diff --git a/zerver/tests.py b/zerver/tests.py
index 74129a293d..45f02c427b 100644
--- a/zerver/tests.py
+++ b/zerver/tests.py
@@ -506,8 +506,7 @@ class PublicURLTest(TestCase):
                            "/json/fetch_api_key",
                            "/api/v1/users/me/subscriptions",
                            ],
-                     400: ["/api/v1/get_profile",
-                           "/api/v1/send_message",
+                     400: ["/api/v1/send_message",
                            "/api/v1/update_pointer",
                            "/api/v1/external/github",
                            "/api/v1/fetch_api_key",
@@ -2614,8 +2613,7 @@ class GetProfileTest(AuthedTestCase):
         user_profile = get_user_profile_by_email(email)
         self.send_message(email, "Verona", Recipient.STREAM, "hello")
 
-        api_key = self.get_api_key(email)
-        result = self.client.post("/api/v1/get_profile", {'email': email, 'api-key': api_key})
+        result = self.client.get("/api/v1/users/me", **self.api_auth(email))
 
         max_id = most_recent_message(user_profile).id
 
diff --git a/zerver/views/__init__.py b/zerver/views/__init__.py
index 4233c0cb4e..5b48c7af7d 100644
--- a/zerver/views/__init__.py
+++ b/zerver/views/__init__.py
@@ -1263,10 +1263,6 @@ def generate_client_id():
 def json_get_profile(request, user_profile):
     return get_profile_backend(request, user_profile)
 
-@authenticated_api_view
-def api_get_profile(request, user_profile):
-    return get_profile_backend(request, user_profile)
-
 def get_profile_backend(request, user_profile):
     result = dict(pointer        = user_profile.pointer,
                   client_id      = generate_client_id(),
diff --git a/zproject/urls.py b/zproject/urls.py
index 1ac03dff45..b815999165 100644
--- a/zproject/urls.py
+++ b/zproject/urls.py
@@ -140,7 +140,6 @@ urlpatterns += patterns('zerver.views',
     url(r'^json/set_avatar$',               'json_set_avatar'),
 
     # These are json format views used by the API.  They require an API key.
-    url(r'^api/v1/get_profile$',            'api_get_profile'),
     url(r'^api/v1/send_message$',           'api_send_message'),
     url(r'^api/v1/update_pointer$',         'api_update_pointer'),