diff --git a/lib/http.c b/lib/http.c
index 7a5137e86cc37e..e06c798e9bb10f 100644
--- a/lib/http.c
+++ b/lib/http.c
@@ -2312,20 +2312,12 @@ CURLcode Curl_http(struct connectdata *conn, bool *done)
                      te
       );
 
-  /*
-   * Free userpwd for Negotiate/NTLM. Cannot reuse as it is associated with
-   * the connection and shouldn't be repeated over it either.
-   */
-  switch (data->state.authhost.picked) {
-  case CURLAUTH_NEGOTIATE:
-  case CURLAUTH_NTLM:
-  case CURLAUTH_NTLM_WB:
-    Curl_safefree(conn->allocptr.userpwd);
-    break;
-  }
+  /* clear userpwd to avoid re-using credentials from re-used connections */
+  Curl_safefree(conn->allocptr.userpwd);
 
   /*
-   * Same for proxyuserpwd
+   * Free proxyuserpwd for Negotiate/NTLM. Cannot reuse as it is associated
+   * with the connection and shouldn't be repeated over it either.
    */
   switch (data->state.authproxy.picked) {
   case CURLAUTH_NEGOTIATE: