diff --git a/src/components/user_profile/user_profile.js b/src/components/user_profile/user_profile.js
index a8dfce2f..216ac392 100644
--- a/src/components/user_profile/user_profile.js
+++ b/src/components/user_profile/user_profile.js
@@ -100,9 +100,10 @@ const UserProfile = {
       if (this.userId && !this.$route.params.name) {
         fetchPromise = this.$store.dispatch('fetchUser', this.userId)
       } else {
-        fetchPromise = this.$store.dispatch('fetchUserByScreenName', this.userName)
-          .then(userId => {
-            this.fetchedUserId = userId
+        fetchPromise = this.$store.dispatch('fetchUser', this.userName)
+          .then(({ id }) => {
+            console.log(arguments)
+            this.fetchedUserId = id
           })
       }
       return fetchPromise
diff --git a/src/modules/users.js b/src/modules/users.js
index d04c7f0b..27114684 100644
--- a/src/modules/users.js
+++ b/src/modules/users.js
@@ -152,12 +152,10 @@ const users = {
   actions: {
     fetchUser (store, id) {
       return store.rootState.api.backendInteractor.fetchUser({ id })
-        .then((user) => store.commit('addNewUsers', [user]))
-    },
-    fetchUserByScreenName (store, screenName) {
-      return store.rootState.api.backendInteractor.figureOutUserId({ screenName })
-        .then((qvitterUserData) => store.rootState.api.backendInteractor.fetchUser({ id: qvitterUserData.id }))
-        .then((user) => store.commit('addNewUsers', [user]) || user.id)
+        .then((user) => {
+          store.commit('addNewUsers', [user])
+          return user
+        })
     },
     fetchUserRelationship (store, id) {
       return store.rootState.api.backendInteractor.fetchUserRelationship({ id })
diff --git a/src/services/api/api.service.js b/src/services/api/api.service.js
index 5a0aa2de..1c6703b7 100644
--- a/src/services/api/api.service.js
+++ b/src/services/api/api.service.js
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ const QVITTER_USER_NOTIFICATIONS_URL = '/api/qvitter/statuses/notifications.json
 const QVITTER_USER_NOTIFICATIONS_READ_URL = '/api/qvitter/statuses/notifications/read.json'
 const BLOCKING_URL = '/api/blocks/create.json'
 const UNBLOCKING_URL = '/api/blocks/destroy.json'
-const USER_URL = '/api/users/show.json'
 const FOLLOW_IMPORT_URL = '/api/pleroma/follow_import'
 const DELETE_ACCOUNT_URL = '/api/pleroma/delete_account'
 const CHANGE_PASSWORD_URL = '/api/pleroma/change_password'
@@ -273,22 +272,6 @@ const fetchUserRelationship = ({id, credentials}) => {
     })
 }
 
-// TODO remove once MastoAPI supports screen_name in fetchUser one
-const figureOutUserId = ({screenName, credentials}) => {
-  let url = `${USER_URL}/?user_id=${screenName}`
-  return fetch(url, { headers: authHeaders(credentials) })
-    .then((response) => {
-      return new Promise((resolve, reject) => response.json()
-        .then((json) => {
-          if (!response.ok) {
-            return reject(new StatusCodeError(response.status, json, { url }, response))
-          }
-          return resolve(json)
-        }))
-    })
-    .then((data) => parseUser(data))
-}
-
 const fetchFriends = ({id, page, credentials}) => {
   let url = `${FRIENDS_URL}?user_id=${id}`
   if (page) {
@@ -622,7 +605,6 @@ const apiService = {
   unblockUser,
   fetchUser,
   fetchUserRelationship,
-  figureOutUserId,
   favorite,
   unfavorite,
   retweet,
diff --git a/src/services/backend_interactor_service/backend_interactor_service.js b/src/services/backend_interactor_service/backend_interactor_service.js
index 48689167..cbd0b733 100644
--- a/src/services/backend_interactor_service/backend_interactor_service.js
+++ b/src/services/backend_interactor_service/backend_interactor_service.js
@@ -26,10 +26,6 @@ const backendInteractorService = (credentials) => {
     return apiService.fetchAllFollowing({username, credentials})
   }
 
-  const figureOutUserId = ({screenName}) => {
-    return apiService.figureOutUserId({screenName, credentials})
-  }
-
   const fetchUser = ({id}) => {
     return apiService.fetchUser({id, credentials})
   }
@@ -99,7 +95,6 @@ const backendInteractorService = (credentials) => {
     unfollowUser,
     blockUser,
     unblockUser,
-    figureOutUserId,
     fetchUser,
     fetchUserRelationship,
     fetchAllFollowing,