=== modified file 'modules/user.module'
--- modules/user.module	
+++ modules/user.module	
@@ -1163,7 +1163,7 @@ function user_register() {
     $form['user_registration_help'] = array('#type' => 'markup', '#value' => filter_xss_admin(variable_get('user_registration_help', '')));
   }
   $affiliates = user_auth_help_links();
-  if (!$admin && count($affiliates) > 0) {
+  if (!$admin && variable_get('drupal_authentication_service', FALSE) && count($affiliates) > 0) {
     $affiliates = implode(', ', $affiliates);
     $form['affiliates'] = array('#type' => 'markup', '#value' => '<p>'. t('Note: if you have an account with one of our affiliates (%s), you may <a href="%login_uri">login now</a> instead of registering.', array('%s' => $affiliates, '%login_uri' => url('user'))) .'</p>');
   }