diff --git a/Yesod/Helpers/Auth2/OpenId.hs b/Yesod/Helpers/Auth2/OpenId.hs
index 1a2e0a4d..1af3196d 100644
--- a/Yesod/Helpers/Auth2/OpenId.hs
+++ b/Yesod/Helpers/Auth2/OpenId.hs
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ import Yesod
 import Yesod.Helpers.Auth2
 import qualified Web.Authenticate.OpenId as OpenId
 import Control.Monad.Attempt
-import qualified Web.Authenticate.OpenId2 as OpenId2
-import Control.Exception (toException)
 
 forwardUrl :: AuthRoute
 forwardUrl = PluginR "openid" ["forward"]
@@ -18,8 +16,7 @@ authOpenId :: YesodAuth m => AuthPlugin m
 authOpenId =
     AuthPlugin "openid" dispatch login
   where
-    complete1 = PluginR "openid" ["complete1"]
-    complete2 = PluginR "openid" ["complete2"]
+    complete = PluginR "openid" ["complete"]
     name = "openid_identifier"
     login tm = do
         ident <- newIdent
@@ -31,7 +28,7 @@ authOpenId =
         addBody [$hamlet|
 %form!method=get!action=@tm.forwardUrl@
     %label!for=openid OpenID: $
-    %input#$ident$!type=text!name=$name$
+    %input#$ident$!type=text!name=$name$!value="http://"
     %input!type=submit!value="Login via OpenID"
 |]
     dispatch "GET" ["forward"] = do
@@ -40,20 +37,11 @@ authOpenId =
             FormSuccess oid -> do
                 render <- getUrlRender
                 toMaster <- getRouteToMaster
-                let complete2' = render $ toMaster complete2
-                res2 <- runAttemptT $ OpenId2.getForwardUrl oid complete2'
-                msg <-
-                    case res2 of
-                        Failure e -> return $ toException e
-                        Success url -> redirectString RedirectTemporary url
-                let complete' = render $ toMaster complete1
+                let complete' = render $ toMaster complete
                 res <- runAttemptT $ OpenId.getForwardUrl oid complete'
                 attempt
                   (\err -> do
-                        setMessage $ string $ unlines
-                            [ show err
-                            , show $ toException msg
-                            ]
+                        setMessage $ string $ show err
                         redirect RedirectTemporary $ toMaster LoginR
                         )
                   (redirectString RedirectTemporary)
@@ -62,9 +50,7 @@ authOpenId =
                 toMaster <- getRouteToMaster
                 setMessage $ string "No OpenID identifier found"
                 redirect RedirectTemporary $ toMaster LoginR
-    dispatch "GET" ["complete1"] = completeHelper OpenId.authenticate
-    dispatch "GET" ["complete2"] =
-        completeHelper (fmap OpenId.Identifier . OpenId2.authenticate)
+    dispatch "GET" ["complete"] = completeHelper OpenId.authenticate
     dispatch _ _ = notFound
 
 completeHelper