diff --git a/app/controllers/users_controller.rb b/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
index a50d55cf6..fc1b7c22f 100644
--- a/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ class UsersController < ApplicationController
   has_filters %w[proposals debates budget_investments comments follows], only: :show
 
   load_and_authorize_resource
-  helper_method :author?
   helper_method :valid_interests_access?
 
   def show
@@ -79,10 +78,6 @@ class UsersController < ApplicationController
       @user.public_interests || authorized_current_user?
     end
 
-    def author?(proposal)
-      proposal.author_id == current_user.id if current_user
-    end
-
     def authorized_current_user?
       @authorized_current_user ||= current_user && (current_user == @user || current_user.moderator? || current_user.administrator?)
     end