diff --git a/src/controllers/accounts/helpers.js b/src/controllers/accounts/helpers.js
index 4dfc7855b8..f2f418a52f 100644
--- a/src/controllers/accounts/helpers.js
+++ b/src/controllers/accounts/helpers.js
@@ -50,9 +50,6 @@ helpers.getUserDataByUserSlug = function (userslug, callerUID, callback) {
 				ips: function (next) {
 					user.getIPs(uid, 4, next);
 				},
-				profile_links: function (next) { // DEPRECATED, do not use
-					plugins.fireHook('filter:user.profileLinks', [], next);
-				},
 				profile_menu: function (next) {
 					plugins.fireHook('filter:user.profileMenu', {
 						uid: uid,
@@ -152,7 +149,7 @@ helpers.getUserDataByUserSlug = function (userslug, callerUID, callback) {
 			userData['reputation:disabled'] = parseInt(meta.config['reputation:disabled'], 10) === 1;
 			userData['downvote:disabled'] = parseInt(meta.config['downvote:disabled'], 10) === 1;
 			userData['email:confirmed'] = !!parseInt(userData['email:confirmed'], 10);
-			userData.profile_links = filterLinks(results.profile_links.concat(results.profile_menu.links), {
+			userData.profile_links = filterLinks(results.profile_menu.links, {
 				self: isSelf,
 				other: !isSelf,
 				moderator: isModerator,
diff --git a/src/plugins/hooks.js b/src/plugins/hooks.js
index 2fd93ef4dd..99c7408e0c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/hooks.js
+++ b/src/plugins/hooks.js
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ var async = require('async');
 
 module.exports = function (Plugins) {
 	Plugins.deprecatedHooks = {
-		'filter:user.profileLinks': 'filter:user.profileMenu',
 		'action:post.flag': 'action:flag.create',
 		'action:flag.create': 'action:flags.create',
 		'action:flag.update': 'action:flags.update',