diff --git a/src/js/services/pusher/middleware.js b/src/js/services/pusher/middleware.js
index 6ffc82b4..27b2ffd0 100755
--- a/src/js/services/pusher/middleware.js
+++ b/src/js/services/pusher/middleware.js
@@ -122,9 +122,7 @@ const PusherMiddleware = (function(){
 
                             response.type = 'PUSHER_CONFIG'
                             store.dispatch(response)
-                            if (response.config.spotify_username && store.getState().spotify.enabled){
-                                store.dispatch(spotifyActions.getUser('spotify:user:'+response.config.spotify_username))
-                            }
+
                             var core = store.getState().core
                             if (!core.country || !core.locale){
                                 store.dispatch(coreActions.set({
@@ -348,15 +346,9 @@ const PusherMiddleware = (function(){
                 store.dispatch(spotifyActions.set({
                     locale: (action.config.locale ? action.config.locale : null),
                     country: (action.config.country ? action.config.country : null),
-                    authorization_url: (action.config.authorization_url ? action.config.authorization_url : null),
-                    backend_username: (action.config.spotify_username ? action.config.spotify_username : null)
+                    authorization_url: (action.config.authorization_url ? action.config.authorization_url : null)
                 }))
 
-                // Get our backend_username user
-                if (store.getState().spotify.access !== 'none' && (!store.getState().core.users || !store.getState().core.users[action.config.spotify_username])){
-                    store.dispatch(spotifyActions.getUser(action.config.spotify_username))
-                }
-
                 next( action )
                 break
 
diff --git a/src/js/services/spotify/actions.js b/src/js/services/spotify/actions.js
index 59a09fe3..6c02e102 100755
--- a/src/js/services/spotify/actions.js
+++ b/src/js/services/spotify/actions.js
@@ -1027,8 +1027,6 @@ export function getUserPlaylists(user_uri){
                     var can_edit = false
                     if (getState().spotify.me && response.items[i].owner.id == getState().spotify.me.id){
                         can_edit = true
-                    } else if (response.items[i].owner.id == getState().backend_username){
-                        can_edit = true
                     }
 
                     playlists.push(Object.assign(
diff --git a/src/js/views/Settings.js b/src/js/views/Settings.js
index 021a2cf0..f5036f87 100755
--- a/src/js/views/Settings.js
+++ b/src/js/views/Settings.js
@@ -104,15 +104,7 @@ class Settings extends React.Component {
 	}
 
 	renderSpotifyUser(){
-
-		var user = null
-		if (this.props.spotify.me && this.props.spotify.authorization){
-			user = this.props.spotify.me
-		} else if (this.props.spotify.backend_username){
-			if (this.props.core.users && this.props.core.users['spotify:user:'+this.props.spotify.backend_username] !== undefined){
-				user = this.props.core.users['spotify:user:'+this.props.spotify.backend_username]
-			}
-		}
+		var user = this.props.spotify.me
 
 		if (user){
 			return (
@@ -123,15 +115,6 @@ class Settings extends React.Component {
 					</span>
 				</Link>
 			)
-		} else if (this.props.spotify.backend_username){
-			return (
-				<Link className="user" to={global.baseURL+'user/spotify:user:'+this.props.spotify.backend_username}>
-					<Thumbnail circle={true} size="small" />
-					<span className="user-name">
-						{this.props.spotify.backend_username}
-					</span>
-				</Link>
-			)
 		} else {
 			return (
 				<Link className="user">
diff --git a/src/js/views/User.js b/src/js/views/User.js
index 46d5b789..c5674521 100755
--- a/src/js/views/User.js
+++ b/src/js/views/User.js
@@ -48,21 +48,8 @@ class User extends React.Component{
 	}
 
 	isMe(){
-		let userid = helpers.getFromUri('userid',this.props.params.uri)
-		switch (this.props.spotify_authentication_provider){
-			case 'backend':
-				if (this.props.spotify_authorized && this.props.me){
-					return userid == this.props.me.id
-				}
-				return false
-				break
-
-			case 'http_api':
-				return userid == this.props.spotify_backend_username
-
-			default:
-				return false
-		}
+		let userid = helpers.getFromUri('userid',this.props.params.uri);
+		return (this.props.me && this.props.me.id && this.props.me.id == userid);
 	}
 
 	render(){
@@ -131,8 +118,6 @@ const mapStateToProps = (state, ownProps) => {
 	return {
 		load_queue: state.ui.load_queue,
 		spotify_authorized: state.spotify.authorization,
-		spotify_authentication_provider: state.spotify.authentication_provider,
-		spotify_backend_username: state.spotify.backend_username,
 		me: state.spotify.me,
 		playlists: state.core.playlists,
 		user: (state.core.users && state.core.users[ownProps.params.uri] !== undefined ? state.core.users[ownProps.params.uri] : false),
diff --git a/src/js/views/library/LibraryPlaylists.js b/src/js/views/library/LibraryPlaylists.js
index d8e6df7a..b3e6844a 100755
--- a/src/js/views/library/LibraryPlaylists.js
+++ b/src/js/views/library/LibraryPlaylists.js
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ const mapStateToProps = (state, ownProps) => {
 		spotify_library_playlists: state.spotify.library_playlists,
 		spotify_library_playlists_status: state.spotify.library_playlists_status,
 		load_queue: state.ui.load_queue,
-		me_id: (state.spotify.me ? state.spotify.me.id : (state.ui.config && state.ui.config.spotify_username ? state.ui.config.spotify_username : false)),
+		me_id: (state.spotify.me ? state.spotify.me.id : false),
 		view: state.ui.library_playlists_view,
 		source: (state.ui.library_playlists_source ? state.ui.library_playlists_source : 'all'),
 		sort: (state.ui.library_playlists_sort ? state.ui.library_playlists_sort : 'name'),