diff --git a/services/web/app/coffee/infrastructure/Server.coffee b/services/web/app/coffee/infrastructure/Server.coffee
index c1ce2a92cd..9232e6939d 100644
--- a/services/web/app/coffee/infrastructure/Server.coffee
+++ b/services/web/app/coffee/infrastructure/Server.coffee
@@ -106,15 +106,6 @@ passport.use(new LocalStrategy(
 passport.serializeUser(AuthenticationController.serializeUser)
 passport.deserializeUser(AuthenticationController.deserializeUser)
 
-# standard access to the current user
-currentUserMiddleware = (req, res, next) ->
-	req.currentUser = () ->
-		req.user
-	next()
-
-webRouter.use(currentUserMiddleware)
-apiRouter.use(currentUserMiddleware)
-
 # Measure expiry from last request, not last login
 webRouter.use (req, res, next) ->
 	req.session.touch()