diff --git a/library/Icinga/Authentication/User/DbUserBackend.php b/library/Icinga/Authentication/User/DbUserBackend.php
index e572927d8..2286f4e93 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Authentication/User/DbUserBackend.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Authentication/User/DbUserBackend.php
@@ -39,23 +39,6 @@ class DbUserBackend extends UserBackend
         $this->conn = $conn;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Test whether the given user exists
-     *
-     * @param   User $user
-     *
-     * @return  bool
-     */
-    public function hasUser(User $user)
-    {
-        $select = new Zend_Db_Select($this->conn->getDbAdapter());
-        $row = $select->from('icingaweb_user', array(new Zend_Db_Expr(1)))
-            ->where('name = ?', $user->getUsername())
-            ->query()->fetchObject();
-
-        return ($row !== false) ? true : false;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Add a new user
      *