diff --git a/src/user.js b/src/user.js
index bdfc30d306..52c13d4132 100644
--- a/src/user.js
+++ b/src/user.js
@@ -326,17 +326,13 @@ var	config = require('../config.js'),
 		RDB.get('username:' + username + ':uid', callback);
 	};
 
-	User.get_username_by_uid = function(uid, callback) {
-		User.getUserField(uid, 'username', callback);
-	};
-
 	User.get_usernames_by_uids = function(uids, callback) {
 		
 		var usernames = [];
 		
 		for(var i=0, ii=uids.length; i<ii; ++i) {
 		
-			User.get_username_by_uid(uids[i], function(username){
+			User.getUserField(uids[i],'username', function(username){
 
 				usernames.push(username);
 
diff --git a/src/websockets.js b/src/websockets.js
index d9e17c80bf..9ce21f4d41 100644
--- a/src/websockets.js
+++ b/src/websockets.js
@@ -126,12 +126,6 @@ var	SocketIO = require('socket.io').listen(global.server,{log:false}),
 				
 		});
 		
-		socket.on('api:user.getNameByUid', function(data) {
-			modules.user.get_username_by_uid(data.uid, function(data){
-				socket.emit('api:user.getNameByUid', data);
-			});
-		});
-
 		socket.on('user.exists', function(data) {
 			modules.user.exists(socket, data.username);
 		});