diff --git a/modules/lua/mod_lua.c b/modules/lua/mod_lua.c
index 5deb3fe2c5..23aaf1a774 100644
--- a/modules/lua/mod_lua.c
+++ b/modules/lua/mod_lua.c
@@ -1324,7 +1324,7 @@ static const char *register_authz_provider(cmd_parms *cmd, void *_cfg,
                                            const char *function)
 {
     lua_authz_provider_spec *spec;
-    const char *err = ap_check_cmd_context(cmd, NOT_IN_DIR_LOC_FILE);
+    const char *err = ap_check_cmd_context(cmd, GLOBAL_ONLY);
     if (err)
         return err;
 
diff --git a/modules/lua/mod_lua.h b/modules/lua/mod_lua.h
index 3e06d1fbec..c51c352399 100644
--- a/modules/lua/mod_lua.h
+++ b/modules/lua/mod_lua.h
@@ -138,8 +138,6 @@ typedef struct
 
     /* value of the LuaRoot directive */
     const char *root_path;
-
-    apr_hash_t *authz_providers;
 } ap_lua_server_cfg;
 
 typedef struct