diff --git a/app/services/auth.py b/app/services/auth.py
index cd2e0be..3ac5199 100644
--- a/app/services/auth.py
+++ b/app/services/auth.py
@@ -26,14 +26,8 @@ def verify_password(plain_password, hashed_password):
 def get_password_hash(password):
     return password_hash.hash(password)
 
-def get_user(db, username: str):
-    user = db.exec(select(UserDB).where(UserDB.name == username)).first()
-    if user is None:
-        raise HTTPException(status_code=status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND, detail="Username not found in get_user, this shouldn't happen")
-    return user
-
 def authenticate_user(db, username: str, password: str):
-    user = get_user(db, username)
+    user = db.exec(select(UserDB).where(UserDB.name == username)).first()
     if not user:
         return False
     if not verify_password(password, user.passwordhash):
diff --git a/test/test_services/test_auth.py b/test/test_services/test_auth.py
index 353b753..f82e694 100644
--- a/test/test_services/test_auth.py
+++ b/test/test_services/test_auth.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import pytest
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
 from fastapi import HTTPException, status
 from app.services.auth import (
-    verify_password, get_password_hash, get_user, authenticate_user,
+    verify_password, get_password_hash, authenticate_user,
     create_access_token, get_current_user, auth_is_admin, create_first_user
 )
 from app.model.models import UserDB
@@ -24,27 +24,6 @@ def test_password_hashing():
     # Verify incorrect password
     assert verify_password("wrong_password", hashed) is False
 
-
-def test_get_user(db_session):
-    """Test get_user function."""
-    from app.services.auth import get_password_hash
-
-    # Create a user
-    user = UserDB(name="testuser", passwordhash=get_password_hash("password"))
-    db_session.add(user)
-    db_session.commit()
-
-    # Get existing user
-    retrieved_user = get_user(db_session, "testuser")
-    assert retrieved_user is not None
-    assert retrieved_user.name == "testuser"
-
-    # Try to get non-existent user
-    with pytest.raises(HTTPException) as exc_info:
-        get_user(db_session, "nonexistent")
-    assert exc_info.value.status_code == status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND
-
-
 def test_authenticate_user(db_session):
     """Test user authentication."""
     from app.services.auth import get_password_hash