diff --git a/app/models/person.rb b/app/models/person.rb
index 98c9fc627..427148a6f 100644
--- a/app/models/person.rb
+++ b/app/models/person.rb
@@ -168,14 +168,6 @@ class Person < ActiveRecord::Base
     }
   end
 
-  def self.from_post_comment_hash(hash)
-    person_ids = hash.values.flatten.map!{|c| c.person_id}.uniq
-    people = where(:id => person_ids)
-    people_hash = {}
-    people.each{|p| people_hash[p.id] = p}
-    people_hash
-  end
-
   protected
 
   def clean_url