diff --git a/backend/src/graphql/resolver/UserResolver.ts b/backend/src/graphql/resolver/UserResolver.ts
index fdae2a14e..3e387a611 100644
--- a/backend/src/graphql/resolver/UserResolver.ts
+++ b/backend/src/graphql/resolver/UserResolver.ts
@@ -152,8 +152,7 @@ const createEmailOptIn = async (
   loginUserId: number,
   queryRunner: QueryRunner,
 ): Promise<LoginEmailOptIn> => {
-  const loginEmailOptInRepository = await getRepository(LoginEmailOptIn)
-  let emailOptIn = await loginEmailOptInRepository.findOne({
+  let emailOptIn = await LoginEmailOptIn.findOne({
     userId: loginUserId,
     emailOptInTypeId: EMAIL_OPT_IN_REGISTER,
   })
@@ -182,8 +181,7 @@ const createEmailOptIn = async (
 }
 
 const getOptInCode = async (loginUserId: number): Promise<LoginEmailOptIn> => {
-  const loginEmailOptInRepository = await getRepository(LoginEmailOptIn)
-  let optInCode = await loginEmailOptInRepository.findOne({
+  let optInCode = await LoginEmailOptIn.findOne({
     userId: loginUserId,
     emailOptInTypeId: EMAIL_OPT_IN_RESET_PASSWORD,
   })
@@ -205,7 +203,7 @@ const getOptInCode = async (loginUserId: number): Promise<LoginEmailOptIn> => {
     optInCode.userId = loginUserId
     optInCode.emailOptInTypeId = EMAIL_OPT_IN_RESET_PASSWORD
   }
-  await loginEmailOptInRepository.save(optInCode)
+  await LoginEmailOptIn.save(optInCode)
   return optInCode
 }
 
@@ -490,12 +488,9 @@ export class UserResolver {
     }
 
     // Load code
-    const loginEmailOptInRepository = await getRepository(LoginEmailOptIn)
-    const optInCode = await loginEmailOptInRepository
-      .findOneOrFail({ verificationCode: code })
-      .catch(() => {
-        throw new Error('Could not login with emailVerificationCode')
-      })
+    const optInCode = await LoginEmailOptIn.findOneOrFail({ verificationCode: code }).catch(() => {
+      throw new Error('Could not login with emailVerificationCode')
+    })
 
     // Code is only valid for 10minutes
     const timeElapsed = Date.now() - new Date(optInCode.updatedAt).getTime()
diff --git a/backend/src/typeorm/repository/User.ts b/backend/src/typeorm/repository/User.ts
index 88467fc95..f9faf6c5b 100644
--- a/backend/src/typeorm/repository/User.ts
+++ b/backend/src/typeorm/repository/User.ts
@@ -9,11 +9,6 @@ export class UserRepository extends Repository<User> {
       .getOneOrFail()
   }
 
-  async findByPubkeyHexBuffer(pubkeyHexBuffer: Buffer): Promise<User> {
-    const pubKeyString = pubkeyHexBuffer.toString('hex')
-    return await this.findByPubkeyHex(pubKeyString)
-  }
-
   async getUsersIndiced(userIds: number[]): Promise<User[]> {
     if (!userIds.length) return []
     const users = await this.createQueryBuilder('user')