--- a/_exceptions.py	Mon Apr 12 14:41:01 2010 +0200
+++ b/_exceptions.py	Tue Apr 13 12:19:24 2010 +0200
@@ -52,9 +52,6 @@
     """raised when when an attempt to establish a connection failed do to wrong
     connection information (login / password or other authentication token)
     """
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        super(AuthenticationError, self).__init__(*args)
-        self.__dict__.update(kwargs)
 
 class BadConnectionId(ConnectionError):
     """raised when a bad connection id is given"""