
 
 if (!empty($config['ipsec']['client']['local_group'])) {
     if (!in_array($config['ipsec']['client']['local_group'], getUserGroups($username))) {
@@ -67,8 +66,6 @@ if (!empty($config['ipsec']['client']['local_group'])) {
         closelog();
         exit(1);
     }
-
-    $priv_fallback = false;
 }
 
 $user_source = '';
@@ -86,14 +83,6 @@ foreach (explode(',', $user_source) as $authmode) {
 
     $authenticated = authenticate_user($username, $password, $authcfg);
     if ($authenticated == true) {
-        if ($priv_fallback && stristr($authmode, "local")) {
-            $user = getUserEntry($username);
-            if (!is_array($user) || !userHasPrivilege($user, "user-ipsec-xauth-dialin")) {
-                $authenticated = false;
-                syslog(LOG_WARNING, "User '{$username}' cannot authenticate through IPsec since the required privileges are missing.\n");
-                continue;
-            }
-        }
         break;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Core/ACL/ACL.xml b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Core/ACL/ACL.xml
index 3ba0ce622..e0cad075c 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Core/ACL/ACL.xml
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Core/ACL/ACL.xml
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@
     <user-shell-access>
         <name>System: Shell account access</name>
     </user-shell-access>
-    <user-ipsec-xauth-dialin>
-        <name>VPN: IPsec XAUTH dialin</name>
-    </user-ipsec-xauth-dialin>
     <user-proxy-auth>
         <name>Proxy: Login</name>
     </user-proxy-auth>