diff --git a/src/api2/access/openid.rs b/src/api2/access/openid.rs
index ea6133b4..91a26279 100644
--- a/src/api2/access/openid.rs
+++ b/src/api2/access/openid.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ use proxmox::{list_subdirs_api_method};
 use proxmox::{identity, sortable};
 use proxmox::tools::fs::open_file_locked;
 
-use proxmox_openid::OpenIdAuthenticator;
+use proxmox_openid::{OpenIdAuthenticator,  OpenIdConfig};
+
 
 use crate::server::ticket::ApiTicket;
 use crate::tools::ticket::Ticket;
@@ -22,6 +23,16 @@ use crate::config::cached_user_info::CachedUserInfo;
 use crate::api2::types::*;
 use crate::auth_helpers::*;
 
+fn openid_authenticator(realm_config: &OpenIdRealmConfig, redirect_url: &str) -> Result<OpenIdAuthenticator, Error> {
+    let config = OpenIdConfig {
+        issuer_url: realm_config.issuer_url.clone(),
+        client_id: realm_config.client_id.clone(),
+        client_key: realm_config.client_key.clone(),
+    };
+    OpenIdAuthenticator::discover(&config, redirect_url)
+}
+
+
 #[api(
     input: {
         properties: {
@@ -77,7 +88,7 @@ pub fn openid_login(
     let (domains, _digest) = crate::config::domains::config()?;
     let config: OpenIdRealmConfig = domains.lookup("openid", &realm)?;
 
-    let open_id = config.authenticator(&redirect_url)?;
+    let open_id = openid_authenticator(&config, &redirect_url)?;
 
     let info = open_id.verify_authorization_code(&code, &private_auth_state)?;
 
@@ -171,7 +182,7 @@ fn openid_auth_url(
     let (domains, _digest) = crate::config::domains::config()?;
     let config: OpenIdRealmConfig = domains.lookup("openid", &realm)?;
 
-    let open_id = config.authenticator(&redirect_url)?;
+    let open_id = openid_authenticator(&config, &redirect_url)?;
 
     let url = open_id.authorize_url(PROXMOX_BACKUP_RUN_DIR_M!(), &realm)?
         .to_string();
diff --git a/src/config/domains.rs b/src/config/domains.rs
index d08efc24..775c02f3 100644
--- a/src/config/domains.rs
+++ b/src/config/domains.rs
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ use lazy_static::lazy_static;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use serde::{Serialize, Deserialize};
 
-use proxmox_openid::{OpenIdAuthenticator,  OpenIdConfig};
-
 use proxmox::api::{
     api,
     schema::*,
@@ -95,18 +93,6 @@ pub struct OpenIdRealmConfig {
     pub username_claim: Option<OpenIdUserAttribute>,
 }
 
-impl OpenIdRealmConfig {
-
-    pub fn authenticator(&self, redirect_url: &str) -> Result<OpenIdAuthenticator, Error> {
-        let config = OpenIdConfig {
-            issuer_url: self.issuer_url.clone(),
-            client_id: self.client_id.clone(),
-            client_key: self.client_key.clone(),
-        };
-        OpenIdAuthenticator::discover(&config, redirect_url)
-    }
-}
-
 fn init() -> SectionConfig {
     let obj_schema = match OpenIdRealmConfig::API_SCHEMA {
         Schema::Object(ref obj_schema) => obj_schema,