diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/authenticate/ShibAuthentication.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/authenticate/ShibAuthentication.java
index 33a2a2400a..05c29b8b8a 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/authenticate/ShibAuthentication.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/authenticate/ShibAuthentication.java
@@ -227,10 +227,6 @@ public class ShibAuthentication implements AuthenticationMethod {
                 return AuthenticationMethod.NO_SUCH_USER;
             }
 
-            if (eperson != null && StringUtils.isNotBlank(eperson.getSessionSalt())) {
-                return AuthenticationMethod.NO_SUCH_USER;
-            }
-
             // Step 3: Update User's Metadata
             updateEPerson(context, request, eperson);
 
diff --git a/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/security/StatelessLoginFilter.java b/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/security/StatelessLoginFilter.java
index 0414229fea..7501060bc9 100644
--- a/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/security/StatelessLoginFilter.java
+++ b/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/security/StatelessLoginFilter.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
 
 import org.springframework.security.authentication.AuthenticationManager;
+import org.springframework.security.authentication.BadCredentialsException;
 import org.springframework.security.core.Authentication;
 import org.springframework.security.core.AuthenticationException;
 import org.springframework.security.web.authentication.AbstractAuthenticationProcessingFilter;