diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index b8254ad4..04fe3372 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -148,21 +148,6 @@ class User < ApplicationRecord
 
   def admin? = has_cached_role?(:administrator)
 
-  # region stuff used for reporting/moderation
-  def report(object, reason = nil)
-    target_user = if object.instance_of?(::User)
-                    object
-                  elsif object.respond_to? :user
-                    object.user
-                  end
-
-    existing = Report.find_by(type: "Reports::#{object.class}", target_id: object.id, user_id: id, target_user_id: target_user&.id, resolved: false)
-    if existing.nil?
-      Report.create(type: "Reports::#{object.class}", target_id: object.id, user_id: id, target_user_id: target_user&.id, reason:)
-    end
-  end
-  # endregion
-
   def can_export?
     return (Time.zone.now > export_created_at.in(1.week)) && !export_processing unless export_created_at.nil?
 
diff --git a/spec/models/user_spec.rb b/spec/models/user_spec.rb
index 82ace4ea..b5cf58ce 100644
--- a/spec/models/user_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/user_spec.rb
@@ -37,7 +37,13 @@ RSpec.describe User, type: :model do
     describe "before_destroy" do
       it "marks reports about this user as deleted" do
         other_user = FactoryBot.create(:user)
-        other_user.report me, "va tutto benissimo"
+        
+        UseCase::Report::Create.call(
+          reporter_id: other_user.id,
+          object_id:   me.screen_name,
+          object_type: "User",
+          reason:      "va tutto benissimo",
+        )
 
         expect { me.destroy }
           .to change { Reports::User.find_by(target_id: me.id).resolved? }