diff --git a/r2/r2/config/routing.py b/r2/r2/config/routing.py
index 4fabc2472..da61be4c3 100644
--- a/r2/r2/config/routing.py
+++ b/r2/r2/config/routing.py
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ def make_map():
     mc('/adminon', controller='forms', action='adminon')
     mc('/adminoff', controller='forms', action='adminoff')
     mc('/submit', controller='front', action='submit')
-    mc('/validuser', controller='forms', action='validuser')
 
     mc('/over18', controller='post', action='over18')
 
diff --git a/r2/r2/controllers/front.py b/r2/r2/controllers/front.py
index 2833436c3..ac57a70f0 100755
--- a/r2/r2/controllers/front.py
+++ b/r2/r2/controllers/front.py
@@ -1233,17 +1233,6 @@ class FormsController(RedditController):
         self.disable_admin_mode(c.user)
         return self.redirect(dest)
 
-    def GET_validuser(self):
-        """checks login cookie to verify that a user is logged in and
-        returns their user name"""
-        response.content_type = 'text/plain'
-        if c.user_is_loggedin:
-            # Change cookie based on can_wiki trac permissions
-            perm = str(c.user.can_wiki(default=False))
-            return c.user.name + "," + perm
-        else:
-            return ""
-
     def _render_opt_in_out(self, msg_hash, leave):
         """Generates the form for an optin/optout page"""
         email = Email.handler.get_recipient(msg_hash)
diff --git a/r2/r2/controllers/reddit_base.py b/r2/r2/controllers/reddit_base.py
index b84417fe0..05db03aba 100644
--- a/r2/r2/controllers/reddit_base.py
+++ b/r2/r2/controllers/reddit_base.py
@@ -791,8 +791,7 @@ class MinimalController(BaseController):
         # update last_visit
         if (c.user_is_loggedin and not g.disallow_db_writes and
             request.method.upper() != "POST" and
-            not c.dont_update_last_visit and
-            request.path != '/validuser'):
+            not c.dont_update_last_visit):
             c.user.update_last_visit(c.start_time)
 
         check_request(end_time)
diff --git a/r2/r2/lib/validator/wiki.py b/r2/r2/lib/validator/wiki.py
index 8c6c1d45f..f3556d137 100644
--- a/r2/r2/lib/validator/wiki.py
+++ b/r2/r2/lib/validator/wiki.py
@@ -95,8 +95,8 @@ def may_revise(sr, user, page=None):
         # Users who are not allowed to view the page may not contribute to the page
         return False
     
-    if not user.can_wiki(default=True):
-        # Global wiki contribute ban
+    if user.wiki_override == False:
+        # global ban
         return False
     
     if page and page.has_editor(user._id36):
diff --git a/r2/r2/models/account.py b/r2/r2/models/account.py
index f3ac77432..3a849f5a0 100644
--- a/r2/r2/models/account.py
+++ b/r2/r2/models/account.py
@@ -182,13 +182,6 @@ class Account(Thing):
         karma = self.link_karma
         return max(karma, 1) if karma > -1000 else karma
 
-    def can_wiki(self, default=False):
-        if self.wiki_override is None:
-            if not default:
-                return self.link_karma > 100 or self.comment_karma > 100
-            return default
-        return self.wiki_override
-
     def all_karmas(self):
         """returns a list of tuples in the form (name, hover-text, link_karma,
         comment_karma)"""