diff --git a/swift/common/utils.py b/swift/common/utils.py
index bcbeeb8b1f..2037872041 100644
--- a/swift/common/utils.py
+++ b/swift/common/utils.py
@@ -2716,11 +2716,7 @@ def public(func):
     :param func: function to make public
     """
     func.publicly_accessible = True
-
-    @functools.wraps(func)
-    def wrapped(*a, **kw):
-        return func(*a, **kw)
-    return wrapped
+    return func
 
 
 def quorum_size(n):
diff --git a/swift/proxy/controllers/base.py b/swift/proxy/controllers/base.py
index a2de4b0969..d98a7d5922 100644
--- a/swift/proxy/controllers/base.py
+++ b/swift/proxy/controllers/base.py
@@ -97,11 +97,7 @@ def delay_denial(func):
     :param func: function for which authorization will be delayed
     """
     func.delay_denial = True
-
-    @functools.wraps(func)
-    def wrapped(*a, **kw):
-        return func(*a, **kw)
-    return wrapped
+    return func
 
 
 def get_account_memcache_key(account):