diff --git a/core/authentication_api.php b/core/authentication_api.php
index 64cdc6a719..c9feb08390 100644
--- a/core/authentication_api.php
+++ b/core/authentication_api.php
@@ -120,8 +120,7 @@ function auth_allow_perm_login() {
  * @return bool true: enabled, false otherwise.
  */
 function auth_signup_enabled() {
-	$t_auth_flags = auth_flags();
-	return $t_auth_flags->getSignupEnabled();
+	return config_get_global( 'allow_signup' );
 }
 
 /**
@@ -129,8 +128,7 @@ function auth_signup_enabled() {
  * @return integer The access level to use.
  */
 function auth_signup_access_level() {
-	$t_auth_flags = auth_flags();
-	return $t_auth_flags->getSignupAccessLevel();
+	return config_get( 'default_new_account_access_level' );
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/core/classes/AuthFlags.class.php b/core/classes/AuthFlags.class.php
index db9fd46202..2b24554435 100644
--- a/core/classes/AuthFlags.class.php
+++ b/core/classes/AuthFlags.class.php
@@ -36,20 +36,6 @@
  * A class that that contains authentication flags.
  */
 class AuthFlags {
-	/**
-	 * Core signup functionality is enabled.
-	 * @see $signup_access_level
-	 * @var bool|null
-	 */
-	private $signup_enabled = null;
-
-	/**
-	 * The access level to assign to users who use core signup functionality.
-	 * @see $signup_enabled
-	 * @var int|null
-	 */
-	private $signup_access_level = null;
-
 	/**
 	 * The access level or array of access levels that can leverage MantisBT native passwords.
 	 * @var int|array|null
@@ -141,30 +127,6 @@ class AuthFlags {
 	function __construct() {
 	}
 
-	function setSignupEnabled( $p_enabled ) {
-		$this->signup_enabled = $p_enabled;
-	}
-
-	function getSignupEnabled() {
-		if( is_null( $this->signup_enabled ) ) {
-			return config_get_global( 'allow_signup' );
-		}
-
-		return $this->signup_enabled;
-	}
-
-	function setSignupAccessLevel( $p_access_level ) {
-		$this->signup_access_level = $p_access_level;
-	}
-
-	function getSignupAccessLevel() {
-		if( is_null( $this->signup_access_level ) ) {
-			return config_get( 'default_new_account_access_level' );
-		}
-
-		return $this->signup_access_level;
-	}
-
 	function setSetPasswordThreshold( $p_threshold ) {
 		$this->access_level_set_password = $p_threshold;
 	}