diff --git a/core/database.class.php b/core/database.class.php
index 100708a6..55e2c3ad 100644
--- a/core/database.class.php
+++ b/core/database.class.php
@@ -306,15 +306,6 @@ class Database {
 // users {{{
 	var $SELECT_USER = "SELECT *,(unix_timestamp(now()) - unix_timestamp(joindate))/(60*60*24) AS days_old FROM users ";
 	
-	public function get_user($a=false, $b=false) {
-		if($b == false) {
-			return $this->get_user_by_id($a);
-		}
-		else {
-			return $this->get_user_by_name_and_hash($a, $b);
-		}
-	}
-
 	public function get_user_session($name, $session) {
 		$row = $this->db->GetRow("{$this->SELECT_USER} WHERE name LIKE ? AND md5(concat(pass, ?)) = ?",
 				array($name, $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'], $session));
diff --git a/core/image.class.php b/core/image.class.php
index 3fa91ea6..26b7ee58 100644
--- a/core/image.class.php
+++ b/core/image.class.php
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class Image {
 
 	public function get_owner() {
 		global $database;
-		return $database->get_user($this->owner_id);
+		return $database->get_user_by_id($this->owner_id);
 	}
 
 	public function get_tag_array() {
diff --git a/core/util.inc.php b/core/util.inc.php
index efa245d4..5fb34873 100644
--- a/core/util.inc.php
+++ b/core/util.inc.php
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ function _get_user() {
 		
 	}
 	if(is_null($user)) {
-		$user = $database->get_user($config->get_int("anon_id", 0));
+		$user = $database->get_user_by_id($config->get_int("anon_id", 0));
 	}
 	assert(!is_null($user));
 	return $user;
diff --git a/ext/user/main.php b/ext/user/main.php
index 393f8b67..7bb68603 100644
--- a/ext/user/main.php
+++ b/ext/user/main.php
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ class UserPage extends Extension {
 		$addr = $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];
 		$hash = md5( strtolower($name) . $pass );
 
-		$duser = $database->get_user($name, $hash);
+		$duser = $database->get_user_by_name_and_hash($name, $hash);
 		if(!is_null($duser)) {
 			$user = $duser;