diff --git a/mining/DB_Mysql.py b/mining/DB_Mysql.py
index b25a0ea..16a0016 100644
--- a/mining/DB_Mysql.py
+++ b/mining/DB_Mysql.py
@@ -342,28 +342,13 @@ class DB_Mysql():
             }
             
         return ret
-    def get_uid(self, id_or_username):
-        log.debug("Finding user id of %s", id_or_username)
-        uname = id_or_username.split(".", 1)[0]
-        self.execute("SELECT `id` FROM `accounts` where username = %s", (uname))
-        row = self.dbc.fetchone()
-        
-       
-        if row is None:
-            return False
-        else:
-            uid = row[0]
-            return uid
-    
-    
+
     def insert_worker(self, account_id, username, password):
         log.debug("Adding new worker %s", username)
         query = "INSERT INTO pool_worker"
         self.execute(query + '(account_id, username, password) VALUES (%s, %s, %s);', (account_id, username, password))
         self.dbh.commit()
         return str(username)
-        
-
 
     def close(self):
         self.dbh.close()