diff --git a/frontend/src/app/main/data/users.cljs b/frontend/src/app/main/data/users.cljs
index f4e01c2193..b3c4e8f05a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/main/data/users.cljs
+++ b/frontend/src/app/main/data/users.cljs
@@ -152,16 +152,6 @@
         (rx/of (rt/nav-raw href)))
       (rx/throw cause))))
 
-(defn- on-fetch-profile-exception
-  [cause]
-  (let [data (ex-data cause)]
-    (if (and (= :authorization (:type data))
-             (= :challenge-required (:code data)))
-      (let [path (rt/get-current-path)
-            href (str "/challenge.html?redirect=" path)]
-        (rx/of (rt/nav-raw href)))
-      (rx/throw cause))))
-
 (defn fetch-profile
   []
   (ptk/reify ::fetch-profile
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/util/router.cljs b/frontend/src/app/util/router.cljs
index 221c4b4997..b556bd84b3 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/util/router.cljs
+++ b/frontend/src/app/util/router.cljs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
    [app.main.data.events :as ev]
    [app.util.browser-history :as bhistory]
    [app.util.dom :as dom]
-   [app.util.globals :as globals]   
+   [app.util.globals :as globals]
    [app.util.timers :as ts]
    [beicon.v2.core :as rx]
    [cuerdas.core :as str]