diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/router.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/router.ex
index 63dbd6245..09104fc86 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/router.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/router.ex
@@ -28,13 +28,6 @@ def user_fetcher(username) do
     plug Pleroma.Plugs.AuthenticationPlug, %{fetcher: &Router.user_fetcher/1, optional: true}
   end
 
-  pipeline :pleroma_html do
-    plug :accepts, ["html"]
-    plug :fetch_session
-    plug Pleroma.Plugs.OAuthPlug
-    plug Pleroma.Plugs.AuthenticationPlug, %{fetcher: &Router.user_fetcher/1, optional: true}
-  end
-
   pipeline :well_known do
     plug :accepts, ["xml", "xrd+xml"]
   end
@@ -58,12 +51,6 @@ def user_fetcher(username) do
     get "/emoji", UtilController, :emoji
   end
 
-  scope "/", Pleroma.Web.TwitterAPI do
-    pipe_through :pleroma_html
-    get "/ostatus_subscribe", UtilController, :remote_follow
-    post "/ostatus_subscribe", UtilController, :do_remote_follow
-  end
-
   scope "/api/pleroma", Pleroma.Web.TwitterAPI do
     pipe_through :authenticated_api
     post "/follow_import", UtilController, :follow_import
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/templates/twitter_api/util/follow.html.eex b/lib/pleroma/web/templates/twitter_api/util/follow.html.eex
deleted file mode 100644
index 06359fa6c..000000000
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/templates/twitter_api/util/follow.html.eex
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-<%= if @error == :error do %>
-    <h2>Error fetching user</h2>
-<% else %>
-    <h2>Remote follow</h2>
-    <img width="128" height="128" src="<%= @avatar %>">
-    <p><%= @name %></p>
-    <%= form_for @conn, util_path(@conn, :do_remote_follow), [as: "user"], fn f -> %>
-    <%= hidden_input f, :id, value: @id %>
-    <%= submit "Authorize" %>
-    <% end %>
-<% end %>
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/templates/twitter_api/util/follow_login.html.eex b/lib/pleroma/web/templates/twitter_api/util/follow_login.html.eex
deleted file mode 100644
index 4e3a2be67..000000000
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/templates/twitter_api/util/follow_login.html.eex
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-<%= if @error do %>
-    <h2><%= @error %></h2>
-<% end %>
-<h2>Log in to follow</h2>
-<p><%= @name %></p>
-<img height="128" width="128" src="<%= @avatar %>">
-<%= form_for @conn, util_path(@conn, :do_remote_follow), [as: "authorization"], fn f -> %>
-<%= text_input f, :name, placeholder: "Username" %>
-<br>
-<%= password_input f, :password, placeholder: "Password" %>
-<br>
-<%= hidden_input f, :id, value: @id %>
-<%= submit "Authorize" %>
-<% end %>
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/templates/twitter_api/util/followed.html.eex b/lib/pleroma/web/templates/twitter_api/util/followed.html.eex
deleted file mode 100644
index da473d502..000000000
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/templates/twitter_api/util/followed.html.eex
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-<%= if @error do %>
-<p>Error following account</p>
-<% else %>
-<h2>Account followed!</h2>
-<% end %>
-
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/controllers/util_controller.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/controllers/util_controller.ex
index a1d56e3ab..9d5654995 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/controllers/util_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/controllers/util_controller.ex
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.TwitterAPI.UtilController do
   use Pleroma.Web, :controller
   require Logger
   alias Pleroma.Web
-  alias Pleroma.Web.OStatus
-  alias Comeonin.Pbkdf2
   alias Pleroma.Formatter
   alias Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ActivityPub
   alias Pleroma.{Repo, PasswordResetToken, User}
@@ -32,52 +30,6 @@ def help_test(conn, _params) do
     json(conn, "ok")
   end
 
-  def remote_follow(%{assigns: %{user: user}} = conn, %{"acct" => acct}) do
-    {err, followee} = OStatus.find_or_make_user(acct)
-    avatar = User.avatar_url(followee)
-    name = followee.nickname
-    id = followee.id
-
-    if !!user do
-      conn
-      |> render("follow.html", %{error: err, acct: acct, avatar: avatar, name: name, id: id})
-    else
-      conn
-      |> render("follow_login.html", %{error: false, acct: acct, avatar: avatar, name: name, id: id})
-    end
-  end
-
-  def do_remote_follow(conn, %{"authorization" => %{"name" => username, "password" => password, "id" => id}}) do
-    followee = Repo.get(User, id)
-    avatar = User.avatar_url(followee)
-    name = followee.nickname
-    with %User{} = user <- User.get_cached_by_nickname(username),
-         true <- Pbkdf2.checkpw(password, user.password_hash),
-           %User{} = followed <- Repo.get(User, id),
-         {:ok, follower} <- User.follow(user, followee),
-         {:ok, _activity} <- ActivityPub.follow(follower, followee) do
-      conn
-      |> render("followed.html", %{error: false})
-    else
-      _e ->
-        conn
-        |> render("follow_login.html", %{error: "Wrong username or password", id: id, name: name, avatar: avatar})
-    end
-  end
-  def do_remote_follow(%{assigns: %{user: user}} = conn, %{"user" => %{"id" => id}}) do
-    with %User{} = followee <- Repo.get(User, id),
-         {:ok, follower} <- User.follow(user, followee),
-         {:ok, _activity} <- ActivityPub.follow(follower, followee) do
-      conn
-      |> render("followed.html", %{error: false})
-    else
-      e ->
-        Logger.debug("Remote follow failed with error #{inspect e}")
-      conn
-      |> render("followed.html", %{error: inspect(e)})
-    end
-  end
-
   @instance Application.get_env(:pleroma, :instance)
   def config(conn, _params) do
     case get_format(conn) do