diff --git a/src/routes/debug.js b/src/routes/debug.js
index c31684a6dd..db55f82258 100644
--- a/src/routes/debug.js
+++ b/src/routes/debug.js
@@ -67,15 +67,9 @@ var	DebugRoute = function(app) {
 			topics.reIndexAll(function (err) {
 				if (err) {
 					return res.json(err);
+				} else {
+					res.send('Topics and users reindexed');
 				}
-
-				user.reIndexAll(function (err) {
-					if (err) {
-						return res.json(err);
-					} else {
-						res.send('Topics and users reindexed');
-					}
-				});
 			});
 		});
 
diff --git a/src/user.js b/src/user.js
index 00ccee7cf1..c035369a18 100644
--- a/src/user.js
+++ b/src/user.js
@@ -115,8 +115,6 @@ var bcrypt = require('bcrypt'),
 				db.sortedSetAdd('users:postcount', 0, uid);
 				db.sortedSetAdd('users:reputation', 0, uid);
 
-				db.searchIndex('user', username, uid);
-
 				// Join the "registered-users" meta group
 				groups.joinByGroupName('registered-users', uid);
 
@@ -309,7 +307,6 @@ var bcrypt = require('bcrypt'),
 							db.deleteObjectField('username:uid', userData.username);
 							db.setObjectField('username:uid', data.username, uid);
 							events.logUsernameChange(uid, userData.username, data.username);
-							User.reIndexUser(uid, data.username);
 						}
 
 						if(userslug !== userData.userslug) {
@@ -438,26 +435,6 @@ var bcrypt = require('bcrypt'),
 		});
 	};
 
-	User.reIndexAll = function(callback) {
-		User.getUsers('users:joindate', 0, -1, function(err, usersData) {
-			if (err) {
-				return callback(err, null);
-			}
-
-			for (var i = 0; i < usersData.length; ++i) {
-				User.reIndexUser(usersData[i].uid, usersData[i].username);
-			}
-
-			callback(null, 1);
-		});
-	};
-
-	User.reIndexUser = function(uid, username) {
-		db.searchRemove('user', uid, function() {
-			db.searchIndex('user', username, uid);
-		});
-	};
-
 	// thanks to @akhoury
 	User.getUsersCSV = function(callback) {
 		var csvContent = "";