diff --git a/src/controllers/accounts/follow.js b/src/controllers/accounts/follow.js
index 5897347a12..f54d825081 100644
--- a/src/controllers/accounts/follow.js
+++ b/src/controllers/accounts/follow.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ function getFollow(tpl, name, req, res, callback) {
 
 	async.waterfall([
 		function(next) {
-			accountHelpers.getBaseUser(req.params.userslug, req.uid, next);
+			accountHelpers.getUserDataByUserSlug(req.params.userslug, req.uid, next);
 		},
 		function(data, next) {
 			userData = data;
diff --git a/src/controllers/accounts/groups.js b/src/controllers/accounts/groups.js
index e19034c908..7957b3c251 100644
--- a/src/controllers/accounts/groups.js
+++ b/src/controllers/accounts/groups.js
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 'use strict';
 
 
-var async = require('async'),
+var async = require('async');
 
-	groups = require('../../groups'),
-	helpers = require('../helpers'),
-	accountHelpers = require('./helpers');
+var groups = require('../../groups');
+var helpers = require('../helpers');
+var accountHelpers = require('./helpers');
 
 var groupsController = {};
 
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ groupsController.get = function(req, res, callback) {
 	var groupsData;
 	async.waterfall([
 		function (next) {
-			accountHelpers.getBaseUser(req.params.userslug, req.uid, next);
+			accountHelpers.getUserDataByUserSlug(req.params.userslug, req.uid, next);
 		},
 		function (_userData, next) {
 			userData = _userData;
diff --git a/src/controllers/accounts/helpers.js b/src/controllers/accounts/helpers.js
index fc78f3af91..b54af6da13 100644
--- a/src/controllers/accounts/helpers.js
+++ b/src/controllers/accounts/helpers.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 var async = require('async');
 var validator = require('validator');
+var winston = require('winston');
 
 var user = require('../../user');
 var groups = require('../../groups');
@@ -35,6 +36,9 @@ helpers.getUserDataByUserSlug = function(userslug, callerUID, callback) {
 				isGlobalModerator: function(next) {
 					user.isGlobalModerator(callerUID, next);
 				},
+				isFollowing: function(next) {
+					user.isFollowing(callerUID, uid, next);
+				},
 				ips: function(next) {
 					user.getIPs(uid, 4, next);
 				},
@@ -88,6 +92,7 @@ helpers.getUserDataByUserSlug = function(userslug, callerUID, callback) {
 			userData.canBan = isAdmin || isGlobalModerator;
 			userData.canChangePassword = isAdmin || (isSelf && parseInt(meta.config['password:disableEdit'], 10) !== 1);
 			userData.isSelf = isSelf;
+			userData.isFollowing = results.isFollowing;
 			userData.showHidden = isSelf || isAdmin || isGlobalModerator;
 			userData.groups = Array.isArray(results.groups) && results.groups.length ? results.groups[0] : [];
 			userData.disableSignatures = meta.config.disableSignatures !== undefined && parseInt(meta.config.disableSignatures, 10) === 1;
@@ -122,66 +127,8 @@ helpers.getUserDataByUserSlug = function(userslug, callerUID, callback) {
 
 
 helpers.getBaseUser = function(userslug, callerUID, callback) {
-	async.waterfall([
-		function (next) {
-			user.getUidByUserslug(userslug, next);
-		},
-		function (uid, next) {
-			if (!uid) {
-				return callback(null, null);
-			}
-
-			async.parallel({
-				user: function(next) {
-					user.getUserFields(uid, [
-						'uid',
-						'username',
-						'userslug',
-						'picture',
-						'cover:url',
-						'cover:position',
-						'status',
-						'lastonline',
-						'groupTitle',
-						'followingCount',
-						'followerCount'
-					], next);
-				},
-				isAdmin: function(next) {
-					user.isAdministrator(callerUID, next);
-				},
-				isGlobalModerator: function(next) {
-					user.isGlobalModerator(callerUID, next);
-				},
-				isFollowing: function(next) {
-					user.isFollowing(callerUID, uid, next);
-				},
-				profile_links: function(next) {
-					plugins.fireHook('filter:user.profileLinks', [], next);
-				}
-			}, next);
-		},
-		function (results, next) {
-			if (!results.user) {
-				return callback();
-			}
-
-			results.user.yourid = callerUID;
-			results.user.theirid = results.user.uid;
-			results.user.status = user.getStatus(results.user);
-			results.user.isSelf = parseInt(callerUID, 10) === parseInt(results.user.uid, 10);
-			results.user.isFollowing = results.isFollowing;
-			results.user.showHidden = results.user.isSelf || results.isAdmin || results.isGlobalModerator;
-			results.user.profile_links = filterLinks(results.profile_links, results.user.isSelf);
-
-			results.user['reputation:disabled'] = parseInt(meta.config['reputation:disabled'], 10) === 1;
-			results.user['downvote:disabled'] = parseInt(meta.config['downvote:disabled'], 10) === 1;
-			results.user['cover:url'] = results.user['cover:url'] || require('../../coverPhoto').getDefaultProfileCover(results.user.uid);
-			results.user['cover:position'] = results.user['cover:position'] || '50% 50%';
-
-			next(null, results.user);
-		}
-	], callback);
+	winston.warn('helpers.getBaseUser deprecated please use helpers.getUserDataByUserSlug');
+	helpers.getUserDataByUserSlug(userslug, callerUID, callback);
 };
 
 function filterLinks(links, self) {
diff --git a/src/controllers/accounts/info.js b/src/controllers/accounts/info.js
index b39c82f939..117c7ad47c 100644
--- a/src/controllers/accounts/info.js
+++ b/src/controllers/accounts/info.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 'use strict';
 
 var async = require('async');
-var _ = require('underscore');
 
 var user = require('../../user');
 var helpers = require('../helpers');
@@ -9,33 +8,33 @@ var accountHelpers = require('./helpers');
 
 var infoController = {};
 
-infoController.get = function(req, res, next) {
-	accountHelpers.getBaseUser(req.params.userslug, req.uid, function(err, userData) {
+infoController.get = function(req, res, callback) {
+	var userData;
+	async.waterfall([
+		function(next) {
+			accountHelpers.getUserDataByUserSlug(req.params.userslug, req.uid, next);
+		},
+		function(_userData, next) {
+			userData = _userData;
+			if (!userData) {
+				return callback();
+			}
+			async.parallel({
+				history: async.apply(user.getModerationHistory, userData.uid),
+				sessions: async.apply(user.auth.getSessions, userData.uid, req.sessionID)
+			}, next);
+		}
+	], function(err, data) {
 		if (err) {
-			return next(err);
+			return callback(err);
 		}
 
-		async.parallel({
-			ips: async.apply(user.getIPs, res.locals.uid, 4),
-			history: async.apply(user.getModerationHistory, res.locals.uid),
-			fields: async.apply(user.getUserFields, res.locals.uid, ['banned']),
-			sessions: async.apply(user.auth.getSessions, userData.uid, req.sessionID)
-		}, function(err, data) {
-			if (err) {
-				return next(err);
-			}
-
-			userData = _.extend(userData, {
-				ips: data.ips,
-				history: data.history
-			}, data.fields);
-			
-			userData.sessions = data.sessions;
-			userData.title = '[[pages:account/info]]';
-			userData.breadcrumbs = helpers.buildBreadcrumbs([{text: userData.username, url: '/user/' + userData.userslug}, {text: '[[user:account_info]]'}]);
+		userData.history = data.history;
+		userData.sessions = data.sessions;
+		userData.title = '[[pages:account/info]]';
+		userData.breadcrumbs = helpers.buildBreadcrumbs([{text: userData.username, url: '/user/' + userData.userslug}, {text: '[[user:account_info]]'}]);
 
-			res.render('account/info', userData);
-		});
+		res.render('account/info', userData);
 	});
 };
 
diff --git a/src/controllers/accounts/posts.js b/src/controllers/accounts/posts.js
index 7e1e67a8bd..08737f0cde 100644
--- a/src/controllers/accounts/posts.js
+++ b/src/controllers/accounts/posts.js
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 'use strict';
 
 
-var async = require('async'),
+var async = require('async');
 
-	db = require('../../database'),
-	user = require('../../user'),
-	posts = require('../../posts'),
-	topics = require('../../topics'),
-	pagination = require('../../pagination'),
-	helpers = require('../helpers'),
-	accountHelpers = require('./helpers');
+var db = require('../../database');
+var user = require('../../user');
+var posts = require('../../posts');
+var topics = require('../../topics');
+var pagination = require('../../pagination');
+var helpers = require('../helpers');
+var accountHelpers = require('./helpers');
 
 var postsController = {};
 
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ function getFromUserSet(data, req, res, next) {
 			user.getSettings(req.uid, next);
 		},
 		userData: function(next) {
-			accountHelpers.getBaseUser(req.params.userslug, req.uid, next);
+			accountHelpers.getUserDataByUserSlug(req.params.userslug, req.uid, next);
 		}
 	}, function(err, results) {
 		if (err || !results.userData) {
diff --git a/src/controllers/accounts/session.js b/src/controllers/accounts/session.js
index dd9f0f4a88..20c32909df 100644
--- a/src/controllers/accounts/session.js
+++ b/src/controllers/accounts/session.js
@@ -13,10 +13,17 @@ sessionController.revoke = function(req, res, next) {
 	}
 
 	var _id;
-
+	var uid;
 	async.waterfall([
 		function (next) {
-			db.getSortedSetRange('uid:' + res.locals.uid + ':sessions', 0, -1, next);
+			user.getUidByUserslug(req.params.userslug, next);
+		},
+		function (_uid, next) {
+			uid = _uid;
+			if (!uid) {
+				return next(new Error('[[error:no-session-found]]'));
+			}
+			db.getSortedSetRange('uid:' + uid + ':sessions', 0, -1, next);
 		},
 		function (sids, done) {
 			async.eachSeries(sids, function(sid, next) {
@@ -38,7 +45,7 @@ sessionController.revoke = function(req, res, next) {
 				return next(new Error('[[error:no-session-found]]'));
 			}
 
-			user.auth.revokeSession(_id, res.locals.uid, next);
+			user.auth.revokeSession(_id, uid, next);
 		}
 	], function(err) {
 		if (err) {
diff --git a/src/controllers/accounts/settings.js b/src/controllers/accounts/settings.js
index e491d67efd..9b16050934 100644
--- a/src/controllers/accounts/settings.js
+++ b/src/controllers/accounts/settings.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ settingsController.get = function(req, res, callback) {
 	var userData;
 	async.waterfall([
 		function(next) {
-			accountHelpers.getBaseUser(req.params.userslug, req.uid, next);
+			accountHelpers.getUserDataByUserSlug(req.params.userslug, req.uid, next);
 		},
 		function(_userData, next) {
 			userData = _userData;
diff --git a/src/controllers/groups.js b/src/controllers/groups.js
index 294e9ac1fc..4f87045344 100644
--- a/src/controllers/groups.js
+++ b/src/controllers/groups.js
@@ -46,23 +46,30 @@ groupsController.getGroupsFromSet = function(uid, sort, start, stop, callback) {
 };
 
 groupsController.details = function(req, res, callback) {
+	var groupName;
 	async.waterfall([
-		async.apply(groups.exists, res.locals.groupName),
-		function (exists, next) {
-			if (!exists) {
+		function(next) {
+			groups.getGroupNameByGroupSlug(req.params.slug, next);
+		},
+		function(groupName, next) {
+			if (!groupName) {
 				return callback();
 			}
-
-			groups.isHidden(res.locals.groupName, next);
+			async.parallel({
+				exists: async.apply(groups.exists, groupName),
+				hidden: async.apply(groups.isHidden, groupName)
+			}, next);
 		},
-		function (hidden, next) {
-			if (!hidden) {
+		function (results, next) {
+			if (!results.exists) {
+				return callback();
+			}
+			if (!results.hidden) {
 				return next();
 			}
-
 			async.parallel({
-				isMember: async.apply(groups.isMember, req.uid, res.locals.groupName),
-				isInvited: async.apply(groups.isInvited, req.uid, res.locals.groupName)
+				isMember: async.apply(groups.isMember, req.uid, groupName),
+				isInvited: async.apply(groups.isInvited, req.uid, groupName)
 			}, function(err, checks) {
 				if (err || checks.isMember || checks.isInvited) {
 					return next(err);
@@ -73,14 +80,14 @@ groupsController.details = function(req, res, callback) {
 		function (next) {
 			async.parallel({
 				group: function(next) {
-					groups.get(res.locals.groupName, {
+					groups.get(groupName, {
 						uid: req.uid,
 						truncateUserList: true,
 						userListCount: 20
 					}, next);
 				},
 				posts: function(next) {
-					groups.getLatestMemberPosts(res.locals.groupName, 10, req.uid, next);
+					groups.getLatestMemberPosts(groupName, 10, req.uid, next);
 				},
 				isAdmin:function(next) {
 					user.isAdministrator(req.uid, next);
diff --git a/src/middleware/index.js b/src/middleware/index.js
index 7d5b5a4e80..e827744017 100644
--- a/src/middleware/index.js
+++ b/src/middleware/index.js
@@ -112,28 +112,6 @@ middleware.privateTagListing = function(req, res, next) {
 	}
 };
 
-middleware.exposeGroupName = function(req, res, next) {
-	expose('groupName', groups.getGroupNameByGroupSlug, 'slug', req, res, next);
-};
-
-middleware.exposeUid = function(req, res, next) {
-	expose('uid', user.getUidByUserslug, 'userslug', req, res, next);
-};
-
-function expose(exposedField, method, field, req, res, next) {
-	if (!req.params.hasOwnProperty(field)) {
-		return next();
-	}
-	method(req.params[field], function(err, id) {
-		if (err) {
-			return next(err);
-		}
-
-		res.locals[exposedField] = id;
-		next();
-	});
-}
-
 middleware.privateUploads = function(req, res, next) {
 	if (req.user || parseInt(meta.config.privateUploads, 10) !== 1) {
 		return next();
diff --git a/src/routes/accounts.js b/src/routes/accounts.js
index 5bd0a474e3..7b6ead07cf 100644
--- a/src/routes/accounts.js
+++ b/src/routes/accounts.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ var setupPageRoute = helpers.setupPageRoute;
 
 module.exports = function (app, middleware, controllers) {
 	var middlewares = [middleware.checkGlobalPrivacySettings];
-	var accountMiddlewares = [middleware.checkGlobalPrivacySettings, middleware.checkAccountPermissions, middleware.exposeUid];
+	var accountMiddlewares = [middleware.checkGlobalPrivacySettings, middleware.checkAccountPermissions];
 
 	setupPageRoute(app, '/uid/:uid/:section?', middleware, [], middleware.redirectUidToUserslug);
 
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ module.exports = function (app, middleware, controllers) {
 	setupPageRoute(app, '/user/:userslug/info', middleware, accountMiddlewares, controllers.accounts.info.get);
 	setupPageRoute(app, '/user/:userslug/settings', middleware, accountMiddlewares, controllers.accounts.settings.get);
 
-	app.delete('/api/user/:userslug/session/:uuid', [middleware.requireUser, middleware.exposeUid], controllers.accounts.session.revoke);
+	app.delete('/api/user/:userslug/session/:uuid', [middleware.requireUser], controllers.accounts.session.revoke);
 
 	setupPageRoute(app, '/notifications', middleware, [middleware.authenticate], controllers.accounts.notifications.get);
 	setupPageRoute(app, '/chats/:roomid?', middleware, [middleware.authenticate], controllers.accounts.chats.get);
diff --git a/src/routes/index.js b/src/routes/index.js
index 00e0ea0e77..b4e1be4a5b 100644
--- a/src/routes/index.js
+++ b/src/routes/index.js
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ function userRoutes(app, middleware, controllers) {
 }
 
 function groupRoutes(app, middleware, controllers) {
-	var middlewares = [middleware.checkGlobalPrivacySettings, middleware.exposeGroupName];
+	var middlewares = [middleware.checkGlobalPrivacySettings];
 
 	setupPageRoute(app, '/groups', middleware, middlewares, controllers.groups.list);
 	setupPageRoute(app, '/groups/:slug', middleware, middlewares, controllers.groups.details);