diff --git a/auth/store/receivedRequest.go b/auth/store/receivedRequest.go
index 1c2a6e8e95c03fbe6c5d24990772cad64db596e7..63b338269f666f816b7d40e65db21417e7331b83 100644
--- a/auth/store/receivedRequest.go
+++ b/auth/store/receivedRequest.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ type ReceivedRequest struct {
 	round rounds.Round
 
 	//lock to make sure only one operator at a time
-	mux *sync.Mutex
+	mux sync.Mutex
 }
 
 func newReceivedRequest(kv *versioned.KV, c contact.Contact,
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ func newReceivedRequest(kv *versioned.KV, c contact.Contact,
 		partner:          c,
 		theirSidHPubKeyA: key,
 		round:            round,
-		mux:              &sync.Mutex{},
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/auth/store/store.go b/auth/store/store.go
index 25e22d234ee81639b4c60292a3cf687a56f06424..e2238d7c2b211dd3923746025ec8488aecf5d493 100644
--- a/auth/store/store.go
+++ b/auth/store/store.go
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ import (
 	"gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives/netTime"
 )
 
-const NoRequest = "Request Not Found"
-
 const storePrefix = "requestMap"
 const requestMapKey = "map"