diff --git a/lib/http/auth.py b/lib/http/auth.py
index 69633d0e7b84dfbb846c8a68e0d9320d060befcd..f71ede0979e43656f0b4d4219f4a2c2a6169e6d2 100644
--- a/lib/http/auth.py
+++ b/lib/http/auth.py
@@ -111,6 +111,8 @@ class HttpServerRequestAuthentication(object):
     @param req: HTTP request context
 
     """
+    # Unused argument, method could be a function
+    # pylint: disable-msg=W0613,R0201
     return False
 
   def PreHandleRequest(self, req):