diff --git a/app/controllers/user_controller.rb b/app/controllers/user_controller.rb
index 8287c90c..888321e6 100644
--- a/app/controllers/user_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/user_controller.rb
@@ -63,4 +63,8 @@ class UserController < ApplicationController
       format.js { render layout: false }
     end
   end
+
+  private
+
+  def belongs_to_current_user? = @user == current_user
 end
diff --git a/app/helpers/user_helper.rb b/app/helpers/user_helper.rb
index 903017a5..b0532faf 100644
--- a/app/helpers/user_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/user_helper.rb
@@ -21,10 +21,6 @@ module UserHelper
     current_user&.mod? && session[:moderation_view] == true
   end
 
-  def belongs_to_current_user?
-    @user == current_user
-  end
-
   private
 
   def profile_link(user)
diff --git a/spec/helpers/user_helper_spec.rb b/spec/helpers/user_helper_spec.rb
index 397d641b..1187070a 100644
--- a/spec/helpers/user_helper_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/helpers/user_helper_spec.rb
@@ -149,31 +149,4 @@ describe UserHelper, type: :helper do
       end
     end
   end
-
-  describe "#belongs_to_current_user?" do
-    context "user is logged in" do
-      let(:user) { FactoryBot.create(:user) }
-
-      before do
-        sign_in user
-        @user = user
-      end
-
-      it "returns the correct value" do
-        expect(helper.belongs_to_current_user?).to eq(true)
-      end
-    end
-
-    context "user is not logged in" do
-      let(:user) { FactoryBot.create(:user) }
-
-      before do
-        @user = user
-      end
-
-      it "returns the correct value" do
-        expect(helper.belongs_to_current_user?).to eq(false)
-      end
-    end
-  end
 end