--- a/testharness/src/lib.rs	Tue Jul 15 00:39:08 2025 -0400
+++ b/testharness/src/lib.rs	Tue Jul 15 00:56:01 2025 -0400
@@ -91,21 +91,13 @@
                 if handle.old_authtok(None)?.as_bytes() != b"old token!" {
                     return Err(ErrorCode::AuthenticationError);
                 }
+                Ok(())
+            }
+            AuthtokAction::Update => {
                 let password = handle.authtok(None)?;
                 if password.as_bytes() != b"acceptable" {
                     return Err(ErrorCode::PermissionDenied);
                 }
-                handle.set_module_data("checked_pass", password)
-            }
-            AuthtokAction::Update => {
-                let password = handle.authtok(None)?;
-                let checked: &OsString = handle
-                    .get_module_data("checked_pass")
-                    .ok_or(ErrorCode::SystemError)?;
-                if password != *checked {
-                    error!(handle, "password mismatch? {password:?} {checked:?}");
-                    return Err(ErrorCode::AuthenticationError);
-                }
                 Ok(())
             }
         }