diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/webdav/auth/BaseAuthenticationFilter.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/webdav/auth/BaseAuthenticationFilter.java
index 5801a5d415..ee917c3c95 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/webdav/auth/BaseAuthenticationFilter.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/webdav/auth/BaseAuthenticationFilter.java
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ import org.json.JSONObject;
  */
 public abstract class BaseAuthenticationFilter
 {
+    /** Indication by an up-stream filter that no authentication checks are required. */
+    protected static final String NO_AUTH_REQUIRED = "alfNoAuthRequired"; 
+
     /** The default session attribute used to cache the user. Subclasses may override this with {@link #setUserAttributeName(String)}. */
     public static final String AUTHENTICATION_USER = "_alfDAVAuthTicket";
     
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/webdav/auth/BaseSSOAuthenticationFilter.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/webdav/auth/BaseSSOAuthenticationFilter.java
index 1848de8b58..c115e55cd0 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/webdav/auth/BaseSSOAuthenticationFilter.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/webdav/auth/BaseSSOAuthenticationFilter.java
@@ -49,15 +49,7 @@ import org.springframework.beans.factory.InitializingBean;
  * @author kroast
  */
 public abstract class BaseSSOAuthenticationFilter extends BaseAuthenticationFilter implements DependencyInjectedFilter, ActivateableBean, InitializingBean
-{
-	// Constants
-	//
-	// Session value names
-	//
-	// Note: These values are copied from the AuthenticationHelper and LoginBean classes to avoid project dependencies
-	
-    protected static final String NO_AUTH_REQUIRED = "alfNoAuthRequired"; 
-    
+{   
     // Allow an authentication ticket to be passed as part of a request to bypass authentication
 
     private ExtendedServerConfigurationAccessor serverConfiguration;