diff --git a/dbus/dbus-sysdeps-util-unix.c b/dbus/dbus-sysdeps-util-unix.c
index 8f079cbf..1fd9e464 100644
--- a/dbus/dbus-sysdeps-util-unix.c
+++ b/dbus/dbus-sysdeps-util-unix.c
@@ -568,53 +568,6 @@ _dbus_file_exists (const char *file)
   return (access (file, F_OK) == 0);
 }
 
-/** Checks if user is at the console
-*
-* @param username user to check
-* @param error return location for errors
-* @returns #TRUE is the user is at the consolei and there are no errors
-*/
-dbus_bool_t 
-_dbus_user_at_console (const char *username,
-                       DBusError  *error)
-{
-#ifdef DBUS_CONSOLE_AUTH_DIR
-  DBusString u, f;
-  dbus_bool_t result;
-
-  result = FALSE;
-  if (!_dbus_string_init (&f))
-    {
-      _DBUS_SET_OOM (error);
-      return FALSE;
-    }
-
-  if (!_dbus_string_append (&f, DBUS_CONSOLE_AUTH_DIR))
-    {
-      _DBUS_SET_OOM (error);
-      goto out;
-    }
-
-  _dbus_string_init_const (&u, username);
-
-  if (!_dbus_concat_dir_and_file (&f, &u))
-    {
-      _DBUS_SET_OOM (error);
-      goto out;
-    }
-
-  result = _dbus_file_exists (_dbus_string_get_const_data (&f));
-
- out:
-  _dbus_string_free (&f);
-
-  return result;
-#else
-  return FALSE;
-#endif
-}
-
-
 /**
  * Checks whether the filename is an absolute path
  *
diff --git a/dbus/dbus-sysdeps.h b/dbus/dbus-sysdeps.h
index 6c416651..0e51b32c 100644
--- a/dbus/dbus-sysdeps.h
+++ b/dbus/dbus-sysdeps.h
@@ -589,9 +589,6 @@ dbus_bool_t _dbus_command_for_pid (unsigned long  pid,
                                    int            max_len,
                                    DBusError     *error);
 
-dbus_bool_t _dbus_user_at_console (const char *username,
-                                   DBusError  *error);
-
 typedef enum {
   DBUS_LOG_FLAGS_STDERR = (1 << 0),
   DBUS_LOG_FLAGS_SYSTEM_LOG = (1 << 1)
diff --git a/dbus/dbus-userdb-util.c b/dbus/dbus-userdb-util.c
index 1ca21eb7..0eadc78a 100644
--- a/dbus/dbus-userdb-util.c
+++ b/dbus/dbus-userdb-util.c
@@ -65,11 +65,6 @@ dbus_bool_t
 _dbus_is_console_user (dbus_uid_t uid,
 		       DBusError *error)
 {
-
-  DBusUserDatabase *db;
-  const DBusUserInfo *info;
-  dbus_bool_t result = FALSE;
-
 #ifdef HAVE_SYSTEMD
   /* check if we have logind */
   if (access ("/run/systemd/seats/", F_OK) >= 0)
@@ -120,35 +115,7 @@ _dbus_is_console_user (dbus_uid_t uid,
 
 #endif /* HAVE_CONSOLE_OWNER_FILE */
 
-  if (!_dbus_user_database_lock_system ())
-    {
-      _DBUS_SET_OOM (error);
-      return FALSE;
-    }
-
-  db = _dbus_user_database_get_system ();
-  if (db == NULL)
-    {
-      dbus_set_error (error, DBUS_ERROR_FAILED, "Could not get system database.");
-      _dbus_user_database_unlock_system ();
-      return FALSE;
-    }
-
-  /* TPTD: this should be cache-safe, we've locked the DB and
-    _dbus_user_at_console doesn't pass it on. */
-  info = _dbus_user_database_lookup (db, uid, NULL, error);
-
-  if (info == NULL)
-    {
-      _dbus_user_database_unlock_system ();
-       return FALSE;
-    }
-
-  result = _dbus_user_at_console (info->username, error);
-
-  _dbus_user_database_unlock_system ();
-
-  return result;
+  return FALSE;
 }
 
 /**