diff --git a/lib/pleroma/user.ex b/lib/pleroma/user.ex
index cd3551e11..79e9b2c86 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/user.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/user.ex
@@ -1993,21 +1993,6 @@ def roles(%{is_moderator: is_moderator, is_admin: is_admin}) do
     }
   end
 
-  # ``fields`` is an array of mastodon profile field, containing ``{"name": "…", "value": "…"}``.
-  # For example: [{"name": "Pronoun", "value": "she/her"}, …]
-  def fields(%{fields: nil, source_data: %{"attachment" => attachment}}) do
-    limit = Pleroma.Config.get([:instance, :max_remote_account_fields], 0)
-
-    attachment
-    |> Enum.filter(fn %{"type" => t} -> t == "PropertyValue" end)
-    |> Enum.map(fn fields -> Map.take(fields, ["name", "value"]) end)
-    |> Enum.take(limit)
-  end
-
-  def fields(%{fields: nil}), do: []
-
-  def fields(%{fields: fields}), do: fields
-
   def validate_fields(changeset, remote? \\ false) do
     limit_name = if remote?, do: :max_remote_account_fields, else: :max_account_fields
     limit = Pleroma.Config.get([:instance, limit_name], 0)
@@ -2195,9 +2180,7 @@ def sanitize_html(%User{} = user) do
   # - display name
   def sanitize_html(%User{} = user, filter) do
     fields =
-      user
-      |> User.fields()
-      |> Enum.map(fn %{"name" => name, "value" => value} ->
+      Enum.map(user.fields, fn %{"name" => name, "value" => value} ->
         %{
           "name" => name,
           "value" => HTML.filter_tags(value, Pleroma.HTML.Scrubber.LinksOnly)
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/views/user_view.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/views/user_view.ex
index d3d79dd5e..34590b16d 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/views/user_view.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/views/user_view.ex
@@ -79,10 +79,7 @@ def render("user.json", %{user: user}) do
 
     emoji_tags = Transmogrifier.take_emoji_tags(user)
 
-    fields =
-      user
-      |> User.fields()
-      |> Enum.map(&Map.put(&1, "type", "PropertyValue"))
+    fields = Enum.map(user.fields, &Map.put(&1, "type", "PropertyValue"))
 
     %{
       "id" => user.ap_id,
diff --git a/test/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier_test.exs b/test/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier_test.exs
index d7f11d1d7..8ddc75669 100644
--- a/test/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier_test.exs
@@ -746,7 +746,7 @@ test "it works with custom profile fields" do
 
       user = User.get_cached_by_ap_id(activity.actor)
 
-      assert User.fields(user) == [
+      assert user.fields == [
                %{"name" => "foo", "value" => "bar"},
                %{"name" => "foo1", "value" => "bar1"}
              ]
@@ -767,7 +767,7 @@ test "it works with custom profile fields" do
 
       user = User.get_cached_by_ap_id(user.ap_id)
 
-      assert User.fields(user) == [
+      assert user.fields == [
                %{"name" => "foo", "value" => "updated"},
                %{"name" => "foo1", "value" => "updated"}
              ]
@@ -785,7 +785,7 @@ test "it works with custom profile fields" do
 
       user = User.get_cached_by_ap_id(user.ap_id)
 
-      assert User.fields(user) == [
+      assert user.fields == [
                %{"name" => "foo", "value" => "updated"},
                %{"name" => "foo1", "value" => "updated"}
              ]
@@ -796,7 +796,7 @@ test "it works with custom profile fields" do
 
       user = User.get_cached_by_ap_id(user.ap_id)
 
-      assert User.fields(user) == []
+      assert user.fields == []
     end
 
     test "it works for incoming update activities which lock the account" do